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The Chinese and Romans did business together from about AD 1 to 200. Products moved between East and West along the Silk Road. This was a caravan route that started in China and ended in the Mediterranean Sea.
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This chapter includes Geography of Europe, Europe after the Fall of Rome, Middle Ages, Patrick, Monks, Monasteries, Benedict, Charlemagne, Feudalism And Manor Life, William the Conquerer, Peasants, serfs, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Feudal Societies, and Haiku
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In the 480s a powerful group called the Franks conquered Gaul the region we now known as France. Under a ruler named Clovis, the Franks became Christian and created one of the strongest kingdoms in Europe.
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Most European monasteries followed a set of rules created in the early 500s by an Italian monk called Benedict. His code was called the Benedictine Rule, and those who followed it were called Benedictine Monks.
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Among those unhappy with the church were a group of French Monks. In the early 900s they started a monastery in the town of Cluny. The Monks Of Cluny followed a strict schedule of prayers and religious services.
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Feudalism was first created by the Franks. Before long the system began to spread into other kingdoms. In the 1000s, Frankish knights introduced Feudalism into Northern Italy, Spain, and Germany.
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Europe in 1000 was divided into many small states and most of these states were ruled by King’s some whom had real little power. In a few places, kings had begun to take firm control of their countries.
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In 1002 the Muslim Government fell apart completely. Caught up in fighting among themselves, Muslim leaders were too busy to guard against the Christian kingdoms of Northern Spain.
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This chapter includes Popes and Kings, Charlemagne, Pope Gregory VII, Emporer Henry IV, The Crusades, Pope Urban II, King Richard I, Saladin, Monks Of Cluny, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Political and Social Change, Magna Carta, Hundred Years’ War, Black Death, Challenges to Church Authority, heresy, Reconquista, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and Spanish Inquisition
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French and German Kings set off in 1147 to retake the land from the Muslims. The Second Crusade was a failure and the poor planning and heavy losses on the journey to the Holy Land led to the Christians’ defeat.
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In 1215 a group of nobles decided to force the king to respect their rights. In Runnymede near London they made King John approve a document they had written. This was called a Magna Carta which means in Latin “Great Charter.”
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This chapter includes The Italian Renaissance, The Silk Road, Marco Polo, Florence, Italian Writers and Artists, Humanism, Michelangelo, Dante Alighieri, Nicole Machiavelli, Leonardo Da Vinci, The Renaissance beyond Italy, Petrarch, Johann Gutenberg, Desiseriud Erasmus, Albrecht Dürer, Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, Reformation, Martin Luther, and John Calvin.
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In the mid 1400s a German Inventor named Johann Gutenberg developed a printing press that used moveable type.
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This chapter includes The Scientific Revolution, Ptolemy,Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, Great Voyages Of Discovery, Henry the Navigator, Vasci Da Gama, Christopher Colombus, Ferdinand Magellan, Sir Francis Duke,Spanish Armada, New Systems Of Trade, Colombian Exchange
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In 1498 Vasco Da Gama sailed around Africa and landed on the west coast of India. A sea route to Asia had been found.
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Henry asked the pope to end his marriage but the pope refused. Angry, Henry didn’t want to obey the pope so he declared himself head of a new church, called the Church of England, or Anglican Church.
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Japanese poets in the 1600s created a haiku. A haiku is a short, three-lined poem of 17 syllables that describe nature scenes.
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The Netherlands became a great trading power in the 1600s as the Dutch used their shipbuilding, sailing, and businessskills to boost their overseas commerce.
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This chapter includesIdeas Of Enlightment, Voltaire, salon, Mary Wollonstonecraft, New Views on Government, Louis XVI, John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, The Age Of Revolution, English Bill of Rights, Declaration Of Independence, Declaration Of the Rights Of Man and of the citizens
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Parliament offered the throne to William and Mary on one condition. They had to accept the English Bill of Rights which is a document that listed rights for the Parliament and the English people. This document was approved in 1689, and drew on the principles of the Magna Carta which limited a ruler’s power and recognized some of the people’s right.
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In 1690, he published two treasities on Government. In his work, Locke argued for government as a contract between the ruler and the people.
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Scientific Revolution was a series of events that led to the birth of modern science. Occurred in Europe between 1540 and 1700. Most educated people depended on explanations from authorities like Ancient Greek writers and the Catholic Church before the Scientific Revolution.
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Frenchman Charles -Louis Montesquieu was a member of the nobility. He built on Locke’s ideas in The Spirit of the Laws, published in 1748.
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In the Social Contract, published in 1762 Roussea declared “Man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains.” According to Roussea, citizens report to the authority of the government to protect their own interests entering into a “social contract”
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Missionaries still help spread Christianity throughout the world today. Lots also still travel great distances to spread Christianity to different countries.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is still read nowadays.
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting the Mona Lisa is still popular worldwide. People admire it and people find it interesting to look at. There are also books on Leonardo Da Vinci and how he created his painting.
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Newton’s Law of Gravity is used to explain things in science and helps us understand what is in the world. Studying Newton’s Law is beneficial for people who are aiming to become scientists in the future.
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The Scientific Revolution helps us understand the natural world now and it shows us that it is reliable because scientists have used scientific methods of study to discover laws that governed. The natural world.