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__GROUP MEMBERS:__ Nick Benz, Ryan Picinich, Jill Kasper __TOPICS:__ Scientific Revolution: The scientific revolution was a time when many people did not agree with the catholic church. Martin Luther was one of these people. Martin Luther created the 95 thesis, to protest against the Catholic Church. One disagreement between the Catholic Church and Ptolemy was about what was in the center of the universe. The Church's idea of the universe was that it was a geocentric model, which stats that the Earth is the center of the universe. Ptolemy believed in a heliocentric universe which states that the sun was the center of the universe. Ptolemy's theory proved to be correct.

Age of Exploration: A group of Vikings lead by Erik the Red were the first explorers to discover the Americas. In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out 3 ships; the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. By doing this, Columbus had the idea of spreading Christianity, making money to become rich, and learning about the land. After landing in the America's, Columbus and his crew were greeted by a group of Indians. The Indians welcomed them, and helped shelter them, and feed them. After a while, Columbus was struck with power, and he created the Encomienda system, which would enslave the natives, and force them to bring gold, crops, and spices back to Spain. After Spain produced the crops into products, they would sell them to the Indians for money. Portugal then had the idea of using the America's for wealth. After a lot of conflict, the line of demarcation was drawn to split up sides for Portugal, and Spain. Both countries became very wealthy from this

Portugal: Prince Henry the Navigator set out on his long journey to reach the Spice Islands. Prince Henry was determined to bring back spices so that he could become wealthy. Sadly, on his voyage, he passed away. Vasco de Gama took over the voyage for him. He landed on the tip of Africa, and named it the Cape of Good Hope. Gama would return with the spices

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