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The fall of the Roman Empire marks the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire.
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The Franks under Clovis defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé.
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Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy was fought from 535 until 554 in Italy, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica.
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Prophet Mohammed, the preacher of Islam was born in this year. Islam later became a major religion of the Middle Ages.
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Muslims invaded Spain and it marked the beginning of Muslim rule in Iberian Peninsula
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Franks defeated Muslims in the Battle of Tours and provedtheir advance in Europe.
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French Duke, William the Conqueror conquers England after the Battle of Hastings.
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First crusades begins. Muslims are defeated on orders from Pope Urban II AND Jerusalem is retaken.
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University of Oxford, the oldest university in United Kingdom founded.
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Order of Knights formed. Knights Templar founded.
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Antipope Anacletus II Crowns Roger II as King of Sicily. Kingdom of Sicily if formed that later defeats the Holy Roman Empire, the Papacy and Byzantine Empire later.
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The Second Crusade (1145–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous year to the forces of Zengi.
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Genghis khan elected as the greates king
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Ottoman Empire formed.
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England and France begin the Hundred Year’s War for supremacy over Europe.
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Black Death spreads in all Europe killing nearly 40-50 % of population
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The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. It lasted from 1337 to 1453, so it might more accurately be called the "116 Years' War."
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This engraving depicts Columbus’s first landing in the New World, on the island he called San Salvador, on October 12, 1492. Columbus is surrounded by his men on the beach. Discussing the landing in his journal, Columbus wrote that he “leaped on shore, and . . . took, possession of the said island for the King and for the Queen.
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it marks the end of the Middle ages
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Alfred the Great becomes the first king of united England. New laws are formed and religion as well as education experience revival.
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