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| 1492 – key historic event and its significance |
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| Isabella and Ferdinand stole money from the Muslims and the Jew so Columbus could sail the ocean blue. As a result the Muslim empire is through. |
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| 1517 - key historic event and its significance |
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| Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses. This was very important because it spread throughout Europe and Luther was considered a hero because many people complained about the church but nobody had the voice to speak up. |
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| 1648 – key historic event and its significance |
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| Treaty of Westphalia: ended the wars of religion and the Thirty Years War. It said that a noble can decide the religion of that area. |
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| Chinese contributions to European Civilization |
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| bells, rudder, gunpowder, silk, abacus, paper, block printing |
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| Muslim contributions to European Civilization |
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| zero, greek and roman writings, maps of the world, improved sailing technology, invented algebra, sell spices from the east to Europe |
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| 1455 – key historic event and its significance |
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| In 1455 the printing press was invented. The printing press helped many religions get their beliefs out there. For example, Luther used it to post his 95 Theses and Calvin used it to publish doctrines of morality and theology. This helped religions other than Catholicism to find and convert people to that religion. |
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| He founded the Jesuits. He taught that monks should be involved, literate, and well educated rather than withdrawing from the world. This was the opposite of the parish priest. |
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| She was the queen of England from 1558 untill her death. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She had no children and wasn't married because she knew that once she was married, all her power would go to her husband. She was possibly the greatest monarch. |
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| 400 - key historic event and its significance |
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| In the year 400, Rome fell. This gave power to the Catholic church. The Catholic church controlled Europe for thousands of years. |
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| 1100 - key historic event and its significance |
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| The Cruscades began in Italy. This makes them come in conatact with the Muslims and the Muslims gave the Catholics ancient books about Rome. |
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