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Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1500
the middle ages
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476
Western Roman Empire ends.
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520
St. Benedict established the first monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy.
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Jan 1, 711
Moors start raiding Spain.
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Jan 1, 1050
Crossbow invented in France.
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Jan 1, 1066
William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England.
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Jan 1, 1096
Crusades start.
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Jan 1, 1100
Small towns start springing up over Europe.
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Jan 1, 1147
Second Crusade was launched.
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Jan 1, 1189
Third Crusade was one of the more successful.
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan.
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Jan 1, 1202
Forth Crusade launched.
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Jan 1, 1202
The Hindu-Arabic numbering system introduced to the west by Italian mathematician, Fibonacci.
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Jan 1, 1215
King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
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Jan 1, 1275
First meeting held in England of a parliament.
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Jan 1, 1291
Fall of Acre marked the end of the Crusades.
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Jan 1, 1291
Crusades end.
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Jan 1, 1295
Modern glassmaking begins in Italy.
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Jan 1, 1337
100 years' war starts.
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death breaks out in Europe.
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Jan 1, 1348
The black plague swept England and Europe.
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Jan 1, 1381
Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom form landowners.
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Jan 1, 1429
Joan of Rc drives out the English from Orleans.
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Jan 1, 1453
100 years' war ends.
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Jan 1, 1485
Leonardo DaVinci designed the first parachute.
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Jan 1, 1485
Henry Tudor is crowned King of England.
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Jan 1, 1492
Martin Behaim invented the first map globe.
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Vikings start raiding Europe.
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Charlemagne was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.