Ch 13 WH Pt.2 Flashcards
final major battle of the war of roses
Battle of Bosworth Field
defeated the yorks and became Henry VII
Henry Tudor
the 1st Tudor King
Henry VII
france was under what
feudalism
began the modern nation of france in 987 his capital was paris
Hugh Capet
made france the most powerful nation in europe
Louis IX
1st king to place his position above the nobles: accompanied Richard on the Crusade of Kings
Phillip II
the movement of the church to france
Babylonian Captivaty of the Church
France’s version of parliament; Philip IV created this group to gain support against the pope
Estates-General
war led by Spanish kingdoms to reconquer the moors
Reconquista
king and queen of spain who united Aragon and Castille
Ferdinand and Isabella
attempt to destroy Protestant heretics in Spain
Spanish Inquisition
Portugal became independent; made Libson his capital
Alfonso Henriques
king of Portugal during its greatest days of glory
John 1
Italian explorer who travelled into the far east during the 1200s; his stories sparked a desire to trade with these nations
Marco Polo
started a school for navigation and exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
sailed to the southern portion of Africa, the cape of good hope.
Bartolomeu Dias
sailed around africa to india; 1st european to reach the far east by sea
Vasco da Gama
desired a western route to the indies
Christopher Columbus
Italian sailor after whom america is named
Amerigo Vespucci
1st. great civ. of the Western Hemisphere
Mayas
most important civ. in S. Am.; Cuzco was their cap
Cuzco
who led the navigation era
Portugal
Most powerful N. american empire at the beginning of the Age of exploration
Aztecs
Aztecs capital
Tenochtitlan
1st spanish landing in N. america ; searched for the fountain of youth in FL.
Ponce de Leon
discovered the pacific ocean
Vasco de Balboa
3-yr-voyage around the world; 1st to circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
conquered the aztecs and their powerful leader Montezuma II
Hernando Cortez
conquered the incas of peru
Francisco Pizarro
discovered the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
discovered the MS river
Hernando de Soto
explored the coast of cali
Juan Cabrillo
claimed Brazil for Portugal
Pedro Cabral
explored the East coast of N. America
Giovanni de Verrazano
1st modern explorer to reach the N. american mainland
John Cabot
gave England major claim to territory in the New World
newfoundland
translated the O.T. from hebrew into german during the 1400’s
Johann Reuchiln
a friend of Martin Luther who translate the New testament from Greek to German
Johann Reuchiln
a friend of Martin Luther who translate the New testament from Greek to German
Phillip Melanchthon
printed the 1st Bible in English Language; he was executed
william tyndale
translate the Bible into French & promoted the teaching of justification by faith alone
Jacques LeFevre D’Etaples
taught that the Catholic church was “distorting” God’s Word
Desiderius Erasmus