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476
The fall of the Roman Empire
A Barbarian named Odoacer took control of Rome. He became king of Italy and forced the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, to give up his crown. (ducksters) -
481
Clovis I
King of Franks, is considered the founding father of the Merovingian Dynasty. -
570
Muhammad, prophet of Islam is born.
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Jan 1, 622
Beginning of Islam
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Jan 1, 800
Charlemagne
Charlemagne promotes education of science, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy and music.
Schools are founded in Monasteries. -
Jan 1, 835
Vikings from the Scandinavian lands
Vikings from the Scandinavian lands begin to invade northern Europe. -
Jan 1, 1096
Start of the First Crusade, Oxford
The Crusades were wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslims over the Holy Land.
The fundation of the university. -
Jan 1, 1189
Richard I
Richard the Lionheart, becomes King of England -
Jan 1, 1206
The Mongol Empire is founded by Genghis Khan.
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Jan 1, 1347
The Black Death Era
This horrible disease would kill around half of the population -
Jan 1, 1436
The invetion of the Printing Press
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Jan 1, 1500
Leonardo Da Vinci
A new era began; the rebirth of the classical arts, also known as the Renaissance