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Vikings attacked and looted Church monasteries. They destroyed many of these centers of learning. At that time, the Church suffered severe problems. Some priests could barely read their prayers. Some popes were men of questionable morals. Many bishops and abbots cared more about their positions as feudal lords than about their duties as spiritual leaders. However, over the next 300 years the Church and medieval life changed dramatically
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Benedict begins writing a set of rules for moasteries
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Charles Martel defeats Muslims at the Battle of Tours
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Henry IV clashes with Pope Gregory VII
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The first and second Attempts at taking the holy land
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Concordat of Worms compromise reached
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The 3rd and 4th trys at re-taking the holy land
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Thousands of children set out for the Holy Land. They were armed only with the belief that God would give them Jerusalem. On their march south to the Mediterranean, many died from cold and starvation. One group even turned back. The rest drowned at sea or were sold into slavery.
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Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor
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Charlemagne unites much of Europe
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Feudalism expands
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Worst attacks by invaders through-out Europe
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