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Germans Invade Former Western Roman Empire
German forces invaded what had been the Western Roman Empire. Germans brought many changes to language, government, and culture. -
Period: 500 to Oct 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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511
Uniting of the Franks
Franks were united into one kingdom- modern day France.
Frank leader: Clovis brought Christianity to his people. -
Jan 1, 644
Roman Catholicism Spread
Missionaries were religious travelers. Their goal was to spread their religion, which was Christianity. -
Oct 26, 732
Battle of Tours
Stopped Muslim invasions into Spain. -
Oct 26, 742
Downfall of Charlemagne's Empire
Louis the Pious was Chalremagne's son, was not a strong ruler. Louis left the empire to all three of his sons - who fought and eventually split the land. Without central authority or strong leadership the empire weakens. -
Period: Jan 1, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 26, 1066
Normans take control of England
Led by Duke William ll. Who defeated King William the ll at the Battle of Hastings. -
Nov 19, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Between the Norman and French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II. It took place at Senlac Hill. -
Mar 1, 1078
Banning of lay investiture
Emperor Henry IV called a meeting with the bishops and with their approval he sent Pope Gregory VII a letter ordering him to step down.Gregory sent a letter back excommunicating Henry IV. Henry asked for forgiveness. Pope Gregory ended excommunication. -
Nov 25, 1093
Crusades 1
Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus sent and appeal to Pope Urban ll. The emperor asked for help against the muslim turks. -
Period: Nov 25, 1096 to Nov 25, 1270
Crusades
The Crusades had both economic goals and religious motives. Kings and the church saw the Crusades as an oppurtunity to get rid of quarrelsome knights who taught each other. -
May 29, 1176
Battle of Legnano
Btween the forces of the Holy Roman Empire. Led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the Lombard League. -
Oct 26, 1215
Magna Carta gives rights to free men in England
The Magna Carta is a document created for the purpose of limiting the powers of the monarch and preserving the basic legal rights of all free men in England. -
Nov 19, 1215
Mgna Carta
A document drawn up by English nobles and reluctantly approved by King John, guaranteed certain basic political rights. -
Nov 19, 1295
Parliment is formed in England
Knights, burgesses, bishops, and lords met together as Westminister in London. This is now called the Model Parliment because its new makeup served as a model for later kings. -
Nov 25, 1321
Vernacular
At a time when serious scholars and writers were writing in Latin, a few remarkable poets began using a lively Vernacular, or the everyday language of their homeland. -
Period: Nov 25, 1337 to Nov 25, 1453
Hundred Years War
Between England and France. The kinf of England, son of a French princess, claimed to be ruler of France. -
Period: Nov 25, 1340 to Nov 25, 1400
Bubonic Plague
1/3 of Europes population died from the plague. Begins in Asia and is brought to Europe through trade routes. -
Nov 19, 1414
Great Schism
There were two popes, each declared the other to be a false pope, excommunicating his rival. The French pope lived in Avignan, while the Italian pope lived in Rome. This began the split in the church known as the Great Schism. -
Nov 25, 1425
Joan of Arc
When Joan of Arc was thirteen years old she had a voice from God to aid her in self-discipline. The first time she was greatly afraid. The voice came about noon in the summer in her fathers garden, and she had fasted the day before. -
Nov 25, 1492
Crusades 2
By the 1400's, the muslims held only the tiny kingdom of Grananda. In 1492, Grananda fell to the Christian army of Ferdinand and Isabella, the spanish monarchs. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the pope
Pope of the entire church. The popes crowning was important because the Catholic church was very powerful in Western Europe. -
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Reign of Charlemagne
