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Period: 1095 to 1291
The Crusades
The Crusades were religions wars between Christian and Muslims. Christians wanted to stop the expansion of Muslims' territories. -
Aug 15, 1096
The First Crusade
Armies from different troops were formed in different regions of Western Europe, they were lead by distinct leaders. One group of Crusaders started a massacre of Jews, causing a major crisis in Jewish-Christian relations. -
Period: 1347 to 1353
The Black Death
The Black Death was a time period when a deadly disease spread in Europe during the 14th century. Some of the symptoms of the Black death were fever, headache, chills, and weakness and swollen. It's estimated that 25 million people died because of this disease. -
1348
Plague Awakes Anti-Semitism
During the Black Death, people began to question its origin. People had many wrong beliefs about it, one of them was that it was the Jews' fault and people started massacring the Jews. -
1350
Scotland Plans an Invasion
At first, the Black Death did not had a great impact on Scotland, because of this, Scotland thought of taking advantage of English weakness and invade England. But by doing this, when they were about to start the invasion, the soldiers became infected and 5,000 of them died. -
Period: 1400 to 1495
Early Renaissance
The Early Renaissance what the commence of a movement during the the 1400s. It was a cultural, artistic, and polical movement; new points of view were introduced to people. During this period of time, people got the chance to share their ideas, their art, etc. -
Period: 1434 to
Age of Exploration
A time period that began in the 1400s and lasted approximately 200 years. During this time, the Europeans started explorations around the world in which they found new routes to India, and the Americas. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was was a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect during the Italian High Renaissance. He is greatly known for creating the famous painting of the Mona Lisa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, was trying to find a new route to reach East Asia. He was the first European man to discover America since the Vikings did 500 years before. -
Period: 1496 to 1527
High Renaissance
The High Renaissance was a time period that lasted about 30 years during the 1400s and 1500s. During this period of time, there were a lot of artistic presentations and ideas in Europe, mostly in states of Italy. -
Period: 1517 to 1555
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a time period during the 16th century that happened because of the corruption in the Catholic Church. During this time, people saw that the Church was taking advantage of its power and was being unfair with people. People decided that they wanted a change and began the Protestant Reformation. -
1519
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes was the Spanish conquistador, he landed in Mexico and was able to conquer the Aztecs (an ancient civilization). He did so by kidnapping the leader of the Aztecs. -
Jun 30, 1520
Moctezuma Dies
Moctezuma was the leader of the Aztec Empire, he was also the richest man in the Americas during his time. When the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, came to his palace, he kidnapped him and used him to give orders to his people. Moctezuma decided to obey him and he was seen weak by his people and eventually they killed them. -
Period: 1527 to
Late Renaissance
The Late Renaissance, also known as Mannerism, it was the lasts years of the Italian Renaissance. It began approximately during the 1520s, and ended about 80 years later. It was about art, but art that was inspired by the art done during the High Renaissance. -
Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a time period where people began to make new discoveries about the world and the universe. People started to question everything the Church said and began to use "science"; using the scientific method to prove things.