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400
Uniting of the Franks
The Franks leader was Clovis, he borught Christianity to his people. 511 Franks were united into one kindom in modern day France. -
400
Germans invade Western Roman Empire
German forces invaded what had been the Western Empire. Germans brought many changes to language, government, and culture. -
400
Government
Small Germanic kingdoms replace Romean Provinces. Family ties and personal loyalty rather than citizenship and written law became the focus. -
Period: 500 to Oct 26, 1500
Middle Ages
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Period: Oct 26, 742 to
Reign of Charlemagne
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Period: Oct 26, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was the Norman Victory in the Norman conquest of England. There, William was crowned Duke of Normandy. -
Nov 25, 1095
Crusades
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Period: Nov 19, 1096 to Nov 19, 1270
Crusades
Expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th,12th and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Nov 25, 1100
Crusades
The term "crusade" is also used to describe religiously motivated campaigns conducted between 1100 and 1600 in territories outside. -
May 29, 1176
Batlle of Legnano
The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29, 1176, between the Holy Roman Empire, led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the Lombard League. -
Nov 19, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects. It was translated into vernacular-French. -
Oct 29, 1222
European Invasions
Magyars from the East didnt settle. Muslims from the South conquered and settled. Vikings from the North raids -
Nov 25, 1295
Parliament if formed in England
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Period: Nov 19, 1337 to Nov 19, 1453
Hundred Years War
A series of wars between England and France in 1337-1453 http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/hundred-years-war.htm -
Period: Nov 19, 1340 to Nov 19, 1400
Bubonic Plague-Black Death
It was brought by rats and some other things http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html -
Nov 19, 1414
Great Schism
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Vernacular
the everyday language of the people in a country or region, as distinct from official or formal language -
Banning of lay investiture
The Investiture Controversy was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe. In the 11th and 12th centuries, a series of Popes challenged the authority of European monarchies over control of appointments, or investitures, of church officials such as bishops and abbots -
Joan of Arc
She led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. She was burned at the stake for heresy when she was 19 years old. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the pope
Before Charlemagne was crowned Emperor, there was a lot of tension between the pope and Constantinople. -
Downfall of Charlemagnes Empire
Louis left the empire to all three of his sons. They fought and eventually split the land. Without central authority or stong leadership the Empire weakens. -
Vikings Vs. France
The main people were Rollo who was head of the viking army, also so was Charles the simples was king of France. -
New languages develop
As people lost their common language different dialects of Latin were developed. These eventually developed into 2 languages which werr Spanish and French.
