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Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500
500-1500
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511
Clovis unites Franks under Christian rule.
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527
Justinian becomes ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
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Jan 1, 630
Muhammad returns to Mecca after making the Hijrah to Medina
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Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel defeats the Muslims at Tours.
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Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel stops Muslim invasion.
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Jan 1, 1000
Muslim Scholars, who preserved Greek medical works, share them with Europeans.
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Jan 1, 1066
Norman invasion of England.
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Jan 1, 1095
First crusade begins.
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Jan 1, 1100
Muslim litterature flourishes.
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Jan 1, 1190
Holy Roman Empire weakens
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Jan 1, 1192
Kamakura Shogunate rules Japan.
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Jan 1, 1215
King John approves Magna Carta
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Jan 1, 1240
Mongols destroy Kiev.
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Jan 1, 1279
Kublai Khan conquers China.
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Jan 1, 1347
Bubonic plague strikes Europe.
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Jan 1, 1429
Joan of Arc leads the French to victory over the English at Orleans.
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Jan 1, 1453
Constantinople falls to Ottoman Turks.
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Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War ends with French victory.
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Al-Khawarizmi writes the first algebra textbook.
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Byzantine culture spreads to Russia
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Tang Dynasty begins 289-year rule in China.
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Heian period begins in Japan.
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Koryu Dynasty controls Korea.
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Song Dynasty established in China.
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Pope Leo III crowns the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor.
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Treaty of Verdun divides Charlemagne's empire.
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Outside invasions spur growth of feudalism.
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Otto the Great becomes emperor
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Capetian dynasty begins in France.