History 7

By Graham.Erwin
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II cals for the Crusades

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

    Commercial Revolution

    The merchants found a ton of scarce goods by going to Asia and they started selling scarce goods and made a ton of money which in turn gave them more power than they originally had.
  • 1254

    Marco Polo is born

    Marco polo is born
  • 1293

    The Polo's come home

    The Polo's come home after a long journey looking for trade and comerce.
  • 1298

    Marco Polo captained a galley-ship

    Marco Polo captained a ship in a battle against geneva and he is captured as a prisoner of war.
  • 1300

    Scientific revolution

    The renaissance era is started with many technological advancements
  • 1440

    Invention of printing press

    printing press is invented
  • 1511

    Antonio Montesinos Delivers Sermon

    Antonio Montesinos is the first to speak out against the Spaniards on their treatment of the natives.
  • 1542

    Batolome de Las Casas: Destruction of the Indies

    Bartolome de Las Casas speaks out against the Spanish treatment of the natives.

  • Europeans study greek arts and language

    Europeans start study greek arts and language