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1095
Pope Urban ll calls for the Crusades
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1200
Commercial Revolution
Political, economic, and social power were no longer controlled by wealthy and powerful landowning nobles and their vassals from the old feudal order who were in charge of the environment and producing the food, shelter, and clothing that the people needed. -
1254
Marco Polo was Born
Marco Polo was born in 1254 AD to a family of merchants. This famous explorer was born in Venice, Italy, a center for commerce and trading in the Mediterranean region. -
1293
The Polos Begin Journey Home
In 1293, the Polos began their journey home by ship, returning with ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk. -
1300
Renaissance "rebirth"
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1440
The Printing Press was invented by German John Gutenberg
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1511
A Sermom was Delivered
Antonio Motesinos is the first Spaniard to speak out against the treatment of Natives in the new world. -
1542
Destruction of the Indies
After the war and the killings had ended, when, usually there survived only some boys, some women, and children, these were distributed among the Cgristians to be slaves. -
Scientific Revolution