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09/17/2012

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Glaciers
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thick sheets of ice covered much of the world.
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irrigation
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a method to water crops by channeling water from rivers or streams.
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surplus
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is extra food with others
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civilizations
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are different cities
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muhammad
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he taught that there is one true god.
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mansa musa
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a muslim mansa musa turned mailis great city of timbuku into a center of islamic learning
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navigation
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the science of locationg the position and plotting the course of ships and inventions like the magnetic compass
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zheng he
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visited 30 nations in asia and africa with his fleet of giant ships.
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jesus
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began preaching near the sea of galilee
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martin luther
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demanded that the catholic church reform itself
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Cristopher columbus
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who was from genoa italy moved to portuagal europe main seafaring nation
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vasco nunez de balboa
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explored the caribbean coast of what is now panama
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ferdinand magellan
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dearche the south america coast for a strait a narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water between the altlantic and pacific ocean
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circumnavigate
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travel around the earth
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conquistadors
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set out to explore and conquer the new lands
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hernan cortes
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sailed to mexico with more than 500 soldiers
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plantation
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is large farms with crops
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ecomiendas
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let settlers demand labor or taxes from native amercans
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bartolome de la casa
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tried to improve the ecomienda system
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peninsulars
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clonists born in spain parents were creols
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henry hudsen
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lost support from the english after two failed voyages in the artic ocean in 1607 and 1608
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mercantilism
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which held that the colonies existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful
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john cobat
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decided a northern route to asia would be shorter
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northwest passage
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a sea route from the atlantic to the pacific that passed through or around northamerica
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samuel de champlain
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mapped the st.lawrence river area
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jacques marquette
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founded two missions along the great lakes in michigan
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alliences
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agreements withe indian nations
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magnitude
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of the split between catholic and protestants became so great that it heightend tensions among european countries
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detrimentral
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to native americas and led to warfare among the tribes.
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strait
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discovery and exploration
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