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The Black Death was a huge outbreak of plague carried by rat fleas. This massive plague killed 25 million people, nearly one-third of the worlds population at the time. Many people living during this time believed it was the jews fault. They murdered thousands of jews to appease the gods.
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The first real map of the world drawn by Ptolomey is rediscovered in western Europe. It became the best map of the world at the time. Ptolomey's map made columbus believe that
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Columbus discovers the West Indies. Columus also learns that compasses change direction slightly as the longitude changes. After seven centuries, the last Moslems are driven from Spanish soil. Leonardo Da Vinci draws a plan for a flying machine
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Amerigo exlpores along the coast of South America and decides it is a new continent and not a part of Asia. This is significant because Columbus believed he had found a new trading route to Asia.The Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucchi.
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Europeans brought smallpox to the New World. The Natiave Americans had never seen such deseases before, and their immune systems couldnt do anything to stop the spread. The Natiave American population drasticly decreased as a result
