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The Crusades was a series of several military campaigns, relating to the papacy. The Roman Catholic wanted to re-capture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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1337 The Hundred Years War between England and France began when France confiscated Gascony from Edward III.
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25 million people died from the Black Death which was brought over by fleas on rats.
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The Renaissance was the "rebirth" of literature, art, etc. It changed the economy and gave people the chance to spend extra money on other things.
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"One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history." First rules were a series of policies to reduce the peasants' burden and to resume the production of the whole society.
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On each voyage Zheng He was acting as the messenger of the Ming court. No matter what country he visited, he called on the ruler of the land, presenting to him valuable gifts in token of China's sincere desire to develop friendly relations and inviting the host sovereign to send emissaries to China.
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King Charles VII sent Joan as part of a relief mission. After a few swift victories she was captured and handed over to the English and then put on trial. Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake at 19 years old
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The city was conquered by the Ottomans under the command of Sultan II. Mehmed. A new era started on the world and a new balance came through by the conquest of Constantinople.
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It introduced the era of mass communication. The printing press was used to print the Bible.
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Columbus asked Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to fund his first voyage reject for four years. They finally were allowed to go through the the plan and took three ships: the Nina, Pinta, the Santa Maria
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The terms of the Treaty to the Jews and gypsies where broken after seven years; they were allowed to keep there traditions just not use their language
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The 1st Europeans to reach India
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There was a shortage of laborers on plantations in Europe. They first used Natives.
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The Empire's economic strength came from its location on the trade routes and when the Empire declined, it became corrupt
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Writer Martin Waldseemuller named the new contient after Amerigo Vespucci for discovering the mainland
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He wasn't only and artist he was also a utility man and also painted the Mona Lisa
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Lorenzo de Medici invited Michelangelo live in his own and painted and he sculpted Virgin Mary with dead Christ in her arms and King David sculpture
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Began Protestant Reformation and stated that you could not rid your sins through labor; indulgences was a fake race to the faith
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Named the Pacific ocean Mar Pacifico
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Invaders into India from Afghanistan. Began when the founder Babur's victory over Ibrahim Lodi in the first Battle of Panipat
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Elizabeth persecuted anyone who worship Catholicism; Protestant at heart. Passed Supremacy Act of 1559.
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First king to allow the Bible in English
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Executed the last Inca emperor Atahuallpa ending the 300 years of Inca civilization
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First recorded to put the sun int he middle of the universe instead of the earth. Believed the Earth orbited around the Sun instead of the sun orbiting around the Earth
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Convened by Pope Paul III 1545-1563. All church leaders met with the purpose of defining the Catholic doctrines; attempt to dismiss any claims made by the Protestant Reformation
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During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power.
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Diveded England into 11 area and each was governed by a major-generals
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A cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th-century Western Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It spread across Europe and to the United States, continuing to the end of the 18th century.
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America's first permanant English colony. I was founded in Virginia.
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He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism.
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Overthrowed the Ming Dynasty. Were afraid that they would influence his people and then chinese customs wouldn't be remembered
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The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
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He reorganized the government and introduced a new poll tax.
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Elizabeth died so Catherine took over. Due to this, Russia was revitalized under her reign, growing larger and stronger than ever and becoming recognized as one of the great powers of Europe.
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When a bill of rights was proposed in Congress, the Constitution was ratified.
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King Louis XVI needed money. His financial crisis forced the French monarch to levy a new land tax that would hopefully solve his money problem.
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Point in history were people were kill for minor reasons, started when Louis XVI died
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Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head.
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Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
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Was over thrown by an alliances by several powerful daimyo
