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400
Loss of Language
As people loist their understanding of Greek they also lost these inportant works. -
Period: 500 to Oct 26, 1500
Middle Ages
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511
Uniting of the Franks
Franks were united because Clovis promised God that if he won tge battle he would spread his word through out Europe. -
Oct 26, 732
Battle of Tours
Charles the Hammer stopped Muslim invasion into Spain. -
Period: Oct 26, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 29, 751
Pepin the Short
Began the reign of Frankish rulers. -
Nov 19, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was fought between the Normans and Saxons. -
Oct 26, 1075
Banning of lay investiture
Lay investiture is a ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials. Pop Gregory VII banned lay investitures becasue the church thought tgat bishops shouldn't be under the power of any king. -
Period: Nov 19, 1096 to Nov 19, 1270
Crusades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
A war started to gain control of the Holy Land and Jerusalem. -
Nov 21, 1096
Start of the Crusades
Pope Urban II issued a call for what he called a "holy war" to control the holy land and Jerusalem. -
Oct 26, 1176
Battle of Legnano
This battle was between the Lombard League and Fredericks army. This battle happened becasue Frederick angered the Pope. -
Nov 19, 1215
Magna Cara
Magna Carta was the first document forced to a King of England by the feudal barons, in an hopes to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges. -
Nov 21, 1295
Parliament is formed in England
William of Normandy introduced a feudal system. He asked for the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws. -
Nov 21, 1321
Vernacular
Poets began using a lively vernacilar in there writings. -
Period: Nov 19, 1337 to Nov 19, 1453
Hundred Year War
The Hundred Year War stated when the king of England, son of a French princess clamied to be the ruler of France too. http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/hundred-years-war.htm -
Period: Nov 19, 1340 to Nov 19, 1400
Bubonic Plauge
A disease that spread all over Europe infecting and killing many people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague -
Nov 21, 1414
The Great Schism
The two popes, Pope Urban VI and Pope Clement VII were both leaders of the church. As they fought over power it created a church known as the Great Schism. -
May 21, 1431
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for goinh against the church and wearing mens clothing. -
Nov 21, 1492
Crusades
Granada fell to the Christain army of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Apanish monarchs. -
European Ivations
Magyars came from the East, Muslims from the South, and the Vikings from the North. -
Crowning of Charlenagne by the Pope
He was crowned because the Church sought to influence both spiritual and political matters. -
Downfall of Charlemagne's Empire
After Charlemagne's death didn't do well. There wasn't a strong leader and it destroyed the empire. -
Vikings v. France
The main peoole were Rollo and Charles the Simple. Rollo was the head of the Viking army. Charles the Simple was the king of france. Charles agreed to give the Vikings Normandy in attempt to stop there raids. -
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Reign of Charlemagne
