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The prophet, Muhammad died in Madina after a breif illness.
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Charles Martel (Frankish leader) stopped the Muslim conquest at Tours in the Battle of Tours.
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Pope Urban II called for a crusade (religious expedition) to take back Jerusalem from the Seljk Turks.
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A group of nobles met at Runnymede to draft the Magan Carta and forced John to sign it.
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A court is set up by the Church to find and punish people suspected of hersey.
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A war on French land between England and France. This war was fought over who controled a piece of french land. France won.
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Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille get married. Their two kingdoms remained seperate and royal power was limited by local interests.
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In the morning on September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the Islamist extremist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes, crashing two of the planes into the World Trade Center
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According to Muslim tradition, Ma'mun (Abbassid caliph) founded the House of Wisdom at Baghdad. It was a research center that specialized in translating scientific text.
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A brutal, wily warrior Clovis, becomes king of the Franks.
