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1300
Marco polo
Marco polo was a trader. he went from Europe to Asia. -
1337
Peasants revolts
a war broke out between england and france. it lasted more than a century and came to be called the hundred years war. the endless fighting devastated the countryside. peasants in both countries revolted because of the high rents and taxes they had to pay to finance the war -
1347
black death
a ship sailed in to a busy harbor. the sailors that were on the ship had a disease. soon people in the city had the disease one- half of Europe die because of the disease -
1492
Columbus
Columbus discovers america as he was trying to find a rout to Asia -
1494
the treaty of tordesillas
at the beginning of the age of exploration, Spain and Portugal went to find trade routs to Asia. after Columbus had discover what he thought was a trade rout to Asia, Portugal wanted to make sure that it got its share of Asian trade. the rulers of Spain and Portugal could not come to an agreement, so they asked the pope to settle the matter. the pope proposed a secret treaty, the treaty was called the treaty of tordesillas -
Galileo
Galileo discovered a sun-centered universe. built telescopes. he saw sun spots,craters and mountains on the moon -
the scientific method
- identify the problem or question 2. gather information on the problem 3. form a hypothesis or education 4. experiment to test the hypothesis 5. record and analyze data 6. state a conclusion 7. repeat the steps
- identify the problem or question 2. gather information on the problem 3. form a hypothesis or education 4. experiment to test the hypothesis 5. record and analyze data 6. state a conclusion 7. repeat the steps
