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1095
Pope Urban II Calls for the Crusades
The Pope called for. a series of Holy Wars in the East to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. -
1200
Commercial Revolution
Europe changed their main focus of their economy to trade, from their previous idea of people being born into their jobs and lifestyles. -
1254
Marco Polo Birth
The famous explorer Marco Polo was born in Venice Italy, it 1254. -
1293
Polos Begin their Journey Home.
After their many years of travel and trade they where finally going to back to their home. The way home was a tough one though due to the big storms and disease that were spreading around his crew of men, but luckily the Polo's survived, but not before they were able to get home. -
1298
Marco Polo Gets Captured
Marco Polo gets captured for "captained a galley ship in a battle against Venice's Rival city, Genoa." Marco Polo was imprisoned and while he was he met a writer there and he told Marco Polo that he should write a book about his adventures and Marco Polo thought this was a good idea and so he created "The Description of the World" -
1300
Start of Renaissance
The Renaissance started -
1440
Printing Press Invented
The Printing Press was invented in 1440 by Johann Gutenberg a German inventor. -
1511
Mistreatment of Indians
Antonio Montesinos denounced the mistreatment of Indians -
1542
The Mistreatment of Indians
Bartolome de Las Casas talks about the mistreatment of the Indians and how they were starved and killed and overworked to death, even after child birth -
The End of Renaissance & Scientific Revolution Started
The Renaissance Ended, while the scientific revolution started.