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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
Commercial Revolution
A trade revolution where social power was no longer controlled by the rich landowners and nobles. Landlords became less powerful. This revolution allowed lower class citizens to go up to the middle class, now meaning that there are three classes. -
1254
Marco Polo Birth
He was born in 1254 AD. -
1293
The Journey Home
The Polo family started their travel home by ship, bringing many goods along with them. -
1298
Imprisonment
Marco Polo was held as a prisoner of war, he met a writer who encouraged Marco Polo to write about his journey around Asia. -
1300
Renaissance
The Renaissance is when Europeans followed up with the Greek and Roman ways, like in their arts, writings, mathematics, and science. -
1440
Printing Press
The Printing Press was made by a German inventor, Johann Gutenberg, but later on, Marco Polo brought back the Printing Press to Europe. -
1511
A Dominican friar denounced the mistreatment of the New World Indians
In 1511 CE, a Dominican friar, who was the first to notice the horrible treatment of the New World Indians. He wrote a letter describing the innocence of the Indians. -
1542
Bartolome, Destruction of the Indies
In 1542 CE, Indies were tricked by the Christians to follow their faith. Infants died, men died in mines, women died on ranches. Depopulation occurred. -
Scientific Resolution
This is when people started doing great things in science and mathematics. Also, humans developed amazing new technology.