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The disintegration of the Roman empire freed Europe from rule by a single power. Much of western Europe was left without a strong centralized government due to the breakdown of the Roman Empire. -
Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Muslims regard Islam as a return to the original faith of the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah and so on.
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Charles Martel defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. The battle helped lay the foundations of the Carolingian Empire and Frankish domination of western Europe for the next century. -
In 800, a rebellion began, Charlemagne went to his aid in Rome and defeats the rebellion. Leo declaring him emperor of the Romans. -
Treaty of Verdun, treaty partitioning the Carolingian empire among the three surviving sons of the emperor Louis I. Foreshadowed the formation of the modern countries of western Europe. -
At their core was a desire for access to shrines associated with the life and ministry of Jesus. The Crusades helped bring about social change in Europe. -
It's the ducoment to put into writing the principle that the king and his goverment was not above the law, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself -
The war gave impatus to idea of both Frence and English nationality, it saw the introduction of new weapons and tactics. A high number of casualties amongst the nobility, particularly in France. -
The black death killed more than 25 million people in fourteen century Europe. The high number of death had a dramatic effect on the world's population at the time, this led to major social, cultural and political changes. -
It created a new international economy that grew into the global economy that we live in today. The two became interconnected, thereby initiating their cultural, commercial and religious exchange.
