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330
Founding of Constantinople
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476
Fall of Rome
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Period: 476 to
Dark Ages of Europe
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Period: Jan 1, 622 to Jan 1, 1258
Islamic Golden Age
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Jun 8, 632
Muhammad Dies
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Mar 15, 1096
The First Crusade Begins
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May 15, 1348
Black Death Ravages Siena, Italy
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Jan 1, 1448
Gutenberg Invents Printing Press
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Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
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Jun 7, 1517
Leonardo da Vinci paints "Mona Lisa"
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Charlemagne Crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
