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Question 1

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Nationstates

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What we know as nations today

Question 2

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Ferdinand Magellum

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Circumnavigated the globe in 1519

Question 3

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European navigation motivation

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SPICES
pears, iron, copper, slaves

Question 4

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Marco Polo

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Super celebrated trader in 1254, traveled Silk Road

Question 5

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Silk Road

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Trade routes that were used for goods and ideals

Question 6

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Kublaikhan

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Gave Marco Polo a 'Golden Pass' of safe travel to travel through Afghanistan

Question 7

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Henry the Navigator

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Founded a university for navigators
Invented the astrolabe

Question 8

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Astrolabe

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Ancient tool used for navigating by using the stars, sun and moon

Question 9

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Caravel

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Light, fast ship, easy to manuever
made the exploration of Sub-Sahara available

Question 10

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Portugal and Navigation

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NUMBER ONE
soon to be rivaled by Spain
discovered Canary Islands

Question 11

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Ferdinand of Aragon + Isabelle of Castile

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United Spain
Isabelle funded Columbus' expedition

Question 12

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Divided the world in two hemispheres because Spain claimed it immediately.

Question 13

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Columbian Exchange

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Trade routes along the old and new worlds.

New world got:
Wheat, sugar, rice, horses, cows, pigs
Slaves from Africa

Old World got:
Gold, silver, corn, potatoes, tobacco,
SYPHILLIS

Question 14

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Tudors in Order

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Henry VII
Henry VIII
Eduard VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I

Question 15

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Henry VII

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Broke up with Rome
Wife, Anne Boleyn, was murdered

Question 16

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Act of Supremacy

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Finalized break up with Rome
Formalized relationship with England
Founded the church of England

Question 17

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Eduard VI

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Son of Henry VIII, considered bastard by the church

Question 18

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Bloody Mary I

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Wanted to end Protestantism
Burned protestants alive
Died of cancer before she returned to England

Question 19

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Elizabeth I

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Masterful politician
Never married, as she was married to England
Did not care for religion, tolerated all
Less tolerant of Calvinists
After she died, the stuarts took over.
Wanted to populate Ireland

Question 20

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Ireland

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"Wild vicious savages"
Uncivilized for England
Could not be tamed, must be suppressed

Question 21

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert

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Military strategist, supporter of the colonies

Question 22

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Enclosure Acts

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Enclosed farms, pastures for the sheep to control the wool industry
Regulated previously common land private

Question 23

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Intermediate mercantilism

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balances losses and gains

Question 24

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Plantation Model

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Build a separate society of Englishmen in a colony
"They're doing God's work"

Question 25

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Cpt. John Smith on assimiliation

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It was the Englishmen's responsibility to bring people to the light

Question 26

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Indians

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They were savages, but they were friendly, helped people work.

Question 27

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John Cabot

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Father of the Reformation
Discovered the coast of NA Under the rule of Henry VII, took possession of the land

Question 28

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Martin Luther

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Not the first to question the church, but the church was corrupt and sold forgiveness to get into heaven
Identified the pope with the anti-christ

Question 29

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John Calvin

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Believed God was all powerful, all knowing.
Huguenots were French, Puritans were English. Believed in Predestination

Question 30

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Max Weber

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Spirit of capitalism, protestant work ethic

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