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EVTDESC7420;Western European society went through great turmoil in this period. However, out of this turmoil emerged new innovations that conquered the world.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7421;Though Eastern Europe struggled to keep pace with its western neighbors, it still dominated most other threats to its hegemony.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7422;Though not at the center of the conquest of the other continents, the Turks and their Christian neighbors had innovative and advanced societies for the period.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7423;The golden age of Islam drew to a close in this period, as Christianity regained the higher ground against its foes. However, Islam remained a force to be reckoned with till the very end of the period.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7424;The traders on the south side of the Arabian peninsula had already explored much of the Indian Ocean. Trading expeditions ranged from Zanzibar to India.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7425;Asia, the greatest continent, had been dominated by the great Khans for centuries. Attila, Genghis, Timur - these names made men tremble. Though the remaining Khans were not so dominant, the plains nomads had a few tricks left up their sleeves.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7427;The home of the world's oldest religion was in this period a collection of small, squabbling states, which collapsed readily under pressure from invading outsiders.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7428;China had dominated the far east for millennia, and saw little reason to change their incredibly successful formula. Though it was at times defeated by Europe in this period, it never truly fell to the outside world. And in Japan, a new sun began to rise.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7429;Though often regarded by Europeans as savages, the peoples of the eastern coast of Africa had established a complex civilization which had thrived for centuries. The Ethiopian empire was one of the few non-European survivors of the colonial period, and avoided annexation until 1936.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7430;Though the time of Shaka was long to come, the Africans of the southeast had already been greatly productive by the standards of the underdeveloped world.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7431;The west african kingdoms of Ashanti, Dahomey, Mali, and others had already been developing for some time. They initially negotiated with European invaders, even selling their enemies into slavery. But eventually they themselves were conquered, and their goods gifted to the European crowns.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
EVTDESC7432;The people of the Americas had sophisticated societies, empires, and treaties of their own. However, compared to the onslaught of Europeans, they were doomed to isolation and destruction. The most powerful empires ended up forming the cores of Mexico and Peru, but the weaker nations were almost-systematically exterminated.;a;a;a;a;a;a;x
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