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| who did Columbus sail for |
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| -the king and queen of Spain -Isabella and Ferdinand |
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| when Columbus landed where di d he think he was |
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| on an island off of the coast of India -West Indies |
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| looking for goods:gold, silver and spices |
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| -Rise of the Nation States -absolutism -lead to French revolution |
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| who were the first people to go to America |
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-Vikings (Norsemen) (Northmen) (Vikings)
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| why did the Vikings go to America |
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| -looking for fish -from Scandinavia in Europe |
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| Scandinavia in Europe where the Vikings were from |
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| Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland |
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| discovered in 1960s showed Viking's knowledge of earth and where they had been |
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| -barbaric lifestyle -rest of Europe ignorant of their ways -no one knew vikings had been there when they arrived |
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| Did the Vikings leave? and why? |
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| Yes the Vikings did leave, conditions were too harsh |
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| slaves,,,came out of little portholes |
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| 1.master of the seas 2.number one in exploration 3.unbelievable treasury -will never reach those heights again -Phillip II/El Prudente |
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| Arizona, California, New Mexico, Central America, almost all of South America (not Brazil), Florida, United States |
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| -Tudor Dynasty -daughter of Henry 8th/VII -significant monarch -one of most powerful in British history |
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| -she has to marry -concerned about losing her power -"Virgin Queen" |
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| what state named after who? |
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| Virginia after Elizabeth I |
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| who does Elizabeth I turn down and why is this significant |
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| -Philip II -one of her suitors -wants England 1.Spain not happy 2.English pirates stopping Spanish ships+taking goods (FrancisDrake=pirate+bf 3.angry England now Protestant not Catholic |
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