The Middle Ages

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  • 476

    Western roman empire

    The Wester Roman Empire fell in 476 and the East remained.. Which is the Byzantine Empire now
  • 527

    Justinian

    Justinian I became emperor
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia

    The Hagia Sophia was built
  • Jan 4, 700

    Religious con flict

    Churches divided society over the issue of art
  • Jan 5, 726

    Emperor Leo III

    Emperor Leo III was an iconclast
  • Jan 6, 1054

    The Great Schism

  • Jan 7, 1095

    The Crusades, first preached in 1095

    The Crusades, first preached in 1095
  • Jan 8, 1347

    Black Death

    Black death killed a third of the population

  • Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned as "Emperor" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day.

  • Charlemagne became king of the franks