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Fall of Rome ,end of the Western Roman Empire, and mass migration.
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Germanic kingdoms and high point of the Byzantine Empire.
Birth and spread of Islam
Carolingian Empire -
The king of the Franks , Clovis,defeated the Visigoths Vouillé.
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The first caliphs were members of Muhammad`s family .
They controlled the Arabian Peninsula .
They defeated the Byzantine Empire .
They subdued the Neo-Persian Empire . -
After a civil word, the position of caliph passed to the Umayyad dynasty, who goberned from they capital in Damascus.
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The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel (Pippin the Younger´s father), defeated the Muslims at Poitier and stopped their expansion in Europe.
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The position of caliph passed to the Abbasid dynasty , who moved capital to Baghdad .The 8th to the 10th century was the golden age of the caliphate .
From the 10th century onwards , frequent civil war limited economic development . Eventually , the empire was divided into several independent caliphates such as of the Umayyads , who
o governed al‑Andalus and that of Fatimids in Egypt. Meanwhile , the Turks became more influential . -
Pippil the Younger became King of the Franks
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Charlemagne was crowned emperor.
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Louis`sons divided at the empire in the Treaty of Verdun .
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Otto I established the Holy Roman Empire.
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Feudal system.
Frist Crusades.
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Development of trade.
Gothic art.
Black Death. -
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