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The crusades were a series of holy wars called by popes.Crusades were fought not only in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, but in Spain and Italy
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Italy was the powerhouse of the Ranaissance. There was a passion for knowledege.
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The war had its roots in disagreement. Everyone knows that the Hundred Years War was a protracted series of conflicts between England and France.
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Black Death arrived in Europe by sea when 12 trading ships docked at the Sicilian port after a journey through the Black Sea. Mysterious Black Death would kill more than 20 million people in Europe.
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After the founding of the new dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang made a series of policies to reduce the peasants' burden. The turning point from prosperity to decline was the reign of Emperor Shenzong.
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The ships of Zheng's armada were astonishing. The largest wooden ships ever built, they housed those of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
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A series of military setbacks eventually led to her capture. The Burgundians delivered her to the English in exchange for 10,000 livres.
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The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.
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The earliest dated printed book known is the "Diamond Sutra", in 868 CE. Printing Press remained the standard until the 20th century.
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Spanish Jews given four months to sell their property and leave the country. In Spain the expulsion was for religious reasons, the Jews were not allowed to return.
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Convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María.
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The route meant that the Portuguese would not need to cross the highly disputed Mediterranean. After decades of sailors trying to reach the Indies Da Gama landed in Calicut.
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Elmina Castle is the oldest slave trading port in Africa. The volume of the AST grew rapidly in West Africa.
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Shah Ismail Founded the Safavid empire when he was 14 years old. Ismail called himself “shah,” or king, of the new Persian state.
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The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere. Africa, Asia, and Europe now referred to as the Old World.
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Thee mastery of the painting lies in its subtle detail. One of the most reproduced works ever.
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Large fresco The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall. Paintings by several leading painters of the late 15th century
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Luther's Ninety-Five Theses centers on practices within the Catholic Church. Luther posted the ninety-five theses on the door of the Castle Church.
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He wanted to try to reach south-east Asia by sailing westwards across the Atlantic Ocean. He left Spain with five ships and about 260 men.
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Muslim dynasty is the origin that ruled most of northern India The dynasty was founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince named Bābur.
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The name "Anglican" means "of England", but the Anglican church exists worldwide. Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to Britain to bring help for the church.
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The Inca Empire was ruled by one dominant ruler, Huayna Capac. He died. Inca Emperor Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish
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University-trained Catholic priest dedicated to astronomy, Copernicus was acquainted with the Sun-centered cosmos of the ancient Greek.
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The Council of Trent was the most important movement of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Convened by Pope Paul III.
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He governed Spain in her so-called "Golden Age". However, his reign saw the economic decline of Spain.
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Two months after the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, Elizabeth Tudor, is crowned Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth practiced a policy of strengthening England's Protestant allies.
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Era in Western philosophy, intellectual, scientific and cultural life. Developing simultaneously in France and Great Britain, the movement was raised by Atlantic Revolutions
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King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs. 104 settlers sailed from London told to settle Virginia and to find gold.
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King Louis XIV of France led an absolute monarchy. He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy.
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Before Qing's establishment, there was a regime called 'Latter Jin." Huang Taiji, son of Nurhachu moved the capital to Shenyang.
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Left Oxford in 1608 and became the private tutor for William Cavendish. Traveled with William to France, Italy and Germany, where he met leading scholars of the day.
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He was the man who really pushed for the execution of Charles. Cromwell was Puritan
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He expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. He was very interested in ship-building and maritime power.
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Catherine II was empress of Russia, and led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe. Under her reign, Russia expanded its territories and modernized.
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King Louis XVI needed money. His financial crisis forced the French monarch to call the Estates General.
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North Carolina ratified the Constitution. Rhode Island, which had rejected the Constitution in March 1788 they called a ratifying convention.
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A period of violence that occurred after the French Revolution. The death toll ended in tens of thousands people.
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Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
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Took place in Belgium. Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
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100 years before the Tokugawa Shogunate took power the country basked in lawlessness. Life in Tokugawa Japan was peaceful but controlled by the shogunal government.
