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William the
Conqueror leads
a Norman army to
defeat the AngloSaxons and win
control of England -
In year 405 the cristian cospel was translated into latin St. Jerome finishes the Vulgate.
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Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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Confirmed the original Nicene Creed, And condemned the teachings of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, that led to his exile and separation with the Church of the East.
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Another decisive event in the Fall of Rome and held by some historians to mark the "end of the Roman Empire".
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Considered by many to be the starting point of the Middle Ages.
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The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons in England. Chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of King Arthur but because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting
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Middle ages timeline
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It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity
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Vandal kingdom ends and the Reconquest of North Africa is completed
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Professed receiving revelations from God, which were recorded in the Qur'an, the basis of Islamic theology, in which he is regarded as the last of the sent prophets
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Emperor
Charlemagne
founds the Holy
Roman Empire; he
was the greatest
ruler of Western
Europe during the
Middle Ages -
The Vikings were people who lived in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages. They originally settled the Scandinavian lands that are today the countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The Vikings played a major role in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages, especially during the Viking Age which was from 800 CE to 1066 CE.
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Under his control,
the Khmers adopted
Hinduism -
European Christians
begin the First
Crusade—a military
expedition to reclaim
the city of Jerusalem
from Muslims. There
were another seven
Crusades over the
next 200 years. -
Khmer King
Suryavarman II
starts building the
Angkor Wat temple
in today’s Cambodia. -
Japan comes under the
rule of its first shogun
(a military leader)
shoguns rule Japan
for the next 400 years -
Kublai Khan (grandson of
Genghis Khan) is announced
‘Great Khan’ and becomes
a powerful Mongol leader. -
Under the leadership of Kublai Kahn, the Mongols defeat the Sung Dynasty in
China and set up the Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, China is ruled by foreigners. -
The English are lead by King Edward the 3rd and kills 1,500 French troops at the Battle of Crecy using the latest in ranged technology, the Welsh Longbow, while suffering less than 100 casualties themselves.
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First proof in Europe
of the outbreak of the
pandemic known as the
Black Death -
Aztec Empire
founded in central
Mexico -
First documented black African slaves imported into Europe
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Columbus is shipwrecked on Jamaica and the natives refuse to supply them with food. Columbus, after consulting his almanac, tells the Jamaicans that God is displeased with them and He will blot out the moon in three days. The eclipse does occur and the locals energetically resupply Columbus.
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Spanish forces
destroy the
Aztec Empire in
central America
