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Dionysius Exiguus, a monk, created a new dating system. It used the year 1 AD to be when Jesus was born. Now, it is the most used calendar and dating system in the world.
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Gregorius Anicius is elected Pope. He became "Gregory I" and reigned until 604. He strengthed the Christian religion and helped spread it.
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A break between the Roman Catholic Chruch and the Eastern Orthodox church known as "The Great Schism". It has lasted even today.
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Led by the Duke of Normandy (later known as Wiliam the Conqueror) the Battle of Hastings was a war against King Harold the take over the throne that was rightfully William's. This is what was recorded on the Bayeux Tapestry.
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The first of many religious wars that were initiated to conquer the Holy Land from Islamic hands. The Crusades were directed by the church.
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This was a uniting of loads of nomadic tribes around Mongolia. This was also the beginning of conquests that would be evident in Europe and Asia.
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It was a legal document signed by King John. This document was mainly saying the King was not above the law and it gave the people more rights.
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The Black Death, also known as the plague, was a terrible pandemic. It was one of the biggest in the history of the world. Across Eurasia, it killed over 200 million people.
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The peasant's revolt was the first proper uprising in English history. It was created to threaten the elite and destroy the social structure of the time.
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Christopher Columbus was hoping to reach Asia, but instead found him and his crew in the Caribbean. This was the start of European settlement in the Americas.