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330
Constantine built Constantinople
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370
Germanic Invasions into Rome
late 300s, Germanic peoples migrated into the empire for warmer climate and better grazing land. -
Period: 378 to 476
Germanic groups extended their hold on Roman territory
378 - Rebelled Roman rule.
410 - Visigothic chief led his people to Italy, capturing and sacking Rome.
451 - Romans and Visigoths combined to stop the Huns.
453 - The Huns retreated to eastern Europe.
455 - The Vandals raided and sacked Rome.
476 - German soldier seized control of Rome. -
395
Roman Empire Divided
the eastern half became known as the Byzantine Empire -
400
Franks settled in modern day France and western Germany
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Period: 527 to 565
Justinian and Theodora
Byzantine Empire was ruled by Justinian. Theodora, his wife, was politically talented and helped him rule without challenge after the first invasion. -
768
Charlemagne became Frankish King
nearly doubled the borders of his kingdom, soon became known as the Frankish Empire.
revived learning. -
800
Christian Roman Empire
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1000
Nomadic clans roamed the steppe of central Asia
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1000
The Turks
The first people of the steppes to engage in conquest.
The Seljuk Turks, a group of Muslim Turks, moved from central Asia to the Middle East. -
Period: 1000 to 1400
Invaders from the steppe of central Asia conquered territories in eastern Asia, the Middle East, and eastern Europe
Steppe – much of the vast plains, thick forests, and mighty rivers North of the Black Sea. -
Period: 1100 to 1453
The Middle Ages
Medieval Ages, literally "the Middle Ages" -
1150
The Mongols
became the dominant nomadic group on central Asia. Their homeland was Mongolia -
1206
Genghis Khan and the Mongol armies
conquered the steppe people, most being Turks. -
1211
Mongol horsemen invaded China
they won -
1227
Genghis Khan died
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1279
Mongols took over Chinese territory
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1453
The Slavs took over leadership of the Eastern Orthodox
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1453
Fall of Constantinople