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The preiod in European history from 500-1350
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Middle Ages
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Another name of kings and queens
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Monarch
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A system of rule by lords who owe loyalty to the monarch
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Feudalism
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Includes the lord's castle, peasants' huts and surrounding villages or fields
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Manor
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Another name for peasants
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Serfs
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Wars between the Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land (Jerusalem) were called
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Crusades
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A needle that always pointed north that helped ships sail a straight course
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Magnetic Compass
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A tool used by sailors to determine the positions of stars and figure out latitude at sea
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Astrolabe
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French word meaning "rebirth"
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Renaissance
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Inventor of the printing press
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Nickname was the Navigator and he created an informal school for sailors
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Prince Henry
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A type of ship with triangular sails and steering rudder to sail against the wind
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Caravel
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Explorer that reached the southern tip of Africa
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Dias
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Portuguese explorer thasail around the southern tipof Africa to India
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Vasco da Gama
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Explorer that sailed west to reach the East Indies
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Columbus
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