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The Crusaes motive was to re-capture Jerusalim. Those who volunteered to fight against muslims sewed a red cross on their tunic.
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A time where people of differing segments of society began studying the history, art and literature of the past.During the Renaissance, art and literature came to exist for its own beauty or as ideals of beauty or learning.
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The 100 years war was a long conflict that pitted kings and kingdoms of France and England against each other. There were 2 conflicts the the war, first the duchy of Guyenne belonged to engalnd but french wanted it. Second the English claimed the french crown.
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Black death is a disease from rats abord the ships. They were overcome with fever, unable to keep food down and delirious from pain.
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Ming army captured Dadu, the capital city of Yuan, and rid China of most of the remaining Mongols, ultimately ending Yuan.
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Under Zheng's command was a fleet of 62 ships manned by more than 27, 800 men. The fleet carried cargo a-long the coast of Fujian, down south to Zhancheng and, after crossing the South China Sea, reached such places as Java and Sri Lanka.
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Joan herself could only guess she was 19 during her trial for heresy. Through a series of battles and near mythological leadership, Joan of Arc was able to not only capture Orleans, which had been a thorn in the side of the French for years, but she also captured Rheims, Paris and countless other towns to drive the English out.
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After the conquest Ottomans became an Empire and one of the most powerful empires. Also after, Ottoman started taking by the name "The Conquerer"
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Before he invented painting press Johannes was a goldsmith and businessman from the mining town in southern Germany. This method of printing can be credited not only for a revolution in the production of books.
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Finally able to convince the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María.
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Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast.With the aid of an Indian merchant he met there, he then set off across the Indian Ocean.
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They enslaved Africans endured in the holds of slave ships as they crossed the Atlantic. The africans were shipped to americas as chattel in the Americas.
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Before Safavid, there was a rivalery between Iran and Timurid, in result of Iran's viscotry, Safavid was born. By the 15th century, the Safavid movement could draw on both the mystical emotional force and the Shi'a appeal to the oppressed masses to gain a large number of dedicated adherents.
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Born in Spain in 1460, Juan Ponce de León led a European expedition to discover the mythical fountain of youth, instead finding the southeast coast of what would become the United States
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The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting in the world. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1506, when da Vinci was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre, in Paris, where it remains an object of pilgrimage in the 21st century.
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Michalangelo was forced to paint the chapel, he never accepted to paint it. Michelangelo proposed instead to paint the Old Testament scenes, that he uses to organize the composition.
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Luther spent his early years as a Monk and scholar. Luther penned a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling indulgences to absolve sin.
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Magallen was from spain who st off his world trip looking for fame and fortune. He discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India. Mughal dynasty was notable for its more than two centuries of effective rule, for the ability of its rulers, who have 7 generations maintained a record of unusual talent, and for its administrative organization.
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King Henry acted essentially as its “Pope”. His first act was to further defy the wishes of Rome by funding the printing of the scriptures in English.
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5 years before Pizzaro's arrival, a devastating war of succession gripped the empire. Atahuallpa was consolidating his rule when Pizarro and his 180 soldiers appeared.
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Nicolaus Copernicus's theory was that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. Nicolaus was not, his true name, he changed it. We still are not for sure what his real name really is.
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The council played a role in revitalizing the Roman Catholic church in many parts of Europe. The council then laid the groundwork for future declarations.
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His reign saw the economic decline of Spain, it's bankruptcy and a disastrous decade, which included the disaster of the Spanish Armada.Philip's most common fail was himself , he mistrusted his own judgment and relied on the advice of others.
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Elizabeth claimed the throne at age 25 and was the queen for 44 years. She kept England in the ascendant through wars, and political and religious turmoil.
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in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The American and French Revolution was inspired by Enlightenment.
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100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Jamestown expanded from the area around the original James Fort into a New Town built to the east and it remained the capital of the Virginia colony.
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Louis X!V was known as the Sun King. Louis X!V throne lasted for 72 years, longer than that of any other known European sovereign
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Huang Taiji of Manchuria in northeast China renames his region Qing. The word in Chinese means pure.
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His main concern is the problem of social and political order: how human beings can live together in peace and avoid the danger and fear of civil conflict. He poses stark alternatives: we should give our obedience to an unaccountable sovereign group empowered to decide every social and political issues.
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Oliver was a Puritan. He was a highly religious man who believed that everybody should lead their lives according to what was written in the Bible.
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Peter was the first child of his second marriage. There were already six daughters and two rather unhealthy sons. At ten years old Peter became Czar jointly with his half brother Ivan.
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During her husband's lifetime, she had at least three lovers and, if her hints are to be believed, none of her children were her husbands. Catherine suffered from a form of pleurisy, which causes sharp pains in the chest.
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During the French revolution citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape. The French Revolution was influenced by the age of Enlightenment.
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Before the Constitution could become the law of the land, it would have to withstand public scrutiny and debate. For 2 days, Congress debated whether to censure the delegates to the Constitutional Convention for exceeding their authority.
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The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution, to prevent counter-revolution from gaining ground. After the death of Louis XVI the Reign of Terror began.
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The first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. napoleon was crowned at 35 years old.
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The battle of waterloo was taken place in Belguim. The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, signaled the end of his reign and the end of France’s domination in Europe. After Waterloo, Napoleon abdicated and later died in exile.
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The army of the state was a hierarchy of samurai with rank determined by heredity. The head of this structure was the Shogun.
