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A Potuguese prince that helped sponsor oceanic exploration from Europe and dedicated his life to improving navigation.
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Songhai contolled large amounts of the salt and gold trade which gave them wealth and power over West Africa.
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Mehmed destroyed Constantinople and turned it into Istanbul
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The Ottoman dynasty lasted for hundreds of years and controlled Anatolia, Thrace, Madedonia, and parts of Bulgaria amd Serbia.
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The introduction of Slavery into African countries.
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He was a very successful military leader when he ruled and gained a lot of land.
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He wrote the 95 Thesis and inspired the Protestant Reformation. He believed in salvation through faith in religion.
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On this voyage, Dias became the first person to reach the Cape of Good Hope, This new route allowed Europeans to trade with Asia and Africa without having to go through the Middle East.
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Columbus discovered the Americas on this trip while trying to find an alternate way to the Indian Ocean. This trip paved the way for new explorers.
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Split the world up between Spain and Portugal.
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The beginning of the Republic of China snd the end of emporers. It began when the Ming fell.
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the Safavid Dynasty helped to establish and spread Shi'a Islam in most of Iran.
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The founder of Calvinism. Believed that everyone was predestined.
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The conquistadors took over tribes in Mexico such as the Aztecs. They gained great territory in the Americas and their plantations helped develop African slave trade.
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He ruled the Ottoman when it was at its highest peak. He built mosques, aqueducts, and bridges.
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The Society of Jesus is a religious order founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola.
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Pope Paul III founded the coucil. the main goals were to condemn the Protestants, justify the Catholic Church, and redefine the relationship between good works and faith towards salvation.
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The House of Wisdom was established during his reign and was used to translate important documents and literature.
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An astronomer who discovered the Earth is round. Improved the telescope, military compass, and thermometer.
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Ascended the throne at the age of nine and ruled during the latter portion of the Ming Dynasty.
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Sailed from Spain with the task of overthrowing the Protestant England led by Queen Elizabeth I.
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The Edo period in Japan. They experienced a time of feudal military dictatorship which established a rigid caste system.
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Germany and Spain were divided into smaller territories and lost power. The Catholic Church also lost power and the Peace of Westphalia was created.
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A philosopher during the Enlightenment period. His work inspired Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence for the United States.
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The Peace of Westphalia stated that citizens had to honor their nation, not foriegn ones.
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During this dynasty there were avances in music, calligraphy, science, astronomy, and literature, It covered most of India.
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The last major conflict before the French Revolution to involve all the great powers of Europe.
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The British established a colony in Australia.
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A slave revolt in the French colony of Saint Domingue.
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The act abolished slave trade, but not slavery itself.
