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citation The first European to land on the North American continent. He was a viking seaman.
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citation A plague caused by rats that many people died from. This is important because after the Black Death people were more catious about disease.
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citation A period where there were two and later three popes in the Roman Catholic Church at one time. This is important because there should only be one pope at a time.
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citation German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a machine that transfers ink lettering onto paper to create books and newspapers more simply.
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citation A time when many Jews and Moors were expelled and Spain championed Catholicism. This changed the world because it was discriminating against religions.
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Citation Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain on the Santa Maria. He planned to sail to China, but went the wrong way and sailed to the Americas.
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citation Spanish Christians conquered Granada, they forced Moors who practiced Islam out of Spain. If they stayed, they became Christians, or at least pretended to be.
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Citation Was an Italian explorer searching for England. John Cabot was first European to reach North America after the Vikings.
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citationMartin Luther and others created a religious movement by disargeeing with some certain religious issues of the Roman Catholic Church. This is important because they broke away and made Protestant churches.
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citation A Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec Empire and captured great wealth.
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Citation Juan Diego was on his way to church and he heard a voice on a hill. The voice was Mary.
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citation Francisco was a Spanish conquistador who captured and executed the Incan emporer, then controlled much of the Incan empire.
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Citation King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife because she didn't give birth to a son, but the church wouldn't allow him to get a divorce so he broke away from the church and created his own.
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citation The council met three times and succeeded in redefining its doctrines. This changed the world because it fixed the institutional structure of the church
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citation An early English settlement that mysteriously disappeared between the time of the founding and the return of the expedition's leader. This changed the world because the mystery of the "Lost Colony" has never been solved.
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citation Jamestown was the first succesful settlement in North America. They built huts and forts.
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Citation Henry Hudson was an English explorer. He sailed for the Dutch. He found himself at a new land which is present day New York.
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citation King Louis XIV was the king of France from 1643-1715 who extended France's eastern borders. This changed the world because France grew larger.
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citation Marquette and Joliet searched together and found the Mississippi River. They were the first Europeans to follow the course of the water.
