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507
Clovis' army drives Visigoths out of France
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527
Justinian I becomes emperor of the eastern roman empire
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529
St. Benedict's found the first monastery
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537
construction of Hagias Sophia (current structure) begins in Constantinople
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632
Death of Mohammed
Mohammad, whom Muslims call the Prophet Mohammad, is the founder of Islam. By the time of his death, all of Arabia is Muslim. -
637
Muslims attack Constantinople
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638
Muslims capture Jerusalem
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698
Muslims take Carthage
End of Eastern Roman rule in North Africa -
711
Muslims invade and occupy Spain
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732
France halts Muslim invasion
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793
Vikings attack England
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800
Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III
Eastern Christians in Constantinople did not approve of Charlemagne's coronation, and the new title bestowed by the pope caused further division between East and West -
800
Gunpowder invented.
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885
Vikings attack Paris.
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997
Muslims occupy Santiago de Compostable in Spain, burial place of St. James the Apostle