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258112269Ottaman empire:Turkish empire, established at the end of the 13th century0
258112270Ibn-Rushd (Averroes)A defender of Aristotelian philosophy1
258112271Ming DynastyAn imperial dynasty of china2
258112272Cheng HoA Moslem Chinese who explored the Indian Ocean3
258112273Black DeathEpidemic of bubonic plague that killed a large population of Europe4
258112274RenaissanceA cultural or political movement. Renaissance means rebirth.5
258112275Portugal, Castile, and AragonThe united kingdom which came into existence by the marriage (1469) of Isabella, heiress of Castile, with Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon.6
258112276Francesco PetrarchAn italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest Renaissance humanists.7
258112277Vivaldi BrothersTwo brothers and explorers and merchants.8
258112278Henry the NavigatorPrince of the kingdom of Portugal9
258112279EthnocentrismBelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.10
258112280SugarThe first cash crop introduced in the Americas to be imported by europe (For their Tea and crumpets)11
258112281MaorisPolynesians who migrated to New Zealand12
258112282MongolsHad interlocking holdings in Eurasia; Actively encouraged international travelers and exchanges of technology.13
258112283Abbasidsthe third of the Islamic caliphates14
258112284The Destruction of PhilosophyA philosopher claimed to use Aristotle's logic to discover religious truth by human reason in this book.15

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