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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 general Odoacer. This event marks the end of one peroiod. And the beginning of anouther.
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The bubonic plague spreads to all urban establishments in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Byzantines completely conquer Italy
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Prophet Mohammed, the preacher of Islam was born in this year. Islam later became a major religion of the Middle Ages.
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Prophet Mohammad and his followers start their journey from Mecca to Medina called Hijra. This marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar.
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Prophet Mohammad and his followers start their journey from Mecca to Medina called Hijra. This marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar.
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The death of Prophet Mohammad, during this time Prophet Mohammad has died.
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Muslims conquer Persia in the Battle of Nehawand
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Muslims invade Spain and it marks the beginning of Muslim rule in Iberian Peninsula.
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Franks defeat Muslims in the Battle of Tours and check their advance in Europe
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Marks the start of the longest Caliphate named as Abbasid Caliphate
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The Renaissance period begins in Europe. It marks the end of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance was a term coinded by Petrarch which means a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals
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The Code of Civil Law published by Justinian 1. This body of law containing three parts compiled the centuries of imperial pronouncements and legal writings.
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Christianity receives a new Pope in the form of Gregory the Great under whose command the missionary works reach new heights
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Augustine, the Roman missionary to Britain sent by Gregory the Great, arrives in Kent
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First Islamic attacks on Constantinople fails
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Second Muslim attack on Constantinople failed
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Charlemagne’s reign begins as the King of Franks
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Formation of Peace and Truce movement by the Catholic Church. The first of its kind movement in the Medieval Europe for the control of society using non-violet means.
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The Frankish tribes are united by Clovis after he became the king of Franks by defeating the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouille.
