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313
Edict of Milan
Constantine the Great grants religious tolerance for Christians -
410
Sack of Rome
Visigoths sack Rome, led by Alaric I -
476
Roman Empire Falls
The Roman Empire falls when Odoacer killed the last Roman emperor to rule the western part of the Roman Empire. -
476
Last Roman Emporer
Odoacer deposes Romulus Augustulus -
500
Conversion of Clovis
Clovis converts to Christianity and slowly creates the Frankish Kindsom -
525
Benedictine Rule
The Rule of Benedict, Liturgy of the Hours, Ora et labora (prayer and work) -
542
Plague!
Eastern Rome suffers a plague, devastates economy -
570
Birth at Mecca
Muhammad born in Mecca, and would -
Jan 1, 610
Revelations
Muhammed receives revelations, leading to the Qur'an. Allah, The One God -
Jan 1, 650
Fall of Persia
Persia falls to the Muslim forces -
Jan 1, 657
Hilda of Whitby
Founds monastery, well-known for intellectual life and music -
Jan 1, 711
Conquest of Spain
Muslims conquer Spain, destroying the Visgoth Kingdom -
Jan 1, 773
Charlemagne Takes Italy
Charlemagne takes Italy from the Lomards -
Jan 1, 1095
Counsel of Clairmont
Pope Urban II sets the stage for the First Crusades -
Jan 1, 1158
First University in Bologna
First university, taught law -
Jan 1, 1200
University of Paris
Founding of the University of Paris -
Jan 1, 1208
Oxford University
Founding of Oxford -
Jan 1, 1209
Cambridge
Founding of Cambridge -
Jan 1, 1337
Hundred Years' War
Lasted 116 years. Between england and France -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death
flears carried by rats infected people with the plague. It started in Asia killed 50-60% in some area. -
Jan 1, 1381
Pesant Revolt
Peasants attack the government. outraged by a new tax. Richard II goes back on a deal he made with the rebel leaders and arrests tham -
Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc
She was captured and burned at the stake for " witchraft". She was only 19 years old. -
Jan 1, 1453
France reclamimes
France finaly get back England -
Change in climate
Change in climant meant longer growing season, more food and more work. -
Pope Gregory I
First of the Papacy, rebuilds Rome, spread Christianity to Germanics -
Charlemagne
Crowned by Pope Leo III as Holy Roman Emporer -
Treaty of Verdun
Divides the Carolingian Empire into East, West, and Middle sections -
Defeat of the Danish Army
Alfred the Great defeats the Danish -
Rise of Charlemagne
The death of his father, Pepin, allows Charlemagne to rise to power
