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| Macedonian dynasty of Byzantium (867-1054) |
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| Macedonian emperors, starting with Basil I heavily expanded the empire by strengthing the navy(Basil I) and the army(Basil II). They did so by keeping military strongholds in each city. Furthermore missionary work followed their conquest and cemented the conquered into a Byzantium mindset. |
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| Defeated the Magyars at Lechfeld in 955, and claimed the imperial title of the Carolingians. Army was composed of old-fashioned foot soldiers, but he had a numbers advantage. |
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| Battle of Lechfeld in 955 |
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| Won by Otto I against the Magyars. Otto used calvary and knights to win. |
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| Venice in the late medieval period |
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| Flourishing merchants. Golden era of Venice's history. Only route between Asia and Europe connected through the Mediterranean. Crusades caused Venice to grow. |
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| Western European merchants |
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| The founding fathers of Capitalism during the middle ages. Historians consider the Netherlands as the first fully Capitalistic and Mercantilistic country. |
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