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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English Era
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476
The Fall of the Roman Empire
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535
Byzantine Conquest
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Mar 18, 700
"Thou dost hast nary an inkling on coveting thine lady." - Old English Phrase
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Jan 1, 1000
Suspected Date of the writing of Beowulf
The epic poem called Beowulf was written by a scribe in England but set in Scandinavia. The story was passed on orally until someone who could write actually recorded it and they did not claim to have been the author. -
Jan 1, 1066
Norman Invasion
William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy invaded England. This caused a clash of culture and a change in the English Language. -
Jan 1, 1096
The First Crusade occurs.
The First Crusade lasted 3 years. -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English Era
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Mar 18, 1200
Abbod- teacher, Bel- beautiful, Casse- a box
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Jan 1, 1275
Marco Polo traveled to China
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Jan 1, 1323
King Tut Pharoah of Egypt dies.
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Jan 1, 1325
The beginning of the Renaissance in Italy
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Jan 1, 1400
Chaucer's writing of the Canterbury Tales
These were a series of tales that were written by Chaucer from 1387 to 1400. He didn't finish this enormous project but the tales still remain today. -
Mar 18, 1440
Invention of the printing press
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Jan 1, 1492
North America is discovered
Christopher Columbus discovers and claims North America. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern English Era
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The Publication Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio was printed and published seven yeears after his death in 1616. -
Allow- to admit, Backward- to be shy, Devoted- to be doomed
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The American Revolution
The Americans broke away from Britain and won the Revolutionary War in 1775. -
Argentina gains independence from Spain
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World War 11
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Vietnam War
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9/11 occurs and is the cause of the War on Terror
