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476
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
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507
The King of the Franks defeated the Visigoths at Vouillé
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Period: 507 to 962
The development of the Carolingian Empire
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Period: 632 to 661
ORTHODOX CALIPHS
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Period: 661 to 750
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE
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Period: 701 to 1001
The Early Middle Ages
Germanic kingdoms and high point of the Byzantine empire,
Birth and spread of Islam.
Carolingian Empire. -
732
The mayor of the palace defeated the Muslims at Poirtier 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
Charlemagne was crowned emperor
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814
Charlemagne died and his son Louis the Pious succeeded 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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Period: 1001 to 1201
The High Middle Ages
Feudal system.
First crusades.
Romanesque art. -
Period: 1201 to 1401
The Late Middle Ages
Development of trade.
Gothic art.
Black death. -
Period: 1258 to 1493
LATER EXPANSION
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1453
The end of The Byzantine Empire and beginning of The Renaissance