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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1450
The Dark Ages
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527
Justinian I become the eastern roman Emperor
This i simportant becasue he created and published the Code of Law (529) and he is also know from the expansion of imperial territory. He also retook Rome from the Ostrogoths. -
Jan 1, 717
The Second Siege of Constantinople
The Arads had a combined land and sea effort to take control of Contantinople. But they failed. -
Jan 1, 753
The Carolingian dynasty took control ,officially, of the kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria
A coup was led by Pippin(Pepin the short) in 753. Pippin led a successful coup that portrayed the Merovining a horrible rulers. -
Nov 18, 1095
Council of Clermont
It started on the 18 of November and ended on the 28 of november. Pope Urban the second gave a speech. He asked people to go protect the holy land and it bacically started the first Crusades. -
Jan 1, 1202
The 4th Crusades
This crusade started in 1202 and ending in 1204. This Crusade was suppose to conquer Jerusalem, which was ruled by muslims, but in April 1204 they conquered the capitol of the Byzantine Empire -
Apr 1, 1315
Great Famine of 1315 -1317
This started in Europe in the spring of 1315 and the crop failures lasted until 1317 but actually europe did not completly recovered until 1322. There was a lot od death, crime, cannibalism, and disease during this famine. -
Jan 1, 1337
Hundred years war(picture)
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Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
The Hundred Years War
It was actually 116 years long. This was actually a series of wars for the french throne, which was empty -
The Treaty of Verdun
THis was a treaty between the 3 sons, who were surviving at the time, of louis the pious. Louis the Pious was the son and the successor of Charlemgme. The treaty divided the Carolingian Emipre into 3 kingdoms and it also ended the Carolingian Civil war. -
Bulgarian Empire(Christianity)
When bulgaria adopted christianity in 864 they became the cultural and spiritual centre of the Eastern Orthodox Slavic world. -
Alfred the Great
This was the time he became the 1st king of the united england. he is know for defending england from vikings.
