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455
Banning of lay investiture
The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medival Europe. In the 11th and 12th centuries, a series of Popes challenged the authority or European monarchies over cotrol of appotnments of chucrch officials such as bishops and abbots. -
Period: 500 to Jul 27, 1500
Middle Ages
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511
Uniting of The Franks
While losing in a battle Clovis turned to the Christian god t the battle shifter and the French won. In 511, the Franks were united into one kingdom - modern day france. -
511
Germanic leader and follow relationships
People pledge loyalty to their cheif (leader.) While in a losing battle, Clovis turned to the Christian god for help, the battle shifted ad the Franks won. -
512
Germans ivade former Western Roman Empire
German forces invaded what had been the Western Roman Empire. Germans brought many changes to language, government and culture. -
560
Decline of the former Western Roman Empire
Distruption of trade, Downfall of cities, Population shift, Decline of learning, Loss of common language. -
Oct 20, 650
Loss of Language
Impacts of learning. Most important works of literature, science, and philosophy were in Greek. As people lost their uderstanding of Greek, they also lost their important works. -
Period: Sep 23, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The fight was between the Norman-French army of Duke William the II & the English army under King Harold the II. It was a decisive Norman victory. -
Period: Feb 15, 1096 to Mar 6, 1270
Crusaders
Crusaders were the people who got rid of the quarellsome knights who fought each other. There were 3 crusades & there was also an estate-general which was a meeting held for all 3 estates.
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Nov 27, 1096
First Crusade
The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. 1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit -
Jan 6, 1100
Monasteries
Finally started to manufacture goods more often. -
Nov 27, 1144
Second Crusade
Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France -
Dec 3, 1215
Magna Carta
A document that guarenteed basic political rights to all the people. -
Jun 22, 1295
Parliment is formed in England
In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal sytem, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-and-cheif & ecclesiastics before making laws. -
Oct 1, 1298
English Kings
They wanted to hold & add on onto their French land & they wanted to strengthen their own power over the nobles & the church. -
Period: Feb 15, 1337 to Oct 30, 1453
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne. It was the result of a dynastic disagreement dating back to William the Conqueror who became King of England in 1066, while remaining Duke of Normandy.
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Period: Apr 1, 1340 to Oct 26, 1400
Bubonic Plague-Black Death
Th Black Death was a disease that completely wiped out most of Europe's population. You start it off with a huge rash on your body, then eventually adter 2 to 3 days, you will die & they would put all the dead bodies on the corners of the streets for the dump truck's to pick up & take somewhere to burn or bury the people.
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Nov 9, 1412
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was believed to be a heretic & a saint. She was born a peasent girl in what is now eastern France. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victiories during the Hundred Years' War. -
Nov 20, 1414
Great Schism
The schism in western Christendom was finally healed at the Council of Constance. There were three "phantom popes" at this time, but they were all deposed in favor of a new pontiff, Martin V. The Catholic world now had a single head based in Rome, but it was not easy to revive the old, unquestioning loyalty to him as God's vicar on earth. The religion became Roman Catholic. -
Feb 27, 1453
Inquisition
Official invertigation, especially are of a political or religious nature. -
Nov 20, 1460
Vernacular
Being vernacular means your are native or indigenous. -
Oct 7, 1492
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne. -
Estate-General
The meeting for the first, second & third estates. -
Battle of Legano
The Batlle of Legnano was fought between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, led by emporer Frederick Barbarossa, and the Lombard League. -
Medival Towns
Only had about 1.500-2,000 people, so they had very powerful forces. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the pope
In crowning Charlemagne emperor in 800, the Church sought to influence both spiritual and political matters. Three hundread years earlier, Pope Gelasius I recognized the conflicts tht could arise between the two great forces - the Church and the state. -
Charlemagne's Empire
Limited the authority of the noble's. Sent out royal agents to make sure the noble's were governing their countries justly. -
Farming Technique
Farmers began usuing a new technology, this was a harness that fitted across the horses chest, taking pressure off its neck & windpipe. -
Guilds
An associataion of people who worked at the same occupation.
