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1506 BCE
King Henry VIII started ruling England
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47
King Henry stopped ruling England
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476
The Fall Of The Roman Empire
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Period: 590 to 1000
Early Middle Ages
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Period: 794 to 1183
The Heian Period
At the very beginning of the Heian Period, Emperor Kammu moved the imperial capital to Heian-kyo (now known as Kyoto) During this time, foundations of Japan's development were created. The art and culture of Japan began to flourish. -
800
Charlemagne Crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
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Period: 1000 to 1200
High Middle Ages
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1066
The Battle of Hastings
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Period: 1147 to 1199
The Kamakura Period
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Period: 1180 to 1185
Genpei war
The Genpei war was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans. The war resulted in the downfall of the Taira and also the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate. -
Period: 1200 to 1500
Late Middle Ages
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1215
The Magna Carta was signed
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Period: 1336 to 1573
Muromachi Period
Under the rule of Muromachi shogunate this period in Japan was marked by a great deal of political unrest, but also a time of significant growth in culture. -
1444
Gutenberg Invents printing press
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1534
King Henry VIII started the 'Church Of England'
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Period: 1574 to
Azuchi-Momoyama period
Society became unified under daimyō Oda Nobunaga. Odo Nobunaga and his sucessor that was responsible for unifying Japan that was under the control of the central governement. -
Period: to
Tokugawa (Edo) Period
Tokugawa leyasu was appointed a shogun by the emperor and became the first shogun of his period. Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan is also known as the Edo Period.