History 7

By phoebe.bialas
  • 1542 BCE

    Destruction of the Indies

  • Period: 1511 BCE to 1511

    Montesinos delivers his speech

  • 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for the Crusades.

    The Pope called for a series of Holy Wars in the East to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims.
  • 1200

    Commercial Revolution

    Was a change due to trade-impacted society heavily because of the different goods and ideas
  • 1254

    The day Marco Polo was born

    Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy.
  • 1293

    Polos start their journey home

    In 1293, Marco Polo and his dad began their journey home from a very long trip
  • 1298

    Marco Polo is captained

    In 1298, Marco Polo was captured and taken prisoner of war.
  • 1300

    Renaissance

    The "rebirth of Europe". New ideas and interests formed from ancient Greece and Rome.
  • 1440

    The Printing Press

    Johann Gutenburg created the printing press around this time.

  • Things change in Europe

    New innovations and Urban centers were set up and there was a new desire for valuable items such as silk, gold, and jewels.