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The children were sent to peacefully convert muslims to christians. It was the 5th crusade to happen and was seperated in two groups. The first group of children were from France, the second from Germany.
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There was a civil war that ended the power of the Emperor with the Shogun taking over. The Emperor did regain power but not for years to come after a rebellion lead by the pesants.
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The plague was a disaster in the renaissance. It was caused from trade between Europe and Asia. Also it spread so easily from lack of hygiene. Every 4th person would die within 3 years from the Black Death. It was believed that the plague was sent from God so it could not be sured by doctors.
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Trading ships landed at the shores of Italy. The sailors whom were alive were infected with the plague although most were dead. This was how the plague landed in Europe.
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King Edward III's daughter Joan dies from the Plague. She caught it travelling through France where she was going to be married to King Pedro of Castille.
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Due to England suffering from the plague, Scotland who was one of the last countries who had not been affected took this advantage to try and gain power and invade England. Unfortunately, when entering England the plague was brought back to Scotland by soilders.
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King Edward III was the leader of England when the Black Death struck
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John Wycliffe hand wrote the bible in English for the first time in 1382. It was a series of translations, John had to translate the bible from Latin because he did not know Hebrew or Greek.
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Printing press was invented in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg. Could print out 500 books in the time it takes for a monk to write one.
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The Wars of Roses was started due to the houses
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The wars were due to Catholics and Protestants disagreeing on religion. The public was mainly supportive of the Catholics but occasionally shifted sides. The war started not only because of religion but money and land.
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Nicolaus Copernicus explained his theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This has now been proven as fact and is used in modern day science,
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Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. The Queen was crowned two months after her half-sister's death, Queen Mary,
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Christianity was banned in Shogunate Japan by the Shogun. The government first heard about Christianity when they started trade with the Dutch.
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The thirty years war began because of Catholic princes did not like the Protestant religions spreading through Germany. The war lasted 30 years, like its name
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Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu forbids travel to and from Japan. The Japenese are almost completely isolated apart from trade with the Dutch.
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Several years after the Black Death had ended a similar London Plauge had spread within the city. During this time, the already suffering city lost all trade, power and structure after most leaving including doctors and the Royal family.
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An American Commodore called Matthew Perry arrived at Edo Bay with a flet of navel ships. Matthew's job was to get the Japanese to sign a Treaty that allowed America to trade with Japan.
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The shogun is forced to resign as leader and the Emperor regains his rightful position as leader
