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continuous religious wars led by European Christians during the 11th through 13th century to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
Crusades
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the period of time that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire when art, literature, and architecture diminished
Dark Ages
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a social order where the king owned all of the land and would lease out a part of the land to his subjects in exchange for their loyalty
feudal system
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a document that limited the powers of the monarchy and protected the rights of the people
Magna Carta
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a German inventor who invented the printing press in the 1440s
Johannes Gutenberg
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a Norwegian navigator who discovered Newfoundland in eastern Canada in 1000
Leif Erikson
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an Italian explorer who rediscovered eastern Canada as well as found a great place for fishing in 1497
John Cabot
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a Spanish explorer who conquered Puerto Rico in 1508 and later discovered Florida in 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
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a Florentine, born in 1452, who was a sculptor, a painter, a musician, and an engineer
Leonardo de Vinci
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an Italian explorer, who received funding from the monarchs of Spain in 1492, took three ships across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Bahamas
Christopher Columbus
Social Studies: The Dark and the Middle Ages - Flashcards
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