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Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades
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Period: 1185 to
Age of samurai
Samurai followed Bushido
Shogunates were the rulers of Japan
Abolished in 1868
If a samurai was dishonored they had to commit seppuku "suicide".
Also called "bushi" -
Period: 1337 to 1453
100 years war
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1347
Black Death begins in Europe
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1350
Renaissance begins
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1368
Rise Qing Dynasty
Lasted for 276 years
Founded by Hongwu
First one to use guns
Was overthrown by rebels -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
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1439
Johannes Gutenburg printing press
The first thing printed was the Bible. -
Period: 1453 to
Ottoman Empire
Founded by Osman I
Reached peak of empire during Suleiman's reign
Mehmed II conquered Constantinople
Ends up replaced by Turkey
Lasted till WWI -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 Theses
