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Columbus was expecting to find a route to Asia and made a mistake and reached the Americas. He landed in the Caribbean thinking it was the East Indies.
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Pope Alexander VI tried to keep peace with the two nations by suggesting to divide an imaginary line known as the Line of Demarcation.
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Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory is the idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun. It had been widely accepted in Europe for 1000 years when he proposed this. -
When reached Mexico, the Aztec emperor thought Cortes was a God. After a series of skirmishes, Cortes took over the Aztec empire by having better military armament.
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Europe suffered from inflation from 1560 to 1650 and population began to decrease. Warfare, plague, ans famine all contributed to the population decline.
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French Wars of Religion
The huguenots were French Protestants influenced by John Calvin, and were opposed by the "ultra-Catholics". The battles lasted about 30 years and ended when Henry IV came to throne. -
From the 1600s to the 1800s, the beaver was hunted for the fur trade. It could buy a cooking kettle or a pouncd of tobacco . Canada and the US have passed laws to regulate the hunting season.
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A company of London investors recieved from King James a charter to found a colony in North America, which they named Jamestown after the king.
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Louis came to throne as a child and officially became King when he was four, but he didnt start ruling until he was 23.
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Peter became czar while a child, but his sister ruled in his place. When he was 17 he removed his sister from the throne and took power for himself. He strengthened the army by learning as much as he could.
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The bloodless ovethrow of the English King James II, and his replacement by William and Mary.
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Under the social and politcal system Old Regime, the people in France were divided into three large social classes. France ended up having an Absolute Monarchy.
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The Storming of Bastille
On July 14, 1789, the mob, joined by some of the King's soldiers, stormed the Bastille. The commander of the Bastille attempted to surrender, but the mob would not accept it. They killed him as they poured through the gates. -
Napoleon Counquers Most of Europe
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The Reign of Terror
After the death of Louis XIV, the Reign of Terror began. The guillotine, a machine used for beheading people, was put to work. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered 3,000 people in Paris to their death. Across France, 40,000 people lost their lives.
