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The Barbarians attack Rome, and Rome falls. This begins the Middle Ages.
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After the Fall of Rome, lands divide into manors run by lords. There is no upward mobility in classes.
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Charles Martel leads an army to the south of France, and they stop a group of Muslims from entering, and ultimately stop the spread of Islam into France.
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The Crusades begin, and people begin to see other lands outside of their manors. The spread of culture and knowlege begins again.
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Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael I excommunicated each other, causing a split in East- West, and an estrangement between the two churches.
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William the Conquerer takes control of England, and is crowned king on December 25, 1066.
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Pope Urban II calls the Christian kings to go to Jerusalem and take back the Holy Land from the muslims.
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Education becomes more widespread, and accessible for larger groups of people.
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Trade and specialization of jobs begins again, and more people become merchants. People make money for themselves, and the middle class forms.
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Brunelleschi completes the dome of the Basilica in Florence, and brings pride back to the city.
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Guttenberg invents the printing press, making printing easier, and the spread of information faster.
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Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks, and is transformed from a Roman Catholic city to an Islamic city.
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Lorenzo continues the Medici line of political power. Opened a school of sculpture and raised Michelangelo as his son.
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The Oration on the Dignity of Man tells how and why it is great to be a human being, and emphasizes the superiority of the human race, enforcing the humanist movement.
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Da Vinci creates the VItruvian Man, which sets a standard for the science of human beings. It is also an advance in biology.
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Machiavelli writes The Prince as a poolitical guideline for young leaders on how to rule.
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Nicolaus Copernicus began the idea that the earth was not the center of the universe. This led to a change in the basics of astronomy.
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Martin Luther posts his 95 theses of what could be changed about the church to make it better and less corrupt. This sparks the Reformation.
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