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324
Constantinople
Founded the city -
395
Western Roman Empire
The capital was Rome -
395
Eastern Roman Empire
The capital was Constantinople -
Period: 476 to 1050
Early middle Ages
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Period: 527 to 565
The emperor was Justinian
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532
Hagia Sophie
The church of Hagia Sophie in Constantinople was a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture -
570
Muhammad
Muhammad had been born in Mecca -
622
Islam
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622
first year in the Muslim calendar
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711
Conquered Spain
Muslim conquered Spain -
Period: 715 to 741
Charles Magne founder of an empire
The Carolingian Empire -
732
Fall of Islamic Empire
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732
Stopped the Muslim conquests
Charles Magne stopped the Muslim conquests in Europe by defecting the invading Umayyads in the battle of Poitiers -
741
Charles Magne death
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751
Pepin the Short
He was consecrated by the Pope of Rome -
Period: 751 to 768
Pepin the Short, first Frankish king
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Period: 768 to 814
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor
The pope crowned Charles I as the Holy Roman Emperor -
800
Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor
The pope crowned Charles I as the Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas day -
Period: 840 to 843
Division of the empire
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843
Treaty of Verdun
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Period: 1050 to 1250
High Middle Ages
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1054
Separation of Orhodox and Roman Christianity
A schism or split marked the separatioon between orthodox and Roman Christianity -
Period: 1250 to 1453
Late Middle Ages
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1453
Fall of Constantinople
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1492
Discover of America
