In the years 1379 to 1405 Timur Lenk created after his model Genghis Khan a realm in the area of today's Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. After his death, the empire disintegrated as fast as it originated, but one of his descendants should play a crucial role in the conquest of India and the establishment of...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered a new world in search of a trade route to India. Overwhelmed and fascinated by the unknown, peaceful colonization soon turned into exploitation, oppression and annihilation. Especially the South American indigenous people, whose indigenous people created great empires like the Incas or Mayas, suffered from the Spanish conquests and were...
In the 15th century, Italy was divided into countless small city states, similar to ancient Greece, and divided among themselves.
Spain had its Reconquista ended in 1492, the Muslims were expelled from the Spanish peninsula and France had won the 100-year war against England. Now the rulers of the European big states were searching for new...
