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Apr 26, 622
Islam is founded
Considered to be the verbatim word -
Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
Was the high water-mark of Islam in Europe -
Mar 19, 1000
Vikings discover the New World
Discovered the the new land for exploration -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
First step England reached it's present strength -
Nov 27, 1096
The First Crusade
Western Europe came into direct contact with the great trade routessince Roman empire -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Gave statutory indepence. Meanining the king no longer had power. -
Sep 15, 1254
Marco Polo
First traveler to trace a route across the whole longitude of Asia -
Black Plague
It killed two thirds of the population of Europe -
St. Benedict
Founder of western Christian Monasticism -
Justinian's Code
Used as a fundimental law basis -
Carolingian Renassance
Tradition of learning was established in European Monastic communities