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In 410 C.E., one tribe attacked and looted Rome itself. In 476 C.E., the last emperor in the west was driven from his throne. The western half of the empire began to dissolve into seperate kingdoms ruled by different tribes.
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The Byzantium empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the east. Constantine moved his capital from Rome to the ancient city of Byzantium. Constantine called his capital New Rome, but it soon became known as Constantinople.
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By the High Middle Ages, Europeans had developed the system of feudalism. The feudal system provided protection and safety be establishing order and control. Feudalism was based on hiearchy. At the top there were the monarchs.
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The patriarch of Connstantinople, Celarius, wanted to reassurt control of the church for the Byzantines. He closed all churches that worshipped the western rites. The Pope was angered at this decision and sent one of his cardinals to excommunicate Celurias. This caused the schism of the estern and western parts of the once great Roman empire.
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The Magna Carta was an agreement between the barons and king.The barons agreed that the king could ccntinue to rule. The king had to observe common law and the traditional rights of barons and church officials. No free man could be jailed except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.
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The Hundred Years War started when Philip IV of France declared that the Franch fiefs of King Edward III were part of his realm, war broke out. The Battle of Crecy shows the beginning of the war. The Englishmen often triumphed over the French though they were outnumbered by using light armor and longbows. The French relied ona feudal army, meaning that they depended on heavily armored knights and crossbowman. But this oon took a turn.
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The Bubonic Plague, also known as Black Death took a great toll on the population of Asia and Europe. It also led to the weaking of feudalism.
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The once great empire of Byzantium fell in 1453 C.E. In this year of remeberance, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire.
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The Franch slowly fought back. This was due mainly to more modern tactics of war, and also a new sense of nationalism. 17-year old Joan of Arc claimed to hear the voices of saints urging her to save France. Putting on a suit of armor, she led the French to a victory in 1492 in the Battle of Orleans. Her heroism changed the way the men and and women felt about their king and nation. 22 years later, the French drove the English out of France. The Hundred Years' War led to the decline of feudalism.
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Charlemagne, king of the Franks, ruled for over 40 years.
He became king in 768, and was one of the most successful kings due to his unification of all Christian lands throughout Europe. He did this with the help of Pope Leo III. The pope needed the support of an army, and in return for his help, crowned him Holy Roman Emperor in 800 C.E. Sadly, after his death in 814, Charlemagne's great empire crumbled. -
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