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Period: 600 to 1100
Old English
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637
The earliest poem written in English
"Caedmon's Hymn", is composed. -
700
Beowulf's writing
Written between 700 and 750 the exact date is not known. -
904
Gunpowder is used as a weapon
For the first time in the siege of Wuchang, China -
1066
The Norman Invasion
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1099
The First Crucade
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Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
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1175
The Toltec civilization collapses in Mexico.
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1206
Genghis Khan leads the Mongol armies.
This is one of the most catastrophic events in history killing between 30 and 60 million people. -
1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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1436
The invention of the Printing Press
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1441
First documented African slaves imported into Europe.
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1497
The discovery of North America
The year Christofer Columbas found America. -
Period: 1500 to
Modern English
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1535
John Calvin writes The Institutes of the Christian Religion.
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Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare is Born
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The English settle in Jamestown.
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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The American Revolution
The start of the war.