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In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was taken over by the Germanic leader Odoacer. -
In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the Emperor of the Romans. -
Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after seven weeks they begin massacring the Muslim and Jewish population. -
The Magna Carta is a document guaranteeing English political liberties. -
The Great Famine of 1315–1317, was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck Europe early in the 14th century.
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The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade.
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the Great Schism divided the Church. Both of the Popes claimed power over all Christians. The split weakened the Church.