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__GROUP MEMBERS:__ Gavin Keenan, Kim Yoo, and Anthony Villani __TOPICS:__ Scientific Revolution: Martin Luther wrote the 95 theses. He posted them on the door of a church and then he got excommunicated. During this time period Issac Newton discovered gravity. People's thoughts and Idea's were spread out very fast. Copernicus believed that universe was heliocentric. That meant that the sun was in the middle and the earth and all of the planets revolved around it.

Age of Exploration: In the age of exploration, one of the most valuable spices was pepper. Bartholomuel Dias was the first person to sail to the bottom of Africa. He called it the Cape of good hope. Then when Columbus wanted to find a new trade route to India by sailing west, he discovered the Americas. To separate who had what parts of the land, the pope drew the line of demarcation. Way earlier than this, the Vikings sailed from Greenland to the Americas. One of the leaders was Eric the Red. Portugal:

Portugal: Christopher Columbus went to the rulers of Portugal to ask if he could said west and if they would supply ships and food for him. Portugal didn't support his idea and said no. Columbus went to Spain and asked the King and Queen. They said yes and they supplied Columbus with 3 ships. They told him that whatever he finds belongs to Spain. Columbus sailed west and found the NEW WORLD. After the Line of Demarcation, Portugal got Brazil and Spain got Mexico. Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese navigator who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope all the way to India. He had a hard voyage, but successfully made it back Spain: Spain was one of the main countries that was involved with exploration during this age. Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer who sailed for Spain. He wanted to sail to India for gold and riches. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand had funded his trip.Instead of sailing to India he actually landed in America. Him and his men tortured and slaved the people of the americas. Spain and Portugal had started fighting over land. Pope Alexander then drew the Line of Demarcation. http://www.guttilla.wikispaces.com/CP+World+HIstory+Period+3