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• Pope calls for Holy War to win back Jerusalem
• 1st Crusades
• 2nd Crusades
• 3rd Crusades
• Siege of Constantinople

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THE CRUSADES: CROSS VS. CRESCENT

Christians and Muslims clash in a battle for control over the Holy Land.  These conflicts last centuries but leave a lasting impact on Europe that will help to usher in the Renaissance.

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• ​trade increase leads to guilds
• Mongol Empire/Genghis Khan
• Fall of Baghdad
• Marco Polo meets Kubali Khan
• ​Rise of Russia and Ottoman Empire

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WRATH OF KHANS

Asia advanced alongside Europe for centuries, but when East meets West it brings death & destruction as the Mongols advance and destroy kingdoms while bringing a deadly plague to the doorstep of Europe.

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• bubonic plague / Black Death
• Great Western Schism
• Hundred Years' War
• Spain unites / Inquisition
• Constantinople falls to Ottoman Empire

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MEDIEVAL ARMAGEDDON: PLAGUE, SCHISM & WAR

It's always darkest before the dawn.  As the Middle Ages comes to an end, Europe is ravaged by the Black Death. Furthermore, a short division in the church and a century of warfare between France and England become forces that forever change Europe

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