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The early Middle Ages begin.
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The Arabs attack Constantinople but after a few years they fail.
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The first English poem, Beowulf, is written in Old English.
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The First Crusade is initiated when Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus asked for help to re-conquer some land from Asia Minor.
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The First Crusade soldiers captured Antioch and most of Syria in which they killed a lot of Turkish people.
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The First Crusades army later capture Jerusalem also killing its Muslim inhabitants.
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The crusaders army during the Fourth Crusade capture Constantinople which causes Byzantine hatred of the West.
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The Black Death started to show in the European countries. The infection coming from fleas from the east Asia.
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The Vikings came from the Scandinavia countries in search of new land to grow crops and to defrost from the harsh winter weather. They came and conquered Ireland, Scotland and half of England.
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Charlemagne is crowned emperor by the pope in Rome. He builds missionaries for monks and bishops.