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Period: 1095 to 1291
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of wars enacted by the church to retake land for the Christian and not the Muslim, stated as a holy quest told by the pope. -
Nov 18, 1095
The Council of Clermont
A meeting of bishops, mainly from southern France, and a few representatives that exclaimed their mission to unite and take back the eastern land from the Muslims that had assaulted their brethren to the east; for it is their Christian duty to help their neighbors. Those who join get a plenary indulgence, which is a free pass to heaven from the pope itself. -
Jul 7, 1099
The Siege of Jerusalem
This was the last battle of the first crusade, with a sprawling victory for the church. With them being in the holy lands, finally, the church was happy until the next three crusades. -
1199
The Fourth and Last Major Crusade
After the failed 2nd and 3rd crusades, Pope Innocent III instated a new crusade with other legates and encyclical letters. -
Period: 1346 to 1352
The Black Death
An outbreak of a disease from northern Africa to western Eurasia, killing about a third of the population of the continent. -
1348
The Plague Enters England
As the plague ravages through Asia, many sailors and rats on trading ships passing trading route to trading route spreading plague carrying flea infested rats from city to city thus starting the pandemic. -
1349
Massacre of Jews
Due to superstition that the Jewish had sent them a plague, many town villainized them, driving them away and most likely killing them. -
Period: 1400 to 1495
Early Renaissance
A time when the arts were becoming more appreciated producing icons such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and many more. -
Period: 1419 to
Age of Exploration
A time going along with the renaissance, also called the age of discovery, where many people would sail the seas to make many discoveries. -
1450
Johannes Gutenberg Invents Printing Press
The Gutenberg press was invented in 1450; therefore creating books that anyone could have. -
Period: 1495 to 1527
High Renaissance
This when most of the recognizable of arts were made from artists Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
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Period: 1527 to
Late Renaissance
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Period: 1543 to
Scientific Revolution