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525
Theodora married Justinian
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527
Justinian became the emperor of the Eastern Empire
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528
Justinian's code was established
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532
Hagia Sophia was built
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532
Nika Riots (Rebellion ) took place
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533
Justinian sent Belisarius to recover North America from the Vandals
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535
Belisarius took Rome from the Ostrogoths
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551
Justinian conquered all of the territory that was once Rome
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Jan 1, 601
Empress Theodora restored icons to the Eastern Churches
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Jan 1, 717
Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons
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Jan 1, 988
Vladimir Of Kiev converted to Byzantine Christianity
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Feb 10, 1054
Great Schism - Christianity was divided ( Roman Catholic and Easter Orthodox)
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Jan 1, 1095
Pope Urban II launched the Frist Crusade against the Turks (Muslims)
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Jan 1, 1099
Christian Crusadeers captured Jerusalem and massacred Jews and Muslims
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Jan 1, 1240
Batu Khan (Genghis Khan's grandson) led the Mongol defeat of kiev
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Jan 1, 1453
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1453
Seljuk Turks attacked and captured Baghdad from the Persians
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Jan 1, 1453
Seljuks Turks crushed the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert
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Jan 1, 1462
Czar Ivan III broke Russia (formerly Kiev) from Mongol control
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Jan 1, 1520
Ottoman Empire began - Osman started building a small state in Anatolia
