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The Aztecs found the great city of Tenochitlan where they see an eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in its beak.
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In Europe, the Black Death, a huge outbreak of plague carried by rat fleas, kills 25 million people, one-third of the population.
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guns brought more power to Europe because no one else had that kind of technology.
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Ships were bigger and able to carry more stuff. They could also transport more people.
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The Guttenburg Bible is printed on a printing press that uses movable type. This invention made it possible for books to be made inexpensively, and , as a result, knowledge began to spread more rapidaly than ever before in history.
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The first black auctions atarted in Portugal. This was big because it changed everything for the black culture.
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Navigation by the stars is greatly improved over earlier eras.
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Columbus discovers the native Americans use tobacco as a medicine.
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Treaty of Tordesillas divides the world's undiscovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
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It was a huge discovery for columbus, but he thought it was part of Asia.
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Columbus, one of the world's most famous explorers dies.
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The Europeans brought over smallpox, which wiped out most of the Native american population.
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spanich forces defeated the Aztec empire. The capital of New Sapin Mexico is built on the ruins of their empire.
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Spanish explorer De Soto explores the southeastern united states.
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Jamestown in Virginia is established by the English.
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I chose these events because I felt that they were the most important. First of all because they all tie into exploration and all affected exploration. For example the Black Death was passed by exploration. That is why I chose these events as the most important.
