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1095
Pope Urban II calls for the Crusades
The Pope called for a series of holy wars to win back the Holy Lands from the Muslims in the East. -
1200
Commercial Revolution
Europe was once a farming economy but at 1200 AD they shifted to trade and commerce. -
1254
Birth of Marco Polo
Marco Polo was born in 1254 AD to a family of merchants in Venice, Italy. -
1293
Marco comes home
In 1293, the Polos began their journey home by ship, returning with ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk. -
1298
Marco the Captain
Marco Polo captained a galley-ship in a battle against Venice's rival city, Genoa, and he was captured as a prisoner of war. -
1300
Renaissance starts
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1440
Invention of Printing press
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1511
Montesinos Sermon
Montesinos is the first Spaniard to protest the treatment of the natives in the new world. -
1542
De Las Casas Destruction of the indies, excerpt
De Las Casas describes how the Indian population was wiped out -
Scientific revolution