HIST 2055 : 1 19 Notes (Exam 1)
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Background to european expansion: three important influences on european life. The crusades (1095-1289: hundreds of thousands of men and women joined this religious military crusade because the pope told them it was a sure entrance to heaven, these fights were against the muslim. In europe, many young knights that were supposed to inherit their fathers estates. But, because many did not return from war, prince"s and monarchs gained the power over them. This sparked royal power in europe: middle eastern culture began to spread throughout europe. The black death a. k. a the plague: the plague makes its way throughout europe 1347-1350 and kills around. Sicily denies access but a few members were able to jump off and swam ashore to mecina. Within two weeks, the people of mecina were infected: by june of 1348 all of sicily was infected, along with most of france and.
