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This city becomes the capital of the most powerful empire in North America. Controlling many smaller people groups, and accumulating massive quanities of gold.
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Plgue from Mongols spreads to Europe, via fleas on rats. The Plague kills 25 million people, rich and poor alike. The massive loss of life greatly changes the world, not only in population, but also economically. Labor is worth alot more, giving the lower classes more power.
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Based of the Chinese invention of gunpowder Europeans develop guns changing warfare forever. Although initially inaccurate, hard to reload and expensive guns become one of the primary weapons of many empires.
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This map was orginially drafted in the second century, but was later rediscovered in Western Europe in the 1400s. This map made Columbus believe that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe. It did not show the Americas.
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Following the innovation of the movable type printing press the Guttenburg Bible is printed in mass, making it cheap enough for most people to buy, spreading knowledge like never before.
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Although already discovered by vikings around 1000 AD Columbus "discovers" the Americas. His discovery constant contact between Europe and the Americas begins.
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Vespucchi explores along the coast of South America and realizes that Columbus' new continent is not part of Asia as he orginially assumed.
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Because of the new discovery of the continet new maps need to be made, In honor of Amerigo Vespucchi the continent is named America.
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From the Europeans living closely to animals they developed a ammunity to the smallpox virus. The Native Americans had not. From the contact between the Natives and the Americans the Natives contracted smallpox, killing most of the population
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Because of the sale of indulgences, excessive power of the pope, and the stupidity of the clergy Martin Luther posted his 95 theses starting the Protestant reformation. This movement split Christianity, paving the way for further splits.
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The Spanish forces lead by Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire. Defeating all odds because they were highly outnumbered. Building their new Capital New Spain in the ruins of the city.
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Roughly seven years prior Magellan had left Spain with 5 ships to embark on a voyage around the world. In 1522 the last surviving ship returned to Spain, with a small fraction of the men it left with, but was the first to complete a voyage around the world.
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Nicholas Copernicus was an astronomer, after years of studying he discovered the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. Prior to this people believed the sun and planets revolved around the earth.
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Smoking tobacco was already popular with Native Americans and they passed the habit along to the colonists, who in turn passed it on to Europeans. This new market created a whole new economy and created new jobs and more appeal to living in the Americas
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The Dutch discovery of Australia introduced a new continent to Europe. Which was later used by the British as a prison.
