History 7

By avery.nash
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for the Crusades

    The Pope calls for a series of holy wars to take back the holy land from the Muslims.
  • 1200

    The Commercial Revolution

    The crusades sparked travel and trade, causing a major change from feudalism to a trading economy.
  • 1254

    Marco Polo's Birth

    Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants. He lived in Venice Italy which was a center for commerce and trading.
  • 1293

    The Polo's Journey Begins

    The Polos' began their journey by ship and returned with ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk.
  • 1298

    Marco Polo fought against Genoa

    Marco Polo captained a galley-ship in a war against his hometown and Genoa. Polo was captured and held imprisoned.
  • 1300

    Renaissance Started

    When the Europeans' opened their ways of thinking. Renaissance means "Rebirth"
  • 1400

    Printing Press was invented

    Johann Gutenburg invented the printing press to pull together the block printing technique.
  • 1511

    Montesinos Delivered his Seremon

    Montesinos was the first to speak out against the Spanish treatment of natives.
  • 1542

    Bartolome de Las Casas: Destruction of the Indies

    De Las Casas speaks out about indigenous mistreatment in the new world.

  • Scientific Revolution

    Europeans' studied roman and greek arts and built open their new ideas to reach new heights.