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Sugarcane. Europeans enslaved millions of Africans to plant and harvest this crop. Christopher Columbus. Believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Representative government. System in which people elect delegates to conduct government. Hernan Cortes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sugarcane
Europeans enslaved millions of Africans to plant and harvest
this crop
Christopher Columbus
Believed he could reach Asia by
sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
Representative government
System in which people elect delegates to
conduct government
Hernan Cortes
Destroyed the Aztec empire
Marco Polo
Spent 17 years in China working for Kublai Khan
astrolabe
Measured the position of the
stars
Thomas Hobbes
Argued absolute monarchy was the
best form of government
Thomas Aquinas
Believed reason should be used to explore questions of faith
Mercantilism
Theory that a nation becomes powerful by building up a supply of
gold and silver
Capitalism
System in which money is invested in
business to make more money
Martin Luther
Criticized Catholic teachings and
practices
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer who completed the eastern sea route to
Asia
circumnavigate
Sail around the world
Scientific method
An orderly way of collecting and
analyzing evidence
Crusades
Series of holy wars that
increased trade
Joint-stock companies
Organizations of stockholders formed to
share profits and risks of ventures
Missions
Religious communities that included a town,
farmland, and a church
Charles de Montesquieu
Argued governments
needed separation of powers
Columbian Exchange
Global exchange of people, goods,
technology, ideas, and diseases
Ten Commandments
Influenced the moral laws of many nations
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