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It had 50 million people. It spaned from northern Africa to the Scottish Boarder. From Spain to Syria. THere was one language, Latin and one quote of law.
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The fall of Rome also marks the start of the Middle Ages. Some say Rome turned against itself and it was fatal.
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The fall of Rome marked the start of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages used the political system called feudilism.
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Ghana, Songhai, and Mali arose during this time period. They were all sucessful kingdoma until about 1300
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He founded the faith called Islam. He was born in Makkah.
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King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. It was an agreement betwwen nobles and the monarch so the monarch could continue to rule.
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This disease killed millions in Europe. Death was almost instant. This lead to economic and social changes.
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Under the rule of Pope Clement V, the pope headquarters moved from Rome to the french city of Avignon.This caused confusion among Catholics.
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The Middle Ages were divided into three parts, the Early, High, and Late Midle Ages. During this time, Feudalism grew. It ended because of the decline of Feudalism and the signing of the Magna Carta
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In about 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. Until then, books were copied by hand. With the new invention, books were more poular and inexpensive.
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Isabella I marries Prince Ferdinand of Aragon and becomes Queen of Castile.
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Columbus sailed across the Atlantic and found the Americas or "new world." This created a great empire for Spain.
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During the earlt 1500's, at the height of the Renaissance the Reformation broke out. This was the start of Protestant churches in Western Europe.
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In 1517 Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses. This was a list of 95 arguments against the church about things such as indulgences.
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In 1618 The 30 Years War was primarily Catholics against Protestants. But it was also political- Catholic France fought against other Catholics just to get power.
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The greatest empire started in 27 BCE. At it's height, it had 50 million people and spaned the whole meditteranian world. It's official language was latin.
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These Chinese dynasties were very successful in ariculture, trading, and had greatly populated urban ares.
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In 850 C.E. Chinese alchemist expeirement with the mineral saltpeter. They then came up with the formula for gunpowder, and then warned others not to use it.
