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Diocletian's strategy was to split the Roman empire into two and make it easier to rule, although this intialy worked it had its flaws and caused the empire to divide.
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The Edict of Milan was the decree of toleration for all religions especially Christians by the Roman emperor Constantine.
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The Nicaean Creed was the decreed by the Nicaean council that Jesus always existed and was not created by God.
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Theodosius’s Edict made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire.
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The legions leave Rome in 383 leaving it to the locals to rule.
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Rome was primarily by the Visigoths were a Germanic tribe. This led to the downfall of Rome as it never was under Roman control again.
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Theodosius II’s wall helps preserve many of the ancient works that the Byzantines have gathered, it also keeps them out of the hand of the Germanic Tribes.
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Hypatia was the Egyptian philosopher who was also a women she lived in Alexandria during the time of the sacking of the Library of Alexandria by the Christians.
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The Petrine Doctrine was the Doctrine that proclaimed became the Roman bishops were descendants of Peter they were the Pope and the most powerful Bishops. It was primairly written by Pope Leo
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Clovis 1 was the King that united all of the Franks and ruled over them.
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The House of Wessex was the progressive line to Alfred they eventually became the monarchs of England.
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When Justinian became the emperor of Rome he unified the Roman laws and made the body of Civil Law, which was used for a long time afterwards.
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537 The Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian in 537, its main features were its large domes that Romans were known for building. Eventually it was converted into a Mosque.
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The Anglo Saxons invaded Britain and were initially used as defenders, but when they were no paid they took land and settled in Britain themselves.
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Muhammad left for Medina, when he was exiled by the clan leaders who ruled Mecca.
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Muhammad returned to Mecca, when he gathered enough followers to convert the whole city of Mecca.
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Ali was the Shia Muslim who was the nephew of the prophet Muhammed, the Sunni’s believed each prophet should be chosen for their Merit and not based on their religion.
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The Battle of Tours was a battle wear Franks who were Christian defeated the Muslims from Spain who were invading Western Europe.
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The Battle of Tours was a battle wear Franks who were Christian defeated the Muslims from Spain who were invading Western Europe.
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The Venerable Bead wrote about how Christianity should appeal to the Pagan Kings and wrote Christian stories.
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Pepin the Short was the Frankian King who suppressed revolts in Germany and supported the Pope Stephen II as the pope and gave captured cities to him.
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The Abbasid group of Muslims moved their capitol to Baghdad, because it was newer and larger city at the time and also further east
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The Vikings began to raid the eastern parts of England and France.
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Charlemagne was the King who decided to reinstitute schools for higher education and especially started the Renaissance.
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Charles the Fat led the Vikings to sack Paris and received a significant bounty from the siege including an eventual ransom payment.
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Beowulf was the story of a Warrior Beowulf written between 700 to 1000 at an unspecified date.
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Odo took the throne in 860 and started the Capetian Period.
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Alfred the great was a Danish king who signed a treaty were he gave the eastern part of england to the vikings and kept the western part of england for himself.
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Alfred the Great united the British Tribes and won a battle against the Vikings. This let them have half of Britain’s land.
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The Viking cheif Rollo is granted permission to rule over Normanday. His family of rulers were te dukes of Normanday.
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Although Viking leader Erik the Red discoversed Greenland. many others attempted to settle there before him.
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Erik the Red also led the discovery of the islands in newfoundland he never actually set foot on the islands but turned back around for Greenland.
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Cnut was the Danish king who was finally able to take control over all of England. Although intially the danes influenced england. England actually ended up influencing them more.
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Edward the Confessor took the throne from Cnut when his rule ended, he also restored the power to the House of Wessex.