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The most distinctive characteristic of the wheelbarrow is its single wheel. Theoretically, the center of gravity rule should make the one-wheel cart very easy to overturn
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in the history of the roman Catholic church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes,
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The First Crusade (1096 - 1099) played a very important part in Medieval England. The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem.
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A second crusade was seen as necessary due to the capture of the County of Edessa in 1144, which meant more military reinforcements were needed.
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survived wars, rebellion, and controversy to successfully rule one of the Middle Ages' most powerful kingdoms.
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Although agricultural productivity had increased in the High Middle Ages, population growth had exceeded the limits of the agricultural economy by 1300. Part of the problem was that the world climate began shifting again in the mid-1200s
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King John was born in 1167 and died in 1216. Like William I, King John is one of the more of Medieval England and is most associated with the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
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As Europe entered the period known as the High Middle Ages, the church became the universal and unifying institution.
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Joan of Arc lived an extraordinary life and accomplished incredible feats during, her brief lifetime.
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ddle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century
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The Renaissance spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in the late fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries. In its migration northward, Renaissance culture adapted itself to conditions unknown in Italy, such as the growth of the monarchical state and the strength of lay piety
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The Third Crusade is dominated by the leadership offered by the two main leaders involved - Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. As with most major leaders of the Medieval Times, we know very little about both Richard the Lionhear
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Charles the Great, or Charlemagne as he is usually called, succeeded his father Pepin. He was a great statesman and a great conqueror
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The Three Heirs to the Roman Empire: 6th-7th centuries: a new period in the history of world civilization; clear that no one empire would rule the Mediterranean world; by the 7th century
