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Gives Portugal more of an advantage for exploration. This helped a lot by 1460 the portuguese had trading post along the west coast of Africa.
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Mehmet II aan ottoman sultan took over Constantinople. By taking over thiis city it made the ottoman empire a political and economic power.
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Originally from Italy but went to Spain to get funding from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Wanted to go around the world to and end up in Asia.
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Pope Alexander VI drew a line dividing the Atlantic Ocean between Spain & Portugal. West of the line is Spain & east of the line is Portugal.
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Leonardo da Vinvi was known as the defintion of a "renaissance man". Mona Lisa is one of his most famous paintings along with the Last Supper.
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Michelangelo was a very famous renaissance artist. One of his greatest works was David and the painting of the Sistine Chapel.
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Praise of folly pokes fun at greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, and popmous priests. Erasmus was a humanist.
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Was asked to do it instead of Leonardo da Vinci. One of his most famous pieces still open to the public today.
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Hernando Cortez defeated M<ontezuma II and conquered the Aztecs. Had a huge advantage due to technology, help from other natives, and disease.
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Takes over the Inca Empire. Had a huge advatage due to superior weapons unknown to the indigenous people.
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Nicolaus was a polish scientist. Heliocentric Theory stated that the sun was the center of the universe not the earth.
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Different from most pieces of writing back in the day. Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright.
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Kepler is a german scientist. Stated that orbits were emptical.
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Galileo was an italian scientist. Had conflict with the church because his views went against the church's beliefs.
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English doctor that published- On the motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals. Discovered blood circulations in the body.
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English enlightenement thinker. Ideas basically said that humans are naturally evil.
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Built by emperoro Shah Jahan in honor of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Consisdered one of the eight wonders of the world.
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Was an english scientist. Published- Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.
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Favored self government over a monarchy. Idea of "popular sovereignty" which is were the government power comes from the people.
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Was a french writer. Believed in the seperation og powers and keeping a system off checks and balances.
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Was a swiss writer. Basic idea is that free individuals agree to create a society an dgovernment to protect their rights.
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Same day the Declaration of Independence was signed. Freedom from Great Britain to become our own country.
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Was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment. Signed on the day we got our independece from Great Britain.
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Was the French Independence Day. People gathered weapons from the prison in order to defend Paris against the king's mercenary army.
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Was first imprisoned with his family by 20,000 parisians. Form of death was by a beheading.
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Violence that occured after the french revolution. Mass executions of people who were thought to be enemies of the revolution.
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Napoleon declares himself emperor after the french revolution. Wanted to unify Europe under french rule but was not successful.
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Wanted to restore order in Europe. Took back all of the land Napoleon had claimed.
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Was exiled and held captive in St. Helena. Because of th epoor conditions he faced his health deteriorated until he died.
