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Began with the end of the Roman Empire, period considered by many to be dark due to the lack of cultural advancement in society. -
Founded by Charlemagne arises from the alliance between the Frankish Kingdom and the Catholic Church, it expanded through France, Germany, Italy and Spain. -
System of political domination wherein a nobility exploits the peasantry through political legal economic compulsion. -
Promoted by Pope Urban II, reconquered Jerusalem in 1099.
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Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany participated in this campaign, the result was disastrous.
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Sent to help the Christian states after the defeat of Hattin, the city was not recaptured.
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Organized expedition to reconquer the Holy Land, but changed course, ending with the conquest and sack of Constantinople.
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Was a failed popular crusade by European Christians to establish a second Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Holy Land. -
The Crusaders managed to conquer Damietta and were finally crushed at Al-Mansurab.
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The German Emperor Frederick II obtained the cession of Jerusalem through diplomatic means.
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Louis IX of France was defeated at Al-Mansurab.
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Louis IX tried to besiege Tunis, it was a failure, and he died a victim of the plague.
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By 1300 cities have become crucial factor in European economy, culture and social structure. -
A rare but serious bacterial infection that's transmitted by fleas. -
1/ 3 of the population in western Europa was dead from the plague. That is roughly 25 millon people. -
a huge Ottoman army converged on the city walls to end the empire.