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1096
The Crusades: A
After losing land after several warnings, the Crusades and Byzantines invaded and conquered Anatolia. After several invasions, this impacted history, causing The Fall Of Jerusalem. Citizens in Jerusalem were slaughtered, men, women, and children. Later in 1192, two sides signed a peace treaty to reestablish Jerusalem, which restored Europeans' beliefs and religions, -
1096
Crusades/Description
The Crusades were a series of religious battles between Christians and Muslims. Who were starting to claim or secure holy sites, which were considered "holy" by both. There were eight major expeditions between 1096 and 1291. The bloody and violent conflicts created the status of European Christians, making them players fighting for land in the Middle East. -
1300
Middle Ages : A
This impacted Europeans' artwork, culture, and lifestyle. -
1300
Middle Ages / Description
In the 14th century, European writers and artists began to celebrate the art and culture of ancient Rome and Greece. After the fall of Rome, no state or government united Europeans. Kings, queens, and leaders derived their power with alliances. -
1350
Black Death : A
The Black Death was a very spreadable, or communicable disease. Which caused the death of 20 million people in Europe. This disease impacted history by changing Europeans' immune system, making them stronger for fighting other diseases. Thirty to sixty percent of the population was killed. Families lost children, mothers, and fathers. The trading business was killed spreading the disease through trade. -
1350
Black Death/Description
The black death was an epidemic of bubonic plague. The cause of the disease was caused by infected rats in human habitation. The skin would have black patches on it caused by subcutaneous bleeding. The skin looked black, decaying or dead. -
1517
Reformation : A
This impacted people's religions, culture, and lifestyles. -
1519
Reformation / Description
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual event. They argued for a religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of the Bible. -
Enlightenment : A
This event mostly impacted European History by battling over religion, which changes it. -
Enlightenment / Description
The Enlightenment’s important 17th-century precursors included the Englishmen Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes. Christians sought to reposition their faith along rational lines. -
Reign Of Terror/Description
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence between the two groups, Girodins and the Jacobins. The Jacobins believed in universal equality, freedom for everyone. The Girondins wanted a strong, world wide military force. -
The Reign Of Terror: A
During the Reign of Terror, forty-thousand people died as a result of state sponsored repression. Many of them being innocent, the revolutionary collapsed, causing them to turn on each other. Slavery was established for the first time in global history. Paris was the first city in Europe to have efficient electricity. Later, the progressive vision of the Revolution was discredited. -
Potato Famine : A
After the famine and starvation, about 1 million people were left homeless and starved. Others were forced to leave their homes as refugees. No vegetation or growth, causes population growth to decrease and kill people. Potatoes impact trading and exports, possibly spreading the disease. -
Potato Famine / Description
The potato famine, or known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus spread throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined over half of the potato crop. The total result from the famine was roughly one million deaths from starvation. -
Berlin Wall : A
Russians began maneuvering to driving to the United States, Britain, and France out of the city for good. Leaving several families and adults starving, homeless, and jobless. But, the United States and it's allies supported food, fuel, and other goods to them, known as the Berlin Airlift. The wall however, stopped the flooding and refugees and unwanted fights or riots. -
Berlin Wall / Description
The Communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a concrete wall. Between East and West Berlin, was to keep Western fascists from Eastern Germany. One night, civilians brought hammers and picks to try and break down the wall.