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500
Roman Empire falls
Due to multiple invasion and poor leaders, the Roman Empire falls and new leadership and government is established. -
Period: 500 to Jun 1, 1212
Back In Time
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510
New Society
The Franks took over and re-stabilized the society and population of what was left of the Roman empire. -
Feb 28, 750
Kingdom Divided
The kingdom divided between Charles the Great and his brother Carloman. -
Jul 28, 771
Charlemange becomes King
Carloman dies in 771 and Charlemange became king. He conquered many countries like Italy, Spain, and Hungary. -
Apr 28, 1189
The Third Crusade is held
The Christians declared a holy war on the Muslims and won, claiming Jerusalem as a Christian city. -
Feb 28, 1200
The Fourth Crusade is held
Richard the Lion Hearted and Saladin, the two leaders of the Christians and the Muslims, had so much respect for each other that they came to a truce and split Jerusalem in half. -
Jul 4, 1212
Children's Crusade
2 groups of thousands of children were sent back home after traveling across the holy land to see the pope. Many died on the way there and back, so many see this as a tragedy, however it did restore faith in the church. -
Mar 4, 1213
The Fifth Crusade is held
Around this time, just recently after the children's crusade, Pope Innocent III was getting very frustrated and angry at the people because he felt that he wasn't being heard. So he announced that he would excommunicate anyone that didn't listen to him. -
Charlemange is the unexpected Emperor?
When Charlemange came to the aid of Pope Leo III, he was unexpectedly crowned emperor. -
The First Crusade is held
Around 906 the Christians and the Muslims were fighting, and the Christians seemed to have supposedly found the sword that "pierced Jesus"
