| A | B |
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| Anglican Church | This church was established by Henry VIII |
| Aztec Empire | This empire was located where Mexico is today |
| Bartolomeo Dias | He was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail to the southern tip of Africa |
| Christopher Columbus | He was the first European explorer to sail west across the Atlantic to the New World. |
| Columbian Exchange | It resulted in corn, potatoes and tobacco being brought to Europe. |
| Diet of Worms | This is the meeting where Martin Luther refused to recant. |
| Elizabeth I | This person led England when Spain attempted to invade. |
| Erasmus | Christian humanist |
| Ferdinand Magellan | He led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. |
| Francisco Pizarro | This conquistador defeated the powerful Inca empire |
| Galileo Galilei | This astronomer was punished for his support of the heliocentric theory. |
| Henry VIII | He broke away from the Catholic Church because of a disagreement with the Pope |
| Hernando Cortes | This Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec empire |
| Humanism | This belief was shared by many artists and thinkers during the Renaissance. |
| Inca Empire | This empire was located along the west coast of South America |
| Jean Jacques Rousseau | This Enlightenment thinker believed people are naturally good and should be allowed to rule themselves |
| John Locke | During the Enlightenment, he said that all people have natural rights. |
| Koran | It includes the teachings of Mohammad, the Prophet. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | This Renaissance painter, inventor and scientist is sometimes called the ideal "Renaissance Man." |
| Louis XIV | The Sun King |
| Michelangelo | He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
| Monotheism | Islam, Christianity and Judaism share this important belief. |
| Mughal Empire | This empire was located where India is today. |
| Nicholas Copernicus | He was the first to develop the heliocentric theory. |
| Ottoman Empire | This powerful Islamic emppire controlled much of the Middle East and some of eastern Europe. |
| Peter the Great | His main goal was to westernize his country. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | His leadership helped to make his nation the first to explore the coast of Africa. |
| Protestant Reformation | It was a huge break in the Catholic Church that led to the formation of new churches. |
| Vasco da Gama | He was the first to sail from Portugal around Africa to India |
| Renaissance | It was a time of new interest in the classical cultures of Greece and Rome. |
| Songhai Empire | It was a powerful trading empire in West Africa. |
| Torah | It is the sacred book of Judaism |
