| A | B |
|---|
| Columbus | First European to discover Carribean Islands |
| Vikings | first Europeans to discover North America |
| Vikings homeland | Scandinavia |
| Year that Columbus came to North America | 1492 |
| Year that Vikings came to North America | 1001 |
| Leif Eriksson | First European man to step foot in North America |
| Eric the Red | Discovered and named Greenland |
| societies | groups that share a common culture |
| Marco Polo | travelled to China and wrote a book about his exploration |
| Silk Road | Trade route from the Black Sea to China |
| feudalism | developed by local rulers to defend against invasions |
| Saga | Norse word for a tale or story |
| Vinland | "land of the vines" ~ North America |
| Vinland Sagas | passed down until 1100-1300 by storytellers |
| Middle Ages | Time from 450 to 1500 A.D. |
| vassals | pledged loyality to lords in exchange for land |
| free tennants | rented and farmed land of lords |
| The Catholic Church | center of religious & social life in the Middle Ages |
| Muhammad | founded religion known as Islam |
| During Crusades, Christians wanted to end Muslim control of | Jerusalem |
| The Qur'an | holy book of Islam |
| William of Normandy | conquered England in 1066 |
| Renaissance | Rebirth of the arts and learning of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Christianity | Religion practiced by most Europeans during the Middle Ages |
| Magna Carta | One of first documents to recognize rights of free people |
| African Trade Routes | Allowed the exchange of goods between regions and cultures |
