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The Black Death killed a 1/3 of Europe. It started in Asia and spread to Italy.
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He created the printing press to make books more available. The first book was the Bible. Reading books spread around ideas for the Renaissance.
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The Renaissance started in Italy as a cultural movement and spread to Europe. The Renaissance focused on humanism and realism. Besides art it emphasized on writing, reading, and other important subjects.
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Many of the people imported to the New World were West Africans who came from the central and western part of the continent. The Portuguese were the first to enhance the New World slave trade.
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On this day Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all water route to Asia. About two months later he landed on the islands of the West Indies.
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He was the first European to reach India across the Atlantic Ocean. He set sail from Portugal to go around the Cape of Good Hope and anchored on the east coast of Africa.
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He was the first European to reach India going across the Atlantic Ocean. He rounded the Cape of Good Hope and anchored on the east coast of Africa.
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America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. He travled to the "new world" in 1499 to 1502.
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The Church of England broke with Rome largely because of his marriage of Catherine.
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The Church of England broke with Rome mainly because of his marriage with Catherine.
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He painted it in Florence Italy. There are difficulties determining the correct dates.
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He painted it in Florence Italy. The determining dates are hard to confirm with certainty.
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He started painting the Chapel in 1508 and finished by 1512. The nine scenes are included from the Book Of Genesis and The Creation of Adam.
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On this day he nailed a copy of the 95 Thesis to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church.
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He wanted to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. He set sail from Spain in 1519. He was the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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In 1531 he sailed down to Peru. On November 15, 1532 he landed in the Inca town of Cajamarca.
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Queen Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of Tudor dynasty.
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It's one of the most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation it's described as the embodiment of the Counter- Reformation.
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Named after King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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It was named after their King, James 1. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America.