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Period: 1000 to 1492
Beginning of Nation States
a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. -
1095
The Crusades
The Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus urgently asked Pope Urban 2 for christian knights help him fight muslim turks -
1100
The Struggle for Italy
Although the investiture struggle was over new battles were soon raging between popes and emperors. -
1100
Medieval Universities Emerge
By the 1100 europe was experiencing dynamic changes. -
1215
King John Signs the Magna Carta
King john was forced to sign the Magna Carta (great charter) and it did 2 important things. 1) forced monarchs to obey the laws and 2)gave nobles rights, that were later extended to all free-men. -
1295
Evolving Traditions of Government
English rulers repeatedly clashed with nobles and the church as they tried to raise taxes or to impose royal authority over traditional feudal rights -
1295
Model Parliament
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1295
Norman Conquest
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1315
The Black Death A Global Epidemic
The great famine of 1315-1317 caused by heavy rains and serve weather destroyed crops and started a long bout of hardship and starvation.
