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| 276043574 | Renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world | 0 | |
| 276043575 | Humanism | the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason | 1 | |
| 276043576 | Medici | The family members were wealthy politicians, businessmen, and patrons of the arts who influenced both individuals and the bigger picture, in Florence and all of Europe. Cosimo de Medici ruled Florence for five years after strategically getting himself elected, and used his grandson Lorenzo as a diplomat so that he was aquainted with other leaders of Europe. Lorenzo was a great patron of the arts, like other members of his family, and helped many artists such as Michelangelo. He also helped spread Florentine art and culture throughout Italy. Lorenzo used personal charisma and diplomatic prowess to end a war against Naples and the Papacy in 1479, but shortly after his death, wars tore apart Italy and lowered it from its status of the center of European civilization. | 2 | |
| 276043577 | Cristophero Columbus | Called Christopher Columbus, was the first European to discover America,he was from Italy but sailed for Spain | 3 | |
| 276043578 | 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 | |
| 276043579 | Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | 5 | |
| 276043580 | Vasco da Gama | A European explorer | 6 | |
| 276043581 | Prince Henry the Navigator | is acredited for funding and increasing exploration | 7 | |
| 276043582 | Ferdinand Magellan | (1480?-1521) Portuguese-born navigator. Hired by Spain to sail to the Indies in 1519. (The same year HRE Charles V became empreor.) Magellan was killed in the Philippines (1521). One of his ships returned to Spain (1522), thereby completing the first circumnavigation of the globe. | 8 | |
| 276043583 | Gunpowder Empires | empires in he old world | 9 | |
| 276043584 | Westerlie Winds | winds that were often encountered during trade and exploration | 10 | |
| 276043585 | trade winds | Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator | 11 | |
| 276043586 | Astrolabe | an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets | 12 | |
| 276043587 | James Cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779). | 13 | |
| 276043588 | Joint Stock Companies | companies that made great profit in the new world | 14 | |
| 276043589 | Mercantilism | an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought | 15 |
