History 7

By Gabby.Rendon208
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for the Crusades

    The
  • 1200

    Commercial Revolution

    Cities developed and grew due to trade. The big shift in power from the countryside to the cities. Rise of the merchant class.
  • 1254

    Marco Polo birth

    Marco was born into a family of merchants in Venice, Italy which was the center of trade in the Mediterranean.
  • 1293

    Polos journey

    The polos began their journey home by a ship returning with ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk.
  • 1298

    Polo captured

    Marco captained a galley ship in a battle against Venice's rival city, Genoa and he was captured as a prisoner of war.
  • 1300

    Rebirth Renaissance

    The Europeans started to follow what the Greeks and Romans were doing.
  • 1440

    The printing press

    In 1440 the printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg.
  • 1511

    Montesinos denounced the mistreatment of Native Americans

    Montesinos is the first to speak out against the treatment of Native Americans.
  • 1542

    Bartolome de las Casas: Destruction of the Indies

    De Las Casas speaks out against the native treatment in the new world

  • The Scientific revolution

    The Scientific Revolution was when new technology was made