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476
• Rome falls to barbarians• Marks the beginning of the Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages
• Decline in population• Decline of trade• Feudalism– Economic and social system
481-511
• Clovis unites France
• Imposes Christianity
Roman Empire continues…
• Constantinople (Byzantium, Istanbul) maintains Roman power
• Emperor Justinian publishes law code– Attempts to reconquer Rome
570
• Muhammed is born
732• Battle of Tours• Charles Martel halts Muslim advance
793
• Viking attacks begin on England
800
• Charlemagne crowned king
1066
• William the Conqueror becomes king of England.
• Descended from Vikings• Ruled in Normandy• Changed English culture.• End of Viking raids
1095-1291
• The Crusades• Roman Catholic Missions to reclaim the holy
land.
1184
• Beginning of Inquisition• Church trials of Heretics• Torture to repent
1300
• Mongol invasion• Genghis Khan • Asia and Eastern Europe
1315-1317
• The Great Famine- • Bad weather causes crop failure.
1348-1350
• Black Plague• 75-200 million dead
1337-1453
• France and England battle over who is king of what.
1439
• Movable type printing press• Johannes Gutenberg• Allowed for mass printing