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Clovis established the Frankish Empire in 500 and by 510 he expanded the empire to Pyrenees to Germany.
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Clovis Dies on November 27th 511.
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Emperor Justinian wanted to re-establish the roman empire. His reign started Aug. 1st 527 and by 552 he had reached his goal.
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Emperor Justinian died in constantinoble on November 13th 565.
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The prophet muhammed was born in the year 570.
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Prophet Muhammad's first message came to him in 610.
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Moved from Makkah to Medina with his closest followers.
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Went back to Mekkah with thousands of followers and took over city. Also converted many to the faith of Islam.
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Prophet Muhammad's death.
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Abu Bakr, muhammad's father-in-law, takes over after Muhammad dies.
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Abu Bakr dies on Aug. 23rd 634 in medina.
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Under Abu Bakr the arabs unite and defeat the Byzantine Army.
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The Byzantine Empire lasts until 1453 and is a smaller Roman Empire. Its capital is Constantinople. Its ruler was Constatine.
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By the year 650 the entire Persian Empire had been taken over by the Arabs.
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Mu'awiyah became caliph and turned the caliph position into a system of passing it down through generation called the Caliphate. He also made the capital Damascus.
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Under the Umayyads Dmascus becomes the capital of the Arab Empire.
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The Umayyads kept expanding until 732 when they were stopped by Frank Forces.
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In 750 the Abbasid's, under Abu Al-Abbas, overthrew the Umayyad dynasty and set up the Abbasid Dynasty which lasted until 1258.
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The Abbasids take over the great Umayyad empire.
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Thanks to Abbasid empire, islamic society reached its golden age through properous trade, advances in technology and science, and new islamic philosphy.
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In 762 the Abbasids built a new capital city in Baghdad.
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The Seljuk Turks take over Baghdad under their sultan and take control of the empire but kept the Abbisid leader in charge of religion.
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Led his army into England and defeated Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings. He completed the establishment of Feudalism.
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The Holy Roman Empire, under Pope Urban the 2nd, started the Crusades to take back the Holy Land of Jerusalem and in 1099 they succeeded in capturing. Then they got taken over again and never got Jerusalem again. There were 7 major crusades and even up to 24 depending on the source. It was fought between the Catholics and the Muslims. Both religions thought that Jerusalem belonged to them because of the holy sites in that land. They were bloody battles and many people died for their gods.
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King John was the ruler of England and signed the Magna Carta. In 1215 the Magne Carta was created and gave rights to the people of England.
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Under Hulegu Khan the Mongols sieze Perisia and Mesopotamia. They had a strong hatred for Islam.
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The mongols took over and destroyed the Abbasid capital of Baghdad and ended the great Abbasid dynasty.
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Thanks to the Mongol takeover, the golden age of the islamic society ends.
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases to strike Europe. It started in 1348 and kept spreading for many years after. It was carried by rats and spread from person to person due to the horrible living conditions of the time. It killed up to half of the population of Europe.
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The Spanish Inquisition was a group of Kings and other leaders intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their Kingdoms. This was established because of Political authority, weakening opposition, suppressing conversos, profiting from confiscation of the property of convicted heretics, reducing social tensions and protecting the kingdom from the danger of a fifth column.
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Cairo becomes Capital of Egypt thanks to the Fatimids dynasty.
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Charles the Great or Charlemagne takes over power of the Frankish Kingdom in 768. He ruled from 768 to 814 and greatly expanded his kingdom to cover most of western and central Europe. He was crowned the emperor of Rome in 800 by the pope and is considered the greatest roman emperor.
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Charlemagne died on January 28th 814.
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Christianity is the main religion of the Roman Empire. It played a huge role in European Civilization. Popes were the highest ranking in christianity. Monks were created when men wanted to persue the life of total dedication to god. Followed the Bible as their holy book.
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After Charlemagne's death the Church system began to fall apart. This led to a new social system called Feudalism. This system is when food, protection, and land are all given down to different groups by the king in exchange for money and knights. The highest social group is the King followed by the nobles who are in charge of the Knights who are in charge of the Peasants. The Peasants work in the fields and collect crops and such for the Knights to give the Nobles to give to the King.
