Viking explorer who landed in North America in 1000 A.D.
Martin Luther
German monk who protested false doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer credited with discovering America.
Amerigo Vespucci
Italian sailor who was first to realize that Columbus had discovered a new continent. America is named after him.
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese sailor who embarked on an epic 3-year voyage around the world proving that the earth is round.
Rennaissance
period from 1300-1600 when Europe experienced a revival of learning.
Protestant Reformation
revival of Biblical Christianity in Europe in the 1500's
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