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__GROUP MEMBERS:__ Mark Dobson, Jason Breslow, Lauren Karow

__TOPICS:__ Scientific Revolution: Originally Ptolemy thought that the earth was the center of the universe (geocentric). Then Copernicus said that the sun was the center (heliocentric).

Age of Exploration: There were a lot of motivations to explore such as Gold, Glory, and God. Christopher Columbus went to the Americas and eventually encomienda was established after the line of demarcation. Pope Alexander made it. They found out that Erik the Red and the Vikings were the first people to get to the America’s but nobody knew it at the time.

Portugal: First Prince Henry wanted to discover past and around Africa. Next Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope, which was the tip of Africa. They then sent Vasco de Gama to the Spice Islands and he made it. Later after the America’s were discovered, Pope Alexander made the Line of Demarcation

Spain: In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He did that because Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain funded him.

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