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Who were the first Europeans to reach the western hemisphere?
A Norseman named Leif Ericson was the first recorded European to land in North America. He did this nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
What were the Byzantine contributions to Western European Civilization?
The Crusades were a profoundly impactful event from the Byzantine/Islamic World on Western Europe. In addition, Islamic Empires controlled parts of Iberia (Spain and Portugal) from 711 C.E. to 1492 C.E. These interactions between Eastern Culture and Western Culture were responsible for the massive shift in Europe back to Classical Culture in the Renaissance.
What natural disaster struck the roman empire in 366 CE?
No natural disasters occurred in 366. In 365, a massive undersea earthquake near Crete caused a tsunami that hit the coasts of the Eastern Mediterranean. It is estimated that the magnitude of the easthquake was eight or higher, In Crete nearly all towns were destroyed. There was widespread destruction in central and southern Greece, northern Libya, Egypt, Cyprus,and Sicily.
The period of the Crusades lasted nearly?
200 years
3 long term effects of the crusades?
the Crusades benefited Europe in a number of ways. For one thing, the exchange that occurred during the Crusades facilitated the spread of Islamic math and science. This exposed Europeans to improvements in navigation techniques. These advancements, in turn, helped to usher in Europe's Age of Exploration and led to nearly five centuries of European cultural and economic dominance.
