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Chinggis Khan rose to power among the nomadic Mongolian people, unifying the clans and creating the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongols would rule for around 160 years and were one of the most dominant empires that have ever ruled.

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The Bubonic Plague was likely spread to Europe from Asia through rats from spice ships. The plague killed 30-50% of Europe, but also led to the end of feudalism and the reorganizing of the European social structure.

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The members of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed an alliance that lasted from 1428 to 1521 that was for the purpose of organizing flower wars. Flower wars were wars that both sides agreed to partake in so that they could take prisoners of war for human sacrifices.

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1453-Political-Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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1453-Political-Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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After more than a month-long siege, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II successfully captured the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. This marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and was a big indicator of the growing power of the Ottoman Empire.

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Martin Luther was upset with the way the Christian Church was being run, and he nailed his 95 Theses to a church wall. This sparked the separation of Christianity into several branches, the main two being Catholic and Protestant.

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1545-Economic-Discovery of Silver and Potosí

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1545-Economic-Discovery of Silver and Potosí

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Silver was discovered by European colonists in Potosí Bolivia, which would lead to the balancing of the silver trade, meaning Europeans could finally afford plenty of Chinese goods. This also lead to the exploitation of Native Americans for labor in silver mines, killing a large portion of their population.

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Matteo Ricci was a Christian missionary who went to China from 1582-1610. He was the first European in China to get close to and gain the respect of the people there, and many Jesuits followed in his path.

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The Enlightenment was a social and cultural movement where scholars, as well as ordinary people, started the question the role of the government and peoples lives, as well as questioning other rules of society.

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The Industrial Revolution was a an economic restructuring that started in Britain thanks to the amount of coal there and utilized new technology such as the steam engine to start the factory system. The revolution spread around the world, lead to a restructuring of the social class system and introduced women to the workforce in textile factories. Conditions in factories were terrible, and children had to work to help support their families.

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The reason the French Revolution started was due to inequalities between social classes, and the small portion of the population that made up the upper class made all of the decisions for the rest of French society. The lower class violently rebelled and the monarchy was overthrown.

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The Haitian Revolution was a revolt by the lowest class in Haitian society, the slaves. They revolted against the higher class, grand blanc slave owners, and poor petit blancs, to create the worlds first free black republic.

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1793-Economic-Invention of the Cotton Gin

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1793-Economic-Invention of the Cotton Gin

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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to increase the productivity of cotton production. This led to increased success of the cotton industry, and unfortunately increased the use of slaves.

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After being defeated by the British in the Opium Wars, the Qing Dynasty of China was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanjing, which allowed European powers to have spheres of influence in China as well as increased trading rights.

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The Sepoy Rebellion took place among members of the military in India under British control. The sepoys were always treated as second-class compared to their British captains, and resentment culminated in a rebellion that lasted for a year before being stomped out by the British, who further worsened the treatment of the sepoys.

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After seeing the influence that Europe had in China, and after being forced to open up more to Europe, Japan underwent a cultural restoration. The government system became less feudal, and traditional Japanese culture was celebrated and encourage while useful elements of European culture, science, and medicine were accepted and adopted.