1. By: Liam Creswick
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2. The Middle Ages in Europe lasted from 1000 to about
1500. For about 200 years; Arab Muslims and European
Christians fought in a series of wars called the Crusades.
Christians called Palestine, the Holy Land. Both sides
wanted to get Palestine for themselves. Some Jews were
caught in between and died. For the
Muslims, Mohammad died in Palestine, but for
Christians, Jesus lived and died there. The first crusade
lasted from 1147 to 1149. There were also other
crusades, like the Children's Crusade.
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3. Life was hard in the late Middle Ages. The cities were
dirty, unlike the countryside. In the city people threw
garbage out of their windows. The city was less likely to be
attacked. The people in cities formed guilds, a guild is a
group of people doing one craft. An example is a baker
guild, or a carpenter guild. They needed people with more
education, so they made universities. Universities began
around 1100. The most famous teacher was Thomas
Aquinas. Cathedrals took about 100 years to build. They
usually had stained glass windows. The black death
(plague) started in 1347 and ended in 1351. About 55,000
people died from it!
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4. In 1100 the Song Dynasty was one of the most
advanced civilizations in the world. The Mongols were
a powerful tribes ever, led by one of the most powerful
leader s; Genghis Khan. The Mongols conquered most
of Asia! When Genghis Khan died, his grandson took
over. Kublai Khan wasn’t as powerful as his almighty
grandfather, Genghis. Genghis lived from 1162 to 1227.
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6. Q: Would you want to live in the middle ages?
A: No, you would probably die. More than 100,000,000
people died in the Middle Ages! The Middle Ages were
the worst period of time for some nations, like for
Europe.
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7. Like most of Asia, Japan was attacked by the Mongols.
Japanese joined together to protect their land. They
believed that their gods sent kamikaze or holy winds to
protect them. The kamikaze supposedly helped them
defeat the Mongols.
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