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In 1821 Bolivar finally gains its independence.
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In 1821 Jose de San Martin suspiciously leaves Spain after a secret gathering.
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In 1821 Mexico gains their independence.
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In 1803 Haiti wins its independence from France. Haiti was now the second nation to have independence.
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The Maya were a mesoamerican group of people that developed a writing system.
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In 1789 France writes the rights of Man.
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John Locke writes a religious book about his input on the government.
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Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan about his beliefs on man.
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In 1532, the Inca empire fell under Pizarro.
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In 1529 Pizarro invaded the Inca people by using similar techniques to Cortez.
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In 1519 Hernan Cortez Invaded the Aztecs.
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The Olmecs were the first major civilization in Mexico.
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He sent his soldiers to kick the Muslims out of the holy land. Along the way, new cultures were discovered and people traded. The solders that went to the holy land brought new cultures back to Europe and it spread throughout the world.
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Europe only lived off of farming. There was no trading at this point in time. All food that they ate was collected by farmers. Trade was not something people had ever done.
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The Aztecs were a mesoamerican culture that flourished in 1521 due to war, government issues, disease, etc.
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Marco Polo traveled to the east in search of trade. He traveled by land to get there unlike most explorers who traveled by sea to get to there destination. His journey was along the silk road.
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The long crusades to get the Muslims out of the holy land were finally over. There were four long crusades.
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Marco Polo traveled home by sea and land (a little of both). It was a very long and dangerous journey but he, fortunately, made it home safely.
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This book inspired Yong explorers to venture out and explore unexplored lands. His book tells people about his travels and what he and his companions did to survive difficult and hard situations.
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The renaissance was a time when art, literature, and math was more advanced.
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The Inca empire was the largest in pre-columbia America.
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The Portuguese captured the fortace in 1415.
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Explorers discovered many new islands such as the Mardia island in 1419.
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During this time when people were finding and discovering new lands, they discovered the Azore lands.
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His vogue failed to get to India but they made it to the islands of cape code.
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The people got getter in wars and they could claim more rights/win more wars.
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Isabella and Ferdinand got married and ruled the country. They made lots of decisions for the country together.
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By sea, people made it to South Africa. It was a long and hard journey and it took a very long time.
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He made landfall in Hispanostio and so they created a holiday out of the voyage.
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On July 4, 1776 the US declared independence.
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In 1813 Bolivar brought his army to fight Venezuela for their independence.
