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Emperor Constantine leads Roman forces to victory at Milvian bridge. Legend has it that he had visions of winning the battle if he fought under the cross. So he ordered his legions to draw crosses on their Shields.
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Muslim army invades spain, spreading Islam to spain.
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Permanat split between the Eastern Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic Church;
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Forces led by Saladin captures Jerusalem leading to the third crusade.
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Constantinople sacked by the fourth crusade leading to the start of the Latin empire of Constantinople.
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Philip IV secretly sent out orders to arrest all members of the Knights Templars in france.
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Dante completes his most renowned work "Divine Comedy". It is seen as the one of the most greates European literature.
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The black death was had a significant impact on Europe killing 1/4 of its population.
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Renaissance, known as the rebirth of European culture was a revolution of art, humanism, indiviuality, astronomy, etc. that started in Florence Italy .
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Lithuanians were the last accept Catholic faith in Europe.
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Joan of Arc a peasant girl form France has visions from God to lead the French forces agaisnt the English and retake the French lands. After succsess she is later captured and burned.
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Christopher Columbus encounters the Americas, this is important because this led to the expansion of Christianity and the spread of diseases killing most of the native population.
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1492 Rodrigo Borgia was crowned as Pope Alexander VI. He is known to be one of the most controversial popes in history. Having fathering several of children by his misstresses.
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Martin Luther posts his 95 theses, protesting agasint the sale of indulgences.
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King Charlemagne of the Franks is crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Saint Peter`s Basillica.
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Clovis I the pagan king of the Franks converts to the Catholic church.
