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| 268123668 | Renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world | 0 | |
| 268123669 | Humanism | a renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements | 1 | |
| 268123670 | Medici | aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century | 2 | |
| 268123671 | Cristophero Columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) | 3 | |
| 268123672 | Ferdinand & Isabella | During the late 15th century, they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to overseas exploration, notably Christopher Columbus. | 4 | |
| 268123673 | Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. (p. 472) | 5 | |
| 268123674 | Vasco da Gama | Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. (p. 428) | 6 | |
| 268123675 | Prince Henry the Navigator | (1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire. | 7 | |
| 268123676 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world. | 8 | |
| 268123677 | Gunpowder Empires | Muslim empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals that employed cannonry and gunpowder to advance their military causes. | 9 | |
| 268123678 | Westerlies (Winds) | the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, blowing from the high pressure area in the horse latitudes towards the poles. These prevailing winds blow from the west to the east and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner. | 10 | |
| 268123679 | Trades (winds) | the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics, within the lower portion of the Earth's atmosphere, in the lower section of the troposphere near the Earth's equator. The trade winds blow predominantly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere, strengthening during the winter and when the Arctic oscillation is in its warm phase. Historically, the trade winds have been used by captains of sailing ships to cross the world's oceans for centuries, and enabled European empire expansion into the Americas and trade routes to become established across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. | 11 | |
| 268123680 | Astrolabe | an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets | 12 | |
| 268123681 | James Cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) | 13 | |
| 268123682 | Joint Stock Companies | an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business | 14 | |
| 268123683 | Mercantilism | an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | 15 |
