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emperor constantine established Constantinople as the new capital of the roman empire. This helped the city become a major trade center it marked the beginning of the byzantine empire. -
Justinian was a very powerful ruler, he was given the role after justin his uncle died. he ended up conquering a lot of land and being one of jerusalem's most powerful ruler. -
this got rid of centuries of legal writings and laws and put it into three parts of one body of law. this is the most famous thing Justinian did and it made the biggest impact. -
almost half the city ended up being burned down or destroyed. tons and tons of people were killed estimated tens of thousands. this whole city was destroyed to dust essentially. -
The Byzantines retake north africa from the vandals. this is while they are under Belisarius and this ends up ending the vandal kingdom. and the revival of north Africa is completed. -
Muhammad's migration from mecca to medina marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar. This led to the spread of Islam. -
Charles Martel defeated the Umayyad caliphates forces in France. this halted the Muslim advance intro western Europe. this preserved Christian dominance. -
Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the holy Roman empire by Pope Leo lll in Rome. this marked the revival of the Roman empire. it symbolized the union of christians -
The Christian church split into the Roman Catholic church in the west and the eastern orthodox church in the east. this division was due to cultural differences -
William the conqueror defeated king Harold ll at the battle of Hastings. this event led to significant changes in english culture it marked the beginning of Norman rule in England. -
The byzantine empire suffered a major defeat against the selijuk Turks in present day turkey. this loss weakened the byzantine and paved the way for turkesh dominance. it marked the begging of the empires decline. -
European christians launched the first crusade to reclaim jerusalem from Muslim control the crusaders captured jerusalem and established states. -
sundiata keita founded the Mali empire in west Africa. the empire became the center of trade and culture it played a critical role in the spread of Islam -
the mongols captured and destroyed the baghdads this event marked the end of the Islamic golden age. and had a devastating impact of religion. -
The seventh crusade, led by Louis lx of France, ended in failure. this marked the decline of European crusading efforts in the holy land. it signaled shift in European focus from religious wars. -
Osman founded the ottoman empire in Anatolia. the ottomans would later capture Constantinople. become a dominant power in the region. -
mansa musa the ruler of the Mali empire made a famous pilgrimage to mecca his journey showcased wealth and power of Mali. -
The black death a devastating plaque. swept through Europe killing millions. this pandemic drastically reduced the population. -
The ottoman empire led by sultan mehmed captured Constantinople. this event marked the end of the byzantine empire and the beggining of ottoman dominance. -
Sunni ali became the ruler of the Songhai empire in west Africa. he expanded the empire through military conquests and strengthens its administration.