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The Ottoman Empire defeated Constantinople toppling the Byzantine Empire and finishing off the remains of the Roman Empire.
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Established to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in the Spanish kingdoms.
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Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Americas. It marked the end of Reconquista, the recapturing of the Iberian Peninsula from Ottoman control.
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Divided land between the Spanish and Portuguese colonists in South America.
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Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach Asia by sea and made a 3000 percent net profit through trade because of not having to go through the Ottoman empire.
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The Ottoman Empire defeated the Safavid, bringing Iraq and Eastern Anatolia under Ottoman control for the first time.
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Led by Martin Luther, a revolution against the corruption of the Catholic Church splintering Christianity into many variations.
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Catholicism's attempt at regaining its lost power from the Protestant Reformation. It started with the Council of Trent, and never truly ended until the end of the 30 years war.
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A extremely powerful English company, that with authority from the government conquered most of India for trade purposes.
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Powerful Dutch trading company. Conquered the majority of Indonesia, and enslaved the native people, in order to take control of a large portion of the spice trade.
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The Seven Years’ War was based upon two main struggles. That of the maritime and colonial conflict between Britain and its Bourbon enemies, France and Spain; the second being the conflict between Frederick II of Prussia and Austria, France, Russia, and Sweden.