Chapter+13

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= Causes of the Renaissance =

The Black Death
Beginning in 1346 and spreading rapidly the Bubonic Plague caused destruction among Europe that had already been plagued with famine and disease. The Black Death reoccurred about fourteen times and wiped out over half of Europe's population.The people of the time began to have a more bleak view of life. Things like the Dance of Death show how the people now recognized death. Aside from destruction, the survivors of the Plague found a higher standard of living with new farming techniques and a lesser but more fruitful population.

The Hundred Years War
England vs. France. It Occurred after King Edward III of England declared himself King of France, after the British had control of Bordeaux. The war created a new kingdom, Burgundy, that allied themselves with England. Afterwards, England invaded France and won a victory of Agincourt in 1415. People like Joan of Arc inspired the defeat of France. This war also involved a lot of Europe in its grasp such as: Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

The Ottomans and Constantinople
Ottomans seek to wage war against infidels( non- believers) and expand. They took over Balkans and Anatollia Under Murad I, they reduced the Byzantine empire to Constantinople and treated as a vassal state. Ottomans waged several wars and after Mehmed II took reign they overtook Constantinople in1453After, he took Serbia in 1458, Athens and Peloponnese in 1460, and Bosnia in 1464. Ottoman empire bridged the gap between Europe and the Middle East.