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  1. 3. rise of Zimbabwe They became increasingly wealthy and the capital prospered, reaching the height of its influence in the 14th century.
  2. 4. Crusade was an attempt by three European monarchs of Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy Land
  3. 7. Cabot sails to the Americas Hoping to find Asia but found America in 1497
  4. 8. Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople the conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire.
  5. 9. death Biggest caused by fleas and rats
  6. 11. transferred to Christianity King of Axum changes religions
  7. 12. of rock is built Gold dome
  8. 14. Gutenberg invents the printing press The old version of the typewriter
  9. 16. of tours halted Islamic conquest
  10. 18. John signs Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta
  11. 20. richest empire in the world at the time
  12. 23. Muhammads journey
  13. 24. empire Leo V I
  14. 26. year war Won by France
  15. 27. converts to Christianity The Catholicism following the Battle of Tolbiac on Christmas Day 508
  16. 29. the Conqueror unites England he is best remembered for leading the Norman Conquest of England in 1066
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  1. 1. and Isabella become leaders of Spain They became leaders of Spain by marriage.
  2. 2. has crowned Holy Roman Emperor Someone was crowned  by Pope Leo III
  3. 5. Religious ¨box¨ building
  4. 6. After John Cabot, this man came to the Americas
  5. 8. rise of the Aztecs The Aztecs built a great empire in central Mexico but were conquered by the Spanish in 1521.
  6. 10. da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa A famous painting of his wife
  7. 13. urban speech speech to reclaim the holy land
  8. 15. writes Romeo and Juliet was a play written by Shakespeare
  9. 17. Khan starts the Yuan Dynasty in China In 1271, he established his capital in modern-day Beijing and named his empire the Yuan Dynasty.
  10. 19. capture Baghdad Baghdad is absolutely destroyed by this huge empire
  11. 21. Khan becomes ruler of the Mongols Genghis Khan forged alliances with other clans, exterminated the existing clan nobility, and overpowered enemy tribes.
  12. 22. The most religious place in Saudi Arabia
  13. 25. the Great becomes czar of Russia Became Grand Prince on March 27th, 1462, following the death of his father.
  14. 28. invade Europe leading France to win the 100-year war