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| | As of Nov. 17 this list has about 140 terms, and it should grow to about 400 terms by early December. ''An examination on this material will be given in late December 2011''. | | As of Nov. 17 this list has about 140 terms, and it should grow to about 400 terms by early December. ''An examination on this material will be given in late December 2011''. |
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| | |[[Age of Exploration]] | | |[[Age of Exploration]] |
| − | |(1400s-1600s) A time period when nation-states in Europe (mainly England, France, Portugal and Spain) embarked on expeditions to distant lands. The American continents were discovered during this period. | + | |(1450-1650) A time period when nation-states in Europe (mainly England, France, Portugal and Spain) embarked on expeditions to distant lands. The American continents were discovered during this period. |
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| | |[[balance of power]] | | |[[balance of power]] |
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| | |Prince Henry the Navigator | | |Prince Henry the Navigator |
| − | |Prince Henry the Navigator (Dom Henrique) was the son of King João of Portugal, born in 1394. He is most famous for the voyages of discovery that he organised and financed, which eventually led to the rounding of Africa and the establishment of sea routes to the Indies. | + | |founded the School of Navigation in Portugal in 1419, to train sailors to explore the West African coast with a goal of eventually finding sea routes to India |
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| | |Bartholomew Diaz | | |Bartholomew Diaz |
| − | |(circa1450 - May 29, 1500) Was a Portuguese navigator who discovered the route to India. | + | |a Portuguese navigator who sailed around the southern tip of Africa to establish a sea route to India. |
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| | |[[Ferdinand and Isabella]] | | |[[Ferdinand and Isabella]] |
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| | | A tribe of the Mthethwa African kingdoms of the late 1800's, and their most famous leader was Shaka. They were wiped out by the British in 1879. | | | A tribe of the Mthethwa African kingdoms of the late 1800's, and their most famous leader was Shaka. They were wiped out by the British in 1879. |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | [[Category:World History lectures]] | | [[Category:World History lectures]] |