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The Franks unitied in 511. The Frankish empire then becomes what is today modern day france.
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Clovis, the Franks' leader prayed the Chrisitan God asking him to help them win the war, and if they won he would get his whole kingdom to convert to Christianity.
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Fought the Lombards who were invading Italy and threatening Rome. The Pop anointed Pepin "King by grace of God." He began the reign of Frankish rulers.
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Normans and Saxons fought the battle that changed the course of history.
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Lay investure was banned because church reformers fely that bishops should not be under the power of any king.
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Alexius Comnenus (Byzantine emperor) sent an appeal to Pope Urban II. He wanted help against the Muslim Turks. So Pope Urban II issued a call for a "holy war", or Crusade to gain control of Jerusalem..
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LinkEconomic goals and religious motives. Seen to get rid of quarrelsome knights who fought eachother.
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Foot soldires of the Lombard League faced Frederick's army of mounted kinghts at the Battle of Legnano. In their victory the foot soldiers used corssbows to defeat feudal knights for the first time in victory.
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This document guaranteed certain basic political rights. John (Softsword) was forved to agree to signing this document.
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Parliament consisted of two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every county served in this legislative group.
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MapEnglish kinds claimed that they ruled France and this is what started the war.
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PlagueThis plague traveled through Europe killing many.
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Dante Alighieri wrote The Diving Comedy in italian. Geoffret Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in English. Christine de Pisan wrote The Cirt of Ladies in French.
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There two popes and each believed the other pope was false one. The Great Schism was a split/division in the church.
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She was cannonized as a saint after her stories were proven to have nothing to with witchcraft.
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An effort to drive Muslims out of Spain. Muslims eventually only held the tiny kingdom of Granada. Granada fell to the Christian army of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Spanish monarchs.
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Wester Europeans hoped Charlemagne's rule would end centuries of the chaos.
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Louis the empire to all three of his sons. They foughts over it and eventually it would split up the land. There is no central auhtority or strong leadership so the empire becomes weak.
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Pop Gregory I expands the authority of the papacy. He also brings politics into the Church.
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In an attempt to stop the Viking raids Charles agrees to give Rollo Normandy.
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