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The fall of Rome marks the beginning of the Middle Ages. In 476 AD. emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is deposed by the barbarian Odacer. This event marks the end of one period and the beginning of another.
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Muhammad was born in the year 570. He was born in Mecca in cureent day Saudi Arabia. Muhammad was the founder of Islam.
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The Islamic religion was started by the great prophet Muhammed. It had a very slow start and had trouble expanding. Today it has grown to the largest religion.
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This battle was between the Muslims and the Franks. The Franks were victorious. This ended the european spread of Islam.
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The chinese inented gunpowder. This led to a Revolution in war and explosives. soon many people would have guns.
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The crusades started as a pilgramage and ended as an expedition to regain the Holy Lands. The Holy Lands were under Muslim control. The Roman Catholics recapture the Holy Lands in 1099 but the Muslims would not give up and it opened a war tghat lasted hundreds of years.
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The second war of many. Another holy war fought over the Holy Lands. The Crusades were fought by the Muslims and the Christians.
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King John of England signed the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta gave people more rights. It also said the king was not above the law.
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Marco Polo left for his famous trip in 1271. This trip went around Asia. He never returned from the trip.
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Pitted the Kingdoms of England and France against eachother. It lasted approximately 100 years. It was a few more than 100 but that wopuldnt sound as well.
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Black Death was one of the worst epidemics in human history. It started in 1347 and is estimated to have ended around 1357. It killed an estimated 75 to 200 millionn people.
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XChaucer wrote the Canterbury tales. The book is still popular today. It is read in classrooms all over the world.
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This was the first time the bible was translated to english. This helped the spread of Christianity even more. Now most people could resd the bible.
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Alows more than 1 of the same article to be printe dfaster than ever. The satrt of the Renaisance. Invented by German inventer Johannes Gutenberg.
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On a quest to the Indies Columbus accidently stumbled upon the Americas. He thought he succeeded in making it to the Indies. He acctually discovered a new western world and began a new era.
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The Ranaissance bengins in Europe. It marks the end of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance was a term coined by Petrarch which means a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas.
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Clovis becomes Catholic. This unites most of Frankish tribes. First king to unite all the Franks under one ruler.
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The Vikings were from Scandinavian lands. Scandinavia is Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. They continued until 1042.
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Muslims captured Jeruselum. This eventually led to the crusades. Jeruselum is believed to be the promise land of many religions.
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Charlemeagne was king of the franks. He then Became Holy Roman Emreror. Charlemagne united much of Western Europe and is considered the father of both the French and the German Monarchies.
