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A Muslim Army invades western Europe in search for land and the end of Christianity.
Significance: This stopped the advancement of Muslim forces from Iberia allowing further development of Christian states. -
He was the king of the Franks and Emporer of the West.
Significance: During his life he founded the Royal Empire, Stimulated European and political life and also created the cultural rivial known as the Carolingian Renaissance. -
Both Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic became seperate religions.
Significance: The two religions splitting has created other religions to expand on -
William, the Duke of Normandy invaded England beginning a campaign of conquest leading to his crowning.
Significance: created an on-going link between the island of Britain. This connection can be seen in the developement of english culture, language, history, and economics -
It is the oldest Academic institution of the western world. It was mainly around Roman Law and the Justinian code.
Significance: The University provided education in all studies. part of the reason why they started building Monestory schools and Cathedrals was becasue of Charlemagne. -
She marries the king of England, Henry
Significance: Her marriage bore Henry eight sons of which richard and John were her favourites. They later became Kings of England after Henry died. -
It was a considered a bill of rights in England establishing that the King was not above the law.
Significance: It contained several clauses that were very influential in later bill of rights, such as the first 10 Amendments of the United Stated Constitution. -
He was imprisoned at Genoa following the battle of Kurzola and there he meets a writer, Rustichello of Pisa, and they both begin a book of Marcos travels.
Significance: If Marco was never captured he wouldnt have been able to create a book of his travels which later on professors have looked at as a guide to the life of medieval times -
It was between the French and English Monarchies and it destroyed crops and led to increase taxes to pay for military expenses.
Significance: The way sped the process of transforming France from a feudal monarchy to a centralized state and it encouraged the english to develope their own clothing industry and foreign markets -
A german man invented the printing press which later written the Glutenberg Bible.
Significance: Without him inventing the printing press the Protestant Reformation would not have been possible. -
She went to Orleans with 5,000 soldiers. the soldeirs were inspired by her visions of victory. The english soldiers were upset at her audicity as she asked them to surrender. She won the battle with the english at Orleans.
Significant: If she never battled with the english they woldnt have burned her and later become St. Joan of arc. -
Sultan Mehmed bomberded the walls of Constantinople and soon after Emporer Constantine died.
Significance: It became the end of the Roman empire and a new era began with the Turks creating a new empire in Constantinople. -
The Emporer Justinian made a commision to make a new collection of imperial constitutions.
Significance: The Code became the foundation of law in most western European countries. -
Clovis defeated the last Roman ruler in Gaul ans conquered various Germanic peoples.
Significant: What he did later became modern France -
The Vikings invaded England wanting revenge on King Ella.
Significance: The Vikings late settled in southwest iceland creating a settlement now known as the American continent Greenland and Vinland.