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Rome was conquered by barbarians.
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Justinian the I becomes ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. He established new laws that heavily influenced modern law.
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Muhammad the prophet is born. He founded the Islamic religion, which is now one of the world's largest religions
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Muhammad, founder if Islam, dies.
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Pope Urban the II declares the first Crusade with the goal of taking Jerusalen from the arabs in the name of Christianity.
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French and German armies marched on Jerusalem in 1147 and failed to win any victories; whereas, on the other side of the Mediterranean, Portugese armies achieved great success.
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the Muslims, under Saladin, retook Jerusalem.
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This Crusade never reached the holy land and acted more as a political opportunity than it did a religious one.
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The 9th Crusade was held a bankruptcy and ceased the Crusades in the Middle East.
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the Ottoman Empire was one of the longest lasting empires in world history and was founded under the pricipals of Islam.
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Dante writes epic poem: 'The Divine Comedy', not published until 1555.
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the church divides due to disagreements on certain pricipals; three popes are elected this year.
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Christipher Columbus finds the New World.
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Jerusalem is a holy city for the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians; disputes on it's ownership were inebitable.
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This raid proved to the Franks the strategic inportants of Paris.
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Eric the Red begins his conquest of Greenland after being exiled from Iceland.
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This dynasty seen as the origin of modern France and Germany.