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Clovis defeats Visogoths at Vouillé.
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Justinian 1 becomes Eastern Emperor of Rome.
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Muhammad dies, which leads to the expansion of Islam in Mecca, Medina and Hijaz.
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Charlemagne becomes the sole king of Carolingian after the sudden death of his brother Carloman in 771 and the Holy Roman Emperor on 800 to his death in 814.
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The first Crusade is launched by Pope Urban ll. It was a military expedition by Western Europe to regain its Holy Lands, which were taken in the Muslim conquest; this also led to the rescue of Jerusalem.
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Constantinople is captured and sacked by crusaders.
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The Black Death appears in Western Europe during a time of economic depression and spreads increasingly until the 15th century.
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Clovis converts to Catholic Christianity and is baptized by St. Remigius.
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Vikings sieze Kiev, the origin of Varangian empire of the Rus.
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Vladimir the Great of Kiev converts into Christianity.