Chapter 2 Vocab

Chapter 2 Vocab

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8th Grade

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1.

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The Crusades

Back

A series of holy wars (1096-1270 AD) by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.

2.

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Front

The Silk Road

Back

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean, 6,440 km (4,000 mi), linking China with the Roman Empire.

3.

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Front

The Black Death

Back

Epidemic bubonic plague in the Middle Ages that killed nearly half of Western Europe.

4.

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Front

Leif Erikson

Back

A Norwegian explorer around 1000, he is believed to have discovered Vinland in North America, possibly in Newfoundland or New England, and is sometimes called the European discoverer of America.

5.

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Front

The New World

Back

Name given by Europeans to the Americas, unknown to most before Columbus.

6.

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Front

The Old World

Back

Regions known to Europeans before the Americas: Asia and Africa.

7.

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Front

The 3 Gs

Back

God, Gold, Glory

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