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The Middle Ages era
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The Roman Empire began
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The conquest of England by William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) after the Battle of Hastings
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Christian rulers of Europe organized crusades to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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the city of Edessa was taken by the Turks, and the entire population was slaughtered, or sold into slavery. this made the entire West into a state of the greatest alarm
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caused by the capture of Jerusalem in 1187. great rulers set out, each at the head of a large army, for the recovery of the Holy City of Jerusalem.
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document that King of England was forced to sign. The Magna Carta reduced the power he held as the King and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizen's rights.
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Publishes his tales of China. People have a broad interest in learning about foreighn coutries
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War between King of England and France. The high number of sieges in the Hundred Years War led to the development of technology with new siege engines and the use of the longbow as an English weapon - the power of the mounted knights came to an end
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Tracing back to the Mongols, a disease was spread throughout Europe. It killed 1/3 of the population. It spread through rats and fleas.
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occurred in in Western Christendom. There were three popes and the council elected one.
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Led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War.