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During the wars with barbarian tribes the count of troops left in the roman army where significantly low. This allowed most barbarians tribes to bombard and raid the western roman empire because of the decrease of military defenses. the barbarians then took the land for their own. -
Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III -
Christian knights from Europe captured Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege. -
Magna Carta was meant as a peace treaty between King John and his subjects, and demanded that every person had to obey the law, including the king. -
The worst year of the period was 1847, known as "Black '47". During the Great Hunger, about 1 million people died
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The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Afro-Eurasia from 1348 - 1350
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The Great Schism came about due to a complex mix of religious disagreements and political conflicts.