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One of the first things Diocletian does as emperor is split Rome into two halves. One remains cenetered in Rome and the other half moves to Constantinople.
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The Edict of Milan tolerated Christianity is the Roman Empire. Constantine is credited with the creation of this document.
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A document made in 325 by the Council of Nicea outlining what the religion of Christinaity believes in.
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Emperor Theodosius I says that Christianity is now the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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The shrinking Roman Empire can no longer hold cotnrol of Britain and pulls out of it.
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The Visigoths, a Germanic tribe, take the city of Rome, resulting in what is known as the end of the Western Empire.
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Theodosius II extends the wall of Constantinople in order to defend the city from attackers.
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Hypatia, a female philosopher in the city of Alexandria, is murdered by her enemies. Some site this as the beginning of the Dark Ages.
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Pope Leo issues a doctrine that makes the Bishop of Rome the pope.
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The Anglo Saxons invade and take control of Britain.
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Clovis, at the young age of fifteen, becomes the ruler of the Merovingian dynasty, lasting until 511.
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Justinain I is made the ruler of the Byzantine Empire. He is best known for creating the Justinian Code, a set of laws.
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The Hagia Sophia is completed in the city of Constantinople. It contains a huge, Roman style dome.
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Muhammad is facing threats in Mecca, so he secretly slips out and heads North to the city of Media.
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Muhammad and his Muslim force head back to Mecca where they overwhelm the city.
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The successor to Muhammad, Ali, is murdered. This creates a split between people who believe in hiearchy (shia) vs. a rightful leader (sunni).
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The Dome of the Rock, an Islam thing, is built in the city of Jerusalem.
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Bede, who will later be cannonized by the church, creats one of his most famous works, the Greater Chronicle.
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The Battle of Tours is fought between the Franks and the massive Islam force.
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Pepin the Short becomes the last leader of the Merovingian dynasty.
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The caliph Al-Mansur commissions Baghdad to be built as the new capital of Islam.
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After Harun Al Rashid takes over the Byzantine empire, he agrees to peace with the French.
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The Vikings begin their invasions of the Fench and English kingdoms, where they will stay until 1066.
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Pope Leo crowns Charlemagne as the ruler of the empire.
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The Vikings begin their siege on the city of Paris, with little resistance from Charles the Fat.
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Alfred signs a treaty that divides England, some of it falling under Danish law.
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Alfred the Great becomes the King of Wessex.
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The Viking chief Rollo founds Normandy in France, and is even given land by them. It is basically a surrender (sounds familiar).
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Erik the Red, a Viking leader, sails westward and ends up landing in a place now known as Greenland.
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Odo takes the throne, establishing the new Capetian period.
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The book Beowulf is written down by an unknown monk. This book tells the story of a hero of the Germanic tribes.
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The Vikings, in their single masted longbow ships, sail the waters of Newfoundland
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Cnut gives power to Edward the Cofessor, who is now the King of Wessex.
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The House of Wessex, the line of Alfred, takes power over England after the Vikings.
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After a victory at the Battle of Hastings, the VIkings are complete rulers of England.