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Records found during time being studied

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Primary sources

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Records about primary sources

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Secondary sources

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Reason for mans being

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Creation mandate

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What is the goal of human history

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Redemption through Christ

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Earliest writing form

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Cuneiform

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Island that was center of Minoan civilization

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Crete

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4 forms of Gov. by Greeks

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Monarchy oligarchy tyranny democracy

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Father of history

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Herodotus

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Led by Sparta - to thwart advance of Athenian principles

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Peloponnesian league

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10
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3 triumvirate rulers

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Caesar Pompey Crassus

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Caesars assassination

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Ides of March - march 15, 44BC

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12
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Crossing the rubicon

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Making a fateful decision - no turning back

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13
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North African city rivaling Rome for trade

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Carthage

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14
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Established calendar that ours is based on

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Caesar

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Christianity official religion of Rome

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Council of Nicaea

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16
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Destroyed Jerusalem

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Nebuchadnezzar

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17
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First Christian persecution

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Nero

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18
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Roman peace and prosperity

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Pax Romana

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19
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Made Christianity legal

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Edict of Milan

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20
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Last and greatest of Allahs prophets

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Muhammad

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21
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Arab nomads

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Bedouins

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22
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Islam god

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Allah

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23
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Submission to Allah

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Islam

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Submitter to Allah

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Muslim

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Jewish historian

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Josephus

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Language of ancient India

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Sanskrit

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Brahman- world something

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Hinduism

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Indian religion with four noble truths

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Buddhism

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Most honored Chinese teacher

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Confucius

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Japanese warrior

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Samurai

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31
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What is Africa’s most important city of trade

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Carthage

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32
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Invented movable type

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Gutenberg

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33
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Way of warrior

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Bushido

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34
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Proper conduct leads to happiness- based on relationships

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Confucianism

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35
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Most powerful Germanic people

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Franks

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36
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Emperor of palace who wanted title of king

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Pepin the short

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37
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Stopped Muslim invasion

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Battle of Tours

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38
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Charlemagne- meaning

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Charles the great

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39
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Charlemagne’s kingdom split to 3 parts among his sons

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Treaty of verdun

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40
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Knights code

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Chivalry

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Order of ranks to become knight

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Page squire Knight

42
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Theory the god made peter the first pope

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Petrine theory

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Head of Frankish tribe in North Gaul

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Clovis

44
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Vassal portions part of his land to get services of another this becoming a lord

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Subinfeudation

45
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Buying and selling religious articles

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Simony

46
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Weapons used by pope

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Excommunication interdict and inquisition

47
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Great German king who wanted more power

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Otto the great

48
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Excluding from church

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Excommunication

49
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Limited kings power

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Magma carta

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Pope who called first crusade

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Urban II

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Motivations for crusaders

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Serve Christ, adventure, money, opportunity to fight

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Anglo-Saxon chronicles and ruler of Saxon

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Alfred the great

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Findings of survey/census

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Domesday book

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Organized groups of people for business- regulated business

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Guild

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Outlined rights and freedoms of people

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Charter

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Organized control trade - confederation of merchant guilds

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Hanseatic league

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Common spoken language

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Vernacular

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Wrote Canterbury tales

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Chaucer

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Light and delicate architecture

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Gothic

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Architecture with thick walls and small windows

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Romanesque

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Inspired English nationalism

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Joan of Arc

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Royal French tax

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Taille

63
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Popes and all French men lived at Avignon

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Babylonian captivity

64
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Interest on lent money

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Ursury

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Rebirth

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Renaissance

66
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Most famous of Renaissance patrons

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Medici

67
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Birthplace of renaissance

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Florence, Italy

68
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Liberal arts- history science grammar classical literature and philosophy

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Humanities

69
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Difference in medieval and Renaissance

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Renaissance was earthly and physical for self—medieval was spiritual and heavenly for god

70
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Father of renaissance

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Giotto

71
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Painted ceiling of Sistine chapel

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Michelangelo

72
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Sweet faced Medonnas - school of Athens

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Raphael

73
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Father of humanism

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Petrarch

74
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Published Greek New Testament

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Erasmus

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Presbyterian Church in Scotland

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Knox

76
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Morning star of reformation - against Roman Church - said Bible is supreme authority - translated Bible from Latin to German

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Wycliffe

77
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Tricked into going to the council of Constance the burned at the stake

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Huss

78
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Started church in Zurich

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Zwingli

79
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Became monk after near death experience - 95 thesis

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Luther

80
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Plan to complete Peter’s Basilica - sent Tetsel to sell indulgences

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Leo X

81
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Luther nailed to door Oct 31, 1517 - indulgence sale fell

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95 thesis

82
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Ruled Spain and the Netherlands - tried to stamp out Protestantism and prevent spread of the reformation - put Mary Stuart on the throne

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Philip II

83
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Catholic queen of Scotland

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Mary Stuart

84
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Pro Catholic but strengthened Protestant stance

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Mary I

85
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20,000 Huguenots killed - Catherine de Medici

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St Bartholomew’s day massacre

86
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Sought divorce and changer pope to do so

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Henry VIII

87
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Claimed MS river valley for France

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La Salle

88
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Rounded tip of Africa

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Dias

89
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Gave Dutch claim to where New York now stands

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Hudson

90
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Sparked interest in exploration - Venetian trader who reached orient

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Marco Polo

91
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Discovered new world

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Columbus

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First to circumnavigate earth

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Magellan

93
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Greatest conquistador

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Cortes

94
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Conquistador who raided Incas and tricked Atahualpa

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Pizarro

95
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Led Portugal to build commercial empire

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Da Albuquerque

96
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School of navigation

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Prince Henry

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First European to reach India by going around Africa

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Da Gama

98
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Fortified hill/ city state

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Polis

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