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6 days ago · Initially, the most immediate economic impact of Columbus's voyages was the introduction of new commodities to European markets. The New World was rich in resources previously unknown to Europeans, such as gold, silver, and a variety of agricultural products including potatoes, tomatoes, and maize.
3 days ago · The medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, is one of the most fascinating and impactful eras in European and world history. Spanning approximately 1000 years from the 5th to the 15th century, the medieval period saw the formation of European kingdoms, the rise of the Catholic Church, the ravages of the Black Death, and the beginnings of the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
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May 6, 2024 · The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were 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.
6 days ago · Word of Columbus's exploits spread quickly, sparking the Western European exploration, conquest, and colonization of the Americas. The Discovery of America ( Johann Moritz Rugendas ). Spanish explorers, conquerors, and settlers sought material wealth, prestige, and the spread of Christianity , often summed up in the phrase "gold, glory, and God ...
3 days ago · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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May 13, 2024 · The Log of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus Call Number: E118 .C725 1987 Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historie [of the Columbus family].
5 days ago · They were changing to such an extent that a few years after Columbus reached the Bahamas, the late medieval assumptions that guided Columbus were under attack from Martin Luther. We would like to know, but don’t get to know, how the European encounter with Americans in the late 15th century changed how Europeans saw themselves.