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Vocabulary Ch. 11 Sec 1 & 2
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Geography
6th Grade
03/03/2009

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Martin Luther
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a German monk who criticized corrupt practices in the Catholic Church and later translated the Bible into German
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Florence
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a city in Italy that was a center for banking, trade, and manufacturing during the 14th century
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Protestant
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a person who follows Martin Luther's ideas about Christianity
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Ferdinand Magellan
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a Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain in 1519 and who eventually arrived in Philippines. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
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Renaissance
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an era of creativity and learning in Western Europe from the 14th-16th century
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Imperialism
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the practice of one country controlling another's government and economy
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Crusades
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a series of military expeditions led by Western European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims
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Reformation
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16th century movement to change practices within the Roman Catholic Church
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Circumnavigate
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to sail completely around the world
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Christopher Columbus
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an Italian explorer who sailed west from Spain in 1492 in oder to find a direct route to Asia
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Portuguese prince who sent explorers down the coast of Africa to find a shortcut to Asia
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William Shakespeare
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English playwright whose works are still performed today
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Leonardo da Vinci
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famous Renaissance artist and scientist
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