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A brutal religious holy war fought between the Christians and the Muslims. Led to the increase of power for European kings, due to the amount of nobles that died. Led to the discovery of the crossbow and new trade routes.
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Between France and England, over land in France. It's called "The Hundred Year War", despite the fact that it's lasted for several centuries.
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Wiped out 1/3rd of the population in Europe and led to the peasants throwing uprisings
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The Renassaince ushered in a new era of art, such as Michaelangelo's David. It also marked the birth of many such artists, like Da Vinci and Raphael
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Said she saw visions about two wars. Burned at the stake under claims of heresy when she was 19. Became a saint in 1920.
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Gutenburg completely revolutionalized the written text, all but making it obsolete with the help of his handy-dandy printing press. Though the idea had roots in China and Korea, Johannes was the first to claim it.
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Florence, where he would grow to be one of the most genius people who ever lived. He inevnted and painted many masterpieces.
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Da Gama was the first European to land in India via the Atlantic Coast. He wanted to entice the Indians to trade with him and his country.
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Many people (even fellow Africans) kidnapped Africans and shipped them around the Atlantic as slaves. This led to almost 3 or more centuries worth of such racism and dehumanising. -
The Mona Lisa is the most famous of all of Da Vinci's works. A lot of people find her smile mysterious.
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Michaelangelo actually hated painting the Chapel's ceiling, but channeled his rage into his work, resulting in one of the most famous works of art known to this day. He hated it so much, in fact, that he wrote a poem about his misery.
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Martin Luther, a humble monk, nailed a list of complaints to the door of the Castle Church. Tjis list was full of criticizisms of the Roman Catholic Church.
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She ruled during the Tudor dysnasty. She remained a virgin and unmarried throughout her reign.
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Also called the Philidelphia Convention. Approving of the constitution.
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Napolean was defeated because he made the mistake of attacking later, allowing the British to call for reinforcments.
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Also known as Philip the Prudent. The Phillippenes are named after him.
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Copernicus was among the first to express the idea that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe. This idea was met with much distaste from the church.
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He took three ships - the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria - aiming to sail for India, but landed on America instead. Not to be deterred, he named the country the West Indias and the people living there (Native Americans) Indians.
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