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476
the fall of the Roman Empire
Romulus Augustulus was deposed by a barbarian named Odoacer and the Roman empire fell this is when the dark ages started. -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300
the dark ages
a period of time when life was hard after the fall of the Roman empire -
541
Plague of Justinian
one of the greatest plagues in history and it afected the Byzantine Empire. many people died. -
Nov 18, 1095
the council of clermont
The meeting that Pope Urban II called to express how all the bad things that had happened and why they needed to gain back the holy land. -
Nov 27, 1095
the first crusade
a military expedition ordered by the Byzantine emperor to regain holy land. -
Jan 1, 1099
capture of jerusalem
the crusades regain the land of Jerusalem -
Oct 8, 1295
marco polo
he was an explorer that traveled to china, and when he came back to europe he brought back ideas that united china to europe. -
code of civil law
It was a document that put the centuries legal writings into three parts of one body of laws. It was issued from 529 to 534 from the orders of Justinian I. -
treaty of verdun
a treaty made to divide the land between the three grandsons of Charlemagne, that divided the land into three kingdoms. -
otto the great crowned the holy roman emperor
He was crowned emperor of the holy Roman empire by the Pope. -
charlemagne crowned emperor
He was crowned emperor of the Roman empire by the Pope Leo III.