+The year 1218 unfolded within a world of shifting powers and distant horizons. Europe continued to engage in the [Fifth Crusade](/wiki/Fifth_Crusade), a monumental effort in the Near East, while the burgeoning [Mongol Empire](/wiki/Mongol_Empire) pressed its vast expansion across Asia.
+## See also
+- [Thirteenth Century](/wiki/Thirteenth_Century)
+- [Crusades](/wiki/Crusades)
+- [Genghis Khan](/wiki/Genghis_Khan)
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