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The Pope calls for a series of holy wars to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Power shifts from the lords to the merchant class.
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Marco Polo is born to a family of merchants.
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The Polos begin their journey around Asia where they learn about trading and lifestyles.
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Marco Polo writes a book about his travels around Asia.
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There was a rebirth in Europe, a renewed interest in ideas in thinking from ancient Greece and Rome.
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Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press by combining Chinese printing techniques brought to Europe by Marco Polo with the wine and olive oil press.
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He was the first to speak out against the Spanish treatment of natives.
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De Las Casas speaks out against native treatment in the New World
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The Renaissance period ends and the Scientific Revolution begins.