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The Crusades were fought berween Christians and Muslims.
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Marco Polo reached the court of Kublai Khan in 1275. Marco was an italian trader.
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In the 1300s the black death ravaged 60% of the population of Europeans. This caused an economical change and was one of the leading reasons for the Renaissance.
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The Renaissance rebirthed many different cultures and ideas. This "rebirth" happened soon after the plauge.
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The Caraval was built by the Europeans.
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Cosimo de Medici the richest European at the time took over Florence's government was dictator of Florence for 30 years.
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Leonardo was a very exalted "Renaissance man" during the Renaissance time period. He gave the people of the Renaissance many ideas.
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Christians fled Constantinople and into Rome with Greek manuscripts. This helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance.
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The 100 year war between France and England ended in 1453.
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Cosimo de Medici died and his family went on to own Florence.
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Sengoku was a civil war in Japan that lasted between 1467 and 1568 centralized rule ended and power transported hands from the shogun to territorial lords.
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Donatello's statue was created this was the first time that a statue of a free standing nude was created since the ancient times.
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Lorenzo de Medici, Cosimo's grandson took over Florence and became the dictator. He was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. Was able to dictate Florence while giving the appearence of an elected government.
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Michelangelo Buanarroti was another "Renaissance man" or a man who mastered every area of study offered during the Renaissance time.
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Raphael advanced realism. He learned his works from Leonardo and Michelangelo
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Vittoria Colonna a poet wrote about personal subjects not politics and yet some poems had great influence.
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Christopher Columbus and his fleet set sail in the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria
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In early 1493 Columbus returned to Spain from the Americas. He told the Spainiards about the Americas and they seemed happy.
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Pedro reached the shores of modern day Brazil and claimed it for Portugal.
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Desiderius Erasmus published a book called "The Praise of Folly" it was his most famous work.
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Niccolo Maciavelli wrote the book "The Prince" it examined the imperfect conditions of the human beings. Niccolo stated that people are selfish and corrupt creatures.
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Baldassare Castiglione released the book "The Courtier" the book spoke of how to become a universal man, or a person who was able to master every area of studying during the Renaissance.
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Oda Nobunaga ended the civil war in Japan. He defeated his rivals and siezed the imperial capital of Kyoto
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Oda Nobunaga's soldiers went after Npobunaga's remaining enemies so that there would be no rebellion against him. His people were armed with muskets this was the first time muskets were used effectively in Japan,
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Seppaku was a form of ritual suicide of a Samurai. Oba Nobunaga commited Seppaku because he was unable to unite all of Japan.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (who was Nobunaga's best general) kept on killing all the daimyo that remained hostile to them.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to unify China in addition to Japan so in 1592 he invaded Korea and began a long campaign against the people of Korea.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies and all his troops in Korea left.