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1) One of the most deadly pandemics occurred, which wiped out almost half of Europe
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1346-1353
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Black Plague
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2) This long war begins between England and France
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1337-1453
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Hundred Years
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3) The Ottomans defeated this Balkan army at the battle of Kosovo to expand their territory
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1389
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Serb
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4) The Malian empire reaches its peak under his rule
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<1337
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Mansa Musa
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5) This Chinese dynasty replaces the Mongol Yuans, lasting until the mid 1600s
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1368
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Ming
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6) This Scotsman led his countrymen to victory at Bannockburn
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1314
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Robert the Bruce
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7) This famous poet composes The Divine Comedy
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1308-1321
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Dante
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8) This major hunger epidemic strikes northern Europe
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1314-1317
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Great Famine
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9) Pope Clement resides the papacy in this French city
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1309
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Avignon
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10) A university is established in this Polish city, one of the oldest schools in Europe
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1348
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Krakow
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11) This battle pits Black Prince Edward of England against King John II of France, where John is captured
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1356
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Poitiers
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12) This war ignites between the Genoans and Venetians
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1381
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Chioggia
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13) This man leads the Peasants Revolt against the English in protest of taxes, where over 30,000 rioters marched
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1381
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Wat Tyler
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14) This French queen invades England, and plans for her son, Edward III, to rule
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1326
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Isabella
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15) This Moroccan scholar travels to Mecca and much of the Middle East and Africa while documenting the Islamic world
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1325-1354
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Ibn Battuta
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16) This man becomes King of Scotland after the death of his father, Robert the Bruce
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1329
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David II
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17) The reign of this king ushers in prosperity and achievement in Poland
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1333-1370
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Casimir the Great
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18) The Aztecs establish their capital on a group of islands in Lake Texcoco, now Mexico City
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1325
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Tenochtitlan
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19) This movement, focused on classical literature and human potential, begins during the Renaissance
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1300s
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Humanism
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20) This writer is often called the founding father of the above
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1304-1374
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Petrarch
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21) This city and peninsula fell to the Ottoman Turks, establishing Ottoman stronghold in Eruope
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1354
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Gallipoli
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22) When the Ming dynasty began, this area, now led by the Dalai, regained independence from China
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1368
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Tibet
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23) This man, the nephew of David II, takes the throne of Scotland as Robert II
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1371
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Robert Stewart
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24) This scholar leads the first English translation of the Bible from Latin
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1380s
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John Wycliffe
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25) This event, where 3 men claimed to be the true Pope, led to divided loyalties across Europe within the Church
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1378-1417
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Great Schism
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26) A clock designed to strike hours is installed in a cathedral in this English city, still working today
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1386
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Salisbury
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27) This French king suffers bouts of madness, now known as having psychotic episodes from mental illness
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1392
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Charles VI
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28) Henry of Bolingbroke is proclaimed king of England as Henry IV, which introduces the royal line of this house
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1399
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Lancaster
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29) Yi Song-Gye founded this dynasty in Korea, which rules until the 20th century
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1392
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Yi
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30) Ottoman Sultan Bayazid I brings this country, then under Slav control, under his rule
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1393
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Bulgaria
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