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Many bad things happened in the period from 1000-1300 in Europe. These events included the Plague and the Great Western Schism.
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The Renaissance lasted until 1500 and was a period that produced a lot of innovation. New ideas came to life and changed the way that people lived in this time period. -
The Black Death or The Plague was a worldwide pandemic that killed millions. This pandemic spread so easily because of the malnourished and poor people that were very vulnerable to infection. -
The main city-states during the Renaissance were Milan, Venice, and Florence. Venice was very wealthy during this time. During this period print was invented which also allowed information to be shared quickly which changed a lot for city-states. -
One of the crises of the Middle Ages, the Western Schism was a conflict among three popes trying to take control over the Catholic Church. This conflict lasted almost 40 years.
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Europe was not a wealthy country in relation to other countries. Because of this, they sought to explore new land and new wealth with it. -
Many great innovations came out of the Renaissance time period. Some significant innovations were gunpowder and the printing press. The innovation of gunpowder changed the way wars would be fought. -
Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer. Columbus and his crew discovered South and Central America. With this exploration, they found great wealth. However, this exploration also caused the great dying which was the death of many Native Americans who died because of new illness and murder by the Spanish. -
The Protestant Reformation was the result of Martin Luther's thesis posted on the door of the Roman Catholic Church. This reformation ended in denominations that were competing. -
Martin Luther was a monk who protested then Roman Catholic Church and their beliefs. In 1517 he posted his thesis on the door of the church containing his theory of the Bible and the means for salvation.
