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198827526plantationslate Roman empires created0
198827527latifundiahuge estates bought up by newly wealthy roman citizens1
198827528colonitenant farmer2
198827529Romanscontrolled everything and was in regular contact with China3
198827530barbarianstook over Rome4
198827531Dark Ageslack of communication feudalism created lost sight of rest of world5
1988275321st crusadeissued by Pope Urban II because he felt Arabs shouldn't control the Holy Land, christians should6
198827533knightsdiscovered whole new world of silk, pottery, food, and spices7
198827534crusadesinspires over sea exploration, and leads to diversification8
198827535Hanseatic Leaguea group of Northern German cities and towns that worked together to promote and protect trade9
198827536Primogeniture & EntailThe practice of passing on land to a son, usually the eldest, when no will was left for the land. This practice became came over with the colonists and was introduced into common law, but it did not take long for the practice to die out in the colonies.10
198827537choices of non eldest sonP & E: go to the church for a job go to the military11
198827538Sagres, Portugallocation of the school of navigation that developed CARAVEL AND CARTOGRAPHY12
198827539Prince 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.13
198827540navigation methodspushed down the coast of Africa and developed captain debriefing14
198827541Vasco de Gamabrings back Far East products; interests for routes15
198827542Vikingsmade settlements and raids before the Spanish16
198827543Leif Ericksonled the Vikings further west17
198827544Helge Instadfound evidence of Viking village at BELLE ISLAND which caused people to think more villages might have existed18
198827545Spanish1st group of settlers to stay in the New World19
198827546Ferdinandgrants Columbus money for exploration of the New World20
198827547Columbusled Ferdinand to believe China was close by the writings of Marco Polo and the known circumference of the world21
198827548Columbusmakes 4 voyages to the New World, becomes admiral and governor, but never finds anything22
198827549Spanish coloniesNA, SA, CA except Brazil23
198827550Treaty of Tordesillasgave Spain land west of Brazil and gave Portugal land east of Brazil24
198827551before Jamestown160,000 Spanish inhabitants 30 yrs.25
198827552Potosisilver and gold sent back from26
198827553Spanish Armadacreated to attack Elizabeth I and King Phillip of England27

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