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| 259075797 | Ibn-Rushd | Philosopher from Muslim Spain; tried to blend Aristotle and Plato's views with Islam's; largely ignored in the Middle East, but heavily influenced European scholars | 0 | |
| 259075798 | Black Death | Plague that struck Europe in 14th century ; reduced Europe's population by 2/3; affected social structure | 1 | |
| 259075799 | Ottoman Empire | Turkic Empire established in Asia Minor/Middle East; responsible for conquest of Constantinople...end of Byzantine Empire; succeeded Seljuk Turks following retreat of Mongols | 2 | |
| 259075800 | Renaissance | The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history | 3 | |
| 259075801 | Hundred Years' War | conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453; fought over lands England possessed in France and feudal rights versus the emerging claims of national states | 4 | |
| 259075802 | Portugal, Castile, and Aragon | Regional Iberian kingdoms; participated in reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda. | 5 | |
| 259075803 | Francesco Petrarch | One of the major literary figures of the Western Renaissance; an Italian author and humanist | 6 | |
| 259075804 | Vivaldi brothers | Two Italian brothers who sailed through the straits of Gibraltar seeking a western route to East Indies; Never herd from again | 7 | |
| 259075805 | Vasco de Gama | A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean | 8 | |
| 259075806 | Henry the Navigator | Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa. | 9 | |
| 259075807 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group; | 10 | |
| 259075808 | Maoris | Polynesian people in present day New Zealand; natives of NZ | 11 | |
| 259075809 | Polynesia | "many islands"~ section of islands that contains many small islands | 12 | |
| 259075810 | Ming Dynasty | Major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-14th to the mid-17th century; Marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia | 13 | |
| 259075811 | Zhengze | Muslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean. | 14 | |
| 259075812 | Ottoman Turks | captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul; ended Byzantine Empire | 15 | |
| 259075813 | Cheng Ho | Admiral who commanded the great Indian Ocean expeditions, between 1405 and 1433. | 16 | |
| 259075814 | Romance of the West Chamber | Famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period. | 17 | |
| 259075815 | The Destruction of Philosophy | Aristotle's writing | 18 |
