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A war between cristians and muslims over holy land, It lasted until 1291. Increased the European kings power. This is not the only crusade. 1096-1291
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Renaissance had a rebirth in creativity. People started to see the worth in human accomplishment. It helped people create self identiy and not just do what the church told them to.
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War between the French and English. Fought about land. Joan of Arc is in this time period. Not actually 100 years.
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Wiped out a third of Europe. Carried on fleas on rats. Changed the economy of Europe. It made the poor earn more money changing the social classes.
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Ming Dynasty lasted nearly 300 years. It increased stability, agriculture and trade. Stable and plentaful food led to populatiion growth. 1368-1644
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Led seven voyages around the Indian ocean. He presented gifts from China.Voyages demonstrated Ming China's growing sea power. 1405-1433
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Burned at the stake for heiressy. Said she seen messages from god. She became a saint in 1920.
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Constantinople controlled a major trade route between Asia and Europe. A major land and sea assault against Constantinople. Constantinople then became Istanbul.
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Johannes Gutenberg makes a printing press that allowed you to print several copies. The first book published was "The Bible". This allowed more people to be literate.
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Columbus set out with a crew of men to voyage to asia. They finally hit land which is now known as San Salvador. This was important because he had discovered a new contitent.
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There return caused great excitment among the Portuguese. The trip to more than ten months. This caused the Portuguese to send another expidition to India
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The Atlantic slave trade continued for about 400 years. An estimated 15 to 20 million Africans were shipped to America against their will. 1500-1800
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Came into conflict with the Ottomans and other muslims.The safavids were Shia: most ther Muslims were Sunnis. Helped establish it as a major Muslim civilization. 1501-1722
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Named after Amerigo. Colombus was forgotten until recently.
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Da Vinci was not only a highly talented painter but also a mathematician, enginer, inventer, etc... He had some 20,000 notes about inventions way beyond his time. "Mona Lisa" tries to capture the complexity of humans. 1503-1506
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The paintings show scenes from the Old Testement. It has biblical characters. Many historians consider it revolutionary to art.
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Luther hung his theses on the church door which served much like a bulletin board. In it he stated that selling indulges was sinful. This caused many people to want to reform.
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Magellan had five ships and about 250 men. By the time they had made it all the way around there were only 18 men left, and Magellan had been killed. The survivors were the first people to sail around the world.
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First Muslim empire and one of the great civilizations of history. Known for its weatlth and power. Abolished taxes put on non-muslims.
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Spain reached peak of its grandeur. There was a steady stream of gold and silver. Spains power grew a large amount
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The Inca Empire was already weakened by small pox and civil war. Pizarro demanded that they except christianity and hand over the Empire. They destroy the Inca.
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Created it so he could divorce his first wife. Henry had Parliament pass laws ending the pope's power. Made king head of the church in England.
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Earth orbits the sun. Copernicus died before his work was published. Other scientists expand on his theories.
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Examined the criticisms made by Protestents. Rejected self-discipline and individual faith. Catholics everywhere felt renewed energy and confidence.
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One of her first acts split England once again from Rome. She was a protestant. She prosecuted anyone who worshiped as catholic.
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Scientific revolution convinced many European thinkers about the power of reason. Time of optimism and possibility. Inspired educated people throughout Europe and beyond.
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Settlers hoped to find gold and silver. They found marshy ground and impure water. 80% died during first winter.
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Led France during a time of great power and prosperity. Supremely confident in his ability to rule. He began a tradition of absolute monarchy.
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China expanded to the largest size in history. Reduced taxes for peasents and expanded into parts of central asia. China was the most advanced civilazation during this period
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Hobbes wrote about humans being naturally selfish and fearful. Argued that people needed an all powerful monarch to tell them how to live. His views sparked many controversy.
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Fighting broke out in Ireland and Scotland. Cromwells foreign exploits made him very unpopular in the other countries. House of Commons abolished.
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He made many reforms, and began to promote military officers on merit. He defeated the Taters. Peter had many members tortured.
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She was influenced by major European thinkers of the time who believed that a strong wise ruler could improve life for their subjects.Reformed Russia's legal and education system. She completely reorganized local governments.
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Attempting to resolve issues like the payment of debts from the Revolutionary War and other domestic issues. Many unions did not like the ideas. In the end all unions adopted it.
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Long-standing resentments against the French monarchy fueled anger in France. Caused by the unequal structure of the French government and society.Enlightment ideas also wer inspired by the revolution.
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Focused on addressing economic and political threats within France.The committee targeted even those who shared many views but were perceived as just slightly too radical or conservative.
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Strengthened the power of France's central government. Many reforms of the French society, Helped fuel the spread of nationalism.
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Napoleon troop's battled against British troops. Both sides suffered huge losses but ultimatily it was a crushing defeat for Napoleon. The war ended the Napoleonic Wars.
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Established a strong central government. Period of relative unity,peace, and stability in Japan. Women's status gradually declined.
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