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1095
The Crusades
The crusades started to stop the expansion of Muslim states, to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East. And to recapture territories that had formerly been Christian. -
Period: 1095 to 1099
The Crusades
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Aug 15, 1096
The Crusades
The Crusaders capture Jerusalem and establish the Crusader states. -
Aug 15, 1096
The Crusades
The Crusade assists in capturing Nicaea, restoring much of western Anatolia to the Byzantine Empire. -
1347
The black death
When The Black Death moves from China to Central Asia to Europe an army led By Mongol ruler Janibeg attacks the Genoese trading port of Kaffa in Crimea. Soldiers die from the disease and Janiebeg catapults their plague-infected bodies into town so it can infect his enemies. From Kaffa, Genoese ships carry the epidemic westward to Mediterranean ports, quickly spreading the disease inland. -
1348
The black death
The plague reaches North Africa, mainland Italy, Spain, England, and France. A ship from Calais, France, carries the plague to Dorset, England, in August. It spreads to Bristol, England, and then moves fast throughout the southwest counties of England. -
1349
The Black death
The spread of the disease continues as it reaches Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, and the Low Countries. London feels the devastating effects of the plague most strongly between February and May. The disease persists and moves north in England. -
1350
The black Death
The plague reaches the extreme north of England, Scotland, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. -
1351
The Black Death
The Black Death takes a toll on all of Europe and claims the lives of about 25 million people by 1351 and half of the population of 100,000 in Paris,France. -
Jan 1, 1400
Age of Exploration
Prince Henry sponsors Portugese Explorers -
Period: 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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1490
High Renaissance
High Renaissance started when the works of Leonardo da Vinci as his paintings -
Period: 1490 to 1527
High Renaissance
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Oct 12, 1492
Age of Exploration
Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean Islands -
1499
High Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance architect Donato Bramante moves to Rome. -
Period: 1527 to
Late Renaissance
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High Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance architect Donato Bramante works on the rectangular piazza in Vigevano. -
The Crusades
The First Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. It is successful in its primary aim.