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__GROUP MEMBERS:__ Lili Feinberg, Kenny Sessa, Amanda Cianni Jeff Domville

__TOPICS:__
 * Scientific Revolution**: Copernicus was a scientist during the scientific revolution, he believed we lived in a heliocentric universe. Ptolemy later had the theory that we lived in a geocentric universe. Isaac Newton was also a scientist that discovered gravity. Martin Luther wasn't a scientist, but he was a protestant leader.




 * Age of Exploration:** in 1492 Christoper Columbus went on a voyage to find a faster route to India. His motivation was to bring back pepper, gold, silk, etc... Columbus also brought the ecomienda system to America. He made many voyages to America and back to Spain. Supposedly a viking, named Erik The Red, had founded the new world before Columbus. Later Pope Alexander divided up the new world with the line of demarcation.


 * Portugal:** during this time Prince Henry wanted to travel farther than the tip of India. Bartholomeus Dias followed Prince Henry's plans and discovered the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa. After that, Vasco De Gama, another Portuguese sailor, sailed around the tip of Africa and made it all the way to India. Because of the line of demarcation Portugal was given Brazil.
 * Spain:** King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were the sponsors of Christopher Columbus's voyage to sail west to find a different trade route to India. They were the rulers of Spain. Columbus took off in the year 1492. After sailing for three months, he finally landed in what he thought was India, but was actually the Bahamas, in October.



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