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St. Benedict established Monte Cassino in Italy. He made a set of fules for monks that included vows of obedience, poverty, and manual labor. Picture of Monte Cassino
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William the Conquer defeated the Saxons under Harold II
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The Crusaderswere armies of christians from all over Europe who marched to the Holy Land to regain lands captured by the Turks.
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Richard the Lionhearted, son of King Henry II led the third crusade and was captured in 1157
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The Magna Carta signed reluctantly by King John. This guaranteed basic politcal rights as in; no taxation without represtation, jury trial, and protection of the law. Parliament 1295
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Marco Polo was an Italian traveler, he traveled through China and was court of Kublai Khan
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King Philip IV went against the power of Pope Boniface and created his own pope in the French City of Avignon
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Malis' most famous ruler Mansa Musa whom was a muslim ruled from 1312 to 1337 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mansa+musa&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=456&tbm=isch&tbnid=32CLp2L67BXbKM:&imgrefurl=http://www.giantbomb.com/mansa-musa/94-2189/&docid=pquZ-KOP8axscM&imgurl=http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/8229/226906-mansa_musa_large.jpg&w=300&h=360&ei=9VOVUJLDBcfKrQHV84AI&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=10&sig=104993369925884687670&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=118&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:130&tx=54&ty=82
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The Black Plague goes through England and Europe. Many people died because of it, it was the spread of rodent infested fleas. Turned victims dark purple in their last hours due to respiratory failure.
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Joan of ArcIn late April of 1429 Joan of Arc convincded Charles VII to let her lead an army against the English
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Joan of Arc was captured, accused of heresy, and burned at stake in 1431, many years later is was sainted in 1922
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Ghana was firmly in contol of West Africas' trade
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Charlemange was crowned by the Pope Christman day
