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500
Start of Middle Ages
The fall of the Rome Empire marked the beginning of the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Overview
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Jan 1, 1096
First Crusade
During the Crusade, knights, peasants and serfs from many nations of Western Europe travelled over land and by sea, first to Constantinople and then on towards Jerusalem. The Crusaders arrived at Jerusalem, launched an assault on the city. The crusade was to regain Holy Land taken during the Muslim Conquest of the Levant that occured 632 til 661. -
Jan 1, 1337
The Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War started in 1337 and ended in 1453. A war between France and England that lasted for over a century. The Kings of England invaded France, trying to claim the throne. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Black Death
The Black Death began in Europe and the disease took the lives of over 75 million people. It was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. -
Tokugawa Shogun
Tokugawa Ieyasu received the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu was 60 years old when he received the title of shogun. -
Christianity Banned
Ieyasu, acting as the retired shogun, remained the effective ruler of Japan until his death. In 1614, he signed the Christian Expulsion Edict which banned Christianity, expelled all Christians and foreigners, and banned Christians from practicing their religion.
