Section 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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the rulers of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America

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feudalism

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the political system of Europe during the Middle Ages; rulers granted land to certain people under their authority called vassals. in return, the vassals promised to support their rulers in time of war

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3
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Fountain of Youth

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Ponce De Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth when he discovered Florida

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Genghis Khan

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a Mongol emperor around the year 1200; he was both a fierce warrior and a skilled ruler

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gladiators

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men who fought to the death for the entertainment of crowds in Ancient Rome; fought against each other or against wild animals

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Greece

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lasted from about 3000 to 300 B.C.; Its high point was in Athens from about 700 to 300 B.C.

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guild

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a guild was an organization of workers who participated in the same craft, profession, or business

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Hannibal

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a general from the ancient city of Carthage; he led his army and a large number of elephants across the tall mountains called the Alps(known for his war elephants)

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hieroglyphics

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a type of writing used in ancient Egypt; uses designs rather than letters to stand for language

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Henry Hudson

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he discovered the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay

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Huns

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a warlike people from Asia

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I came, I saw, I conquered

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a quote by Julius Caesar after one of his military victories

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Ice Ages

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the time that glaciers covered much of North America and Europe

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Incas

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a group of American Indians who ruled and empire in western South America and built great cities high in the Andes

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Lief Ericson

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viking explorer who made several voyages in the northern Atlantic Ocean around the year 1000; probably landed in America five hundred years before Columbus

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