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400
Goverment
Small Germanic Kingdoms replace Roman provinces.Family ties and personal loyalty rather than citizenship and written law became the focus and small communities governed by unwritten ruels and traditions. -
Period: 500 to Oct 28, 1500
Middle Ages
In the Early Middle Ages, depopulation, deurbanization, and barbarian invasions, begun in Late Antiquity, continued apace. The barbarian invaders formed new kingdoms in the remains of the Western Roman Empire. -
511
Uniting of the Franks
While in a losing battle Clovis turned to the Christian God for help- the battle shifted and the Franks Won. 511 Franks were united into one kingdom- modern day France. -
Oct 28, 700
Peasants Life
They paid taxes on grains ground in the Lord's mill and paid taxes on marriage. they also paid a tithe. -
Period: Oct 28, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
The greatest Carolingian monarch was Charlemagne, who was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III at Rome in 800. His empire, ostensibly a continuation of the Roman Empire, is referred to historiographically as the Carolingian Empire. the surviving adult Carolingians fought a three-year civil war ending only in the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the empire into three regna while according imperial status and a nominal lordship to Lothair I. -
Nov 26, 1066
Battle of Hastings
It took place at Senlac Hill, northwest of Hastings, close to the present day town of battle, East Sussex , and was decisive Norman victory. -
Nov 26, 1066
Joan of Arc
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Oct 26, 1078
Banning of lay investiture
we decree that no one of the clergy shall receive the investiture with a bishopric or abbey or church from the hand of an emperor or king or of any lay person, male or female. But if he shall presume to do so he shall clearly know that such investiture is bereft of apostolic authority, and that he himself shall lie under excommunication until fitting satisfaction shall have been rendered. -
Nov 28, 1095
1st Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632–661), ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. -
Period: Nov 28, 1096 to Nov 28, 1270
Crusades
It's a series 0f 8 holy wars against Islam led by power of mad popes and fought by religious fanatics. http://www.thearma.org/essays/Crusades.htm -
Oct 28, 1176
Battle of Legnano
On 29 May, the two advance guards met. Barbarossa had an entirely cavalry force, while the Milanese had four corps of cavalry, and an infantry reserve which was guarding the carroccio, the sacred car of Milan, a wagon containing the cities banners. Barbarossa took the offensive, and his cavalry defeated each of the Milanese cavalry corp, before falling on the infantry reserves, who fought well, but would have been defeated if their cavalry had not regrouped and returned to the fray. -
Nov 28, 1202
4th Crusade
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Nov 26, 1215
Magna Carta
The 1215 charter required King John England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitray. For example by explicity accepting that no freeman could be punished except through the law of the land, a right that still exists. -
Nov 26, 1295
Parliament is formed in England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants - in- in chief and ecclesiastics before making laws. -
Period: Nov 28, 1337 to Nov 28, 1453
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War -
Period: Nov 28, 1340 to Nov 28, 1440
Bubonic Plague-Black Death
1/3 of the population died from the plague. It began in Asia and brought to Europe through trade routes. The jews were the group blamed for the disease and death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death -
Nov 26, 1414
Great Schism
The Great Western Schism occured in Western Christendom from 1378-1417. In 1378 the papal court was based in Rome and an Italian was elected pope as Pope Urban VI. -
Vernacular
Venacular was a language they spoke in that time period . In the 1960s, Latin Rite Roman Catholics held Masses in Latin rather than in vernaculars; to this day the Coptic Church holds liturgies in Coptic, not Arabic; the Ethiopian Orthodox Church holds liturgies in Ge'ez though parts of Mass are read in Amharic. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the pope
Protected the Pope and became "Roman Emperor". He became Emperor by protecting pope Leo in 800, and he also came to Rome to help Leo win an acquittal from charges leveled against him by the church. -
Charels the Hammer
Extended the Frankish Kingdom and stopprd Muslim invasion into Spain. He Battled the Tours Significance for Christian Europeans. -
Charlemagne's Empire
He limited the authority of the nobels and sent out royal agents to make sure the nobels were governing their counties justy. He also regularly visited every part of his kingdom. -
Feudalism
A ilitary and political system based on land ownership and personal loyalty. -
Vikings
They worshipped warlike gods. they are also known for their ability to sail, trade, and raid. -
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Reign of Charlemagne
Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, forcibly Christianizing them along the way eventually subjecting them to his rule after a protracted war. His rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church.
