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citation Lief Ericson was a viking who was the first person to land on the North American continent.
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citation The Black Death was a big plague that spread throughout Europe and killed 1/3 of the population.
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Citation This was the time where more than one person claimed to be pope. It changed the world because no one knew who the real pope was. The popes were located in France
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citation A German names Johannes Guttenburg invented the printing press. It allowed many copies of written work to be made at a fast pace.
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citation Ferdinand and Isabella banned all religions other than roman Catholics and established a court.
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citation The Spanish Christians conquered the Muslim Moors and they expelled them from Spain
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citation Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain. He was trying to find a trade route frome Europe to Asia but ended up finding the Americas.
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citation After Christopher Columbus found the Americas King Henry VII sent John Cabot to claim new land for the English. He claimed what is now Canada
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citation Martin Luther and other people were against the church and its power so they made protestant churches. Today it is one of the main 3 branches of Christianity.
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citation Hernando Cortes sailed for the island of Hispaniola and he conquered the Aztec empire. It changed the world because he took over the Aztec empire
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citation She appeared to Juan Diego on a hill and she wanted a shrine to be built there. Juan Diego asked the bishop and he wanted proof so Juan gave the bishop his proof
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citation He sailed for Spain and he conquered the Incan empire. He also founded the city of Lima. It changed the world because he destroyed an empire
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citation The church wouldn't let King Henry get a new wife so he cut all the ties to the church and took it over for himself called the church of England
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citation People really wanted to reform the church so Pope John Paul III made The Council of Trent to reform the church.
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citation Sir Walter Raleigh started a colony called Roanoke on an island of the coast of North Carolina.
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citation Jamestown is where a colony was formed by John Smith. It was formed in 1607.
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citation Henry Hudson was an explorer who sailed for the Dutch. He sailed to present day New York and sailed 150 miles up a river now known as the Hudson River.
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citation Kuing LOuis XIV ruled France for a very long time. During the time he ruled it was one of their strongest periods.
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citation They sailed for France. They wanted to explore the Mississippi River to what it had. This changed the world because they discovered how long it is
