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476
The fall of rome, and the end of western roman empire
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Period: 476 to 1100
The early middle ages
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500
Birth of spread of islam
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500
Carolingian empire
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507
The King of the Franks, Clovis,defeated the Visigoths at Vouillé
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Period: 507 to 962
The development of Carolingian empire
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Period: 632 to 661
Ortodox caliphs
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Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad caliphate
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732
The mayor of the palace Charles Martel (Pippin the Younger`s father) , defeated the Muslims at Poitier and stopped their expansion in Europe
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Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid caliphate
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751
Pippin the Younger became King of the Franks
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800
Charlemange was crowned emperor
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814
Cherlemagne died and his son Louis the Pious succeesed him
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843
Louis` sons divided up the empire in the Treaty of Verdun
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962
Otto I established the Holy Roman Empire
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1100
Romanesque art
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1100
Feudal system
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1100
First crusades
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Period: 1100 to 1300
The high middle ages
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Period: 1258 to 1453
Later expansion
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1300
Development of trade
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1300
Gothic art
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Period: 1300 to 1453
Late middle ages
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1453
Black death
