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Sugarcane

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.

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Sugarcane

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  1. Sugarcane Europeans enslaved millions of Africans to plant and harvest this crop

  2. Christopher Columbus Believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

  3. Representative government System in which people elect delegates to conduct government

  4. Hernan Cortes Destroyed the Aztec empire

  5. Marco Polo Spent 17 years in China working for Kublai Khan

  6. astrolabe Measured the position of the stars

  7. Thomas Hobbes Argued absolute monarchy was the best form of government

  8. Thomas Aquinas Believed reason should be used to explore questions of faith

  9. Mercantilism Theory that a nation becomes powerful by building up a supply of gold and silver

  10. Capitalism System in which money is invested in business to make more money

  11. Martin Luther Criticized Catholic teachings and practices

  12. Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer who completed the eastern sea route to Asia

  13. circumnavigate Sail around the world

  14. Scientific method An orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence

  15. Crusades Series of holy wars that increased trade

  16. Joint-stock companies Organizations of stockholders formed to share profits and risks of ventures

  17. Missions Religious communities that included a town, farmland, and a church

  18. Charles de Montesquieu Argued governments needed separation of powers

  19. Columbian Exchange Global exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases

  20. Ten Commandments Influenced the moral laws of many nations

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