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The Pope called for a series of holy wars to win back the Holy Lands from the Muslims in the East.
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A change in medieval Europe due to commerce, which switched the power from the countryside.
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Marco Polo is born in Venice, Italy to a family of merchants.
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The Polos begin their journey home by ship. They come home with ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk.
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Marco Polo captained a galley-ship in a battle against Genoa, Venice's rival city, he was captured as a prisoner of war.
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As the Europeans experienced more of the outside world it opened their way of thinking. Beginning in the 14th century, there was a rebirth in Europe.
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Johann Gutenburg was a german inventor who invented, arguably the most important invention during the Renaissance.
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Antonio Montesinos is the first Spaniard to protest the poor treatment of the natives in the new world.
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De las Casas speaks out against the treatment of the indigenous people in new Spain.
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The Renaissance continued until the 17th century when Europeans studied Greek and Roman arts, writings, mathematics, and science.