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This is the main description of early Germans. Tacitus is trying to show faults of current Romans
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Edict of Milan, a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire
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unified beliefs of Christians at time, created Holy Trinity
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Alaric and Visigothic tribe sacked Rome, showing how far the tribes had gone
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These double thick walls helped keep Constantinople out of Muslim hands until 1453 with Ottoman empire
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The first Frankish Dynasty who grew to significance under Clovis and his conversion to Christianity
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The uniting King of the Franks who converted to Christianity and provided a military arm for the Roman Catholic Church
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One of the earliest legal codes of the Germanic Tribes which gives up a record of Germanic values and the concept of wergeld
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Justinian expands Byzantine to greatest extent, tries to re-link two halves of Roman Empire and builds Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia - Clash of Christian and Muslim iconography
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The Britannia commoners who were used to Roman rule were left to their own devices as Roman legions left England
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These Germanic tribes were invited to Britain as hired defense but when they were not paid they conquered the territories and settled there themselves.
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Cleric of the church- wanted to make any ruler who was Christian be portrayed in positive light
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Most of Muhammad's followers were already in Medina and when he arrived the city under his rule became the beginning of Islam
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Die in protection of Islam and you will go to heaven
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His death created a succession issue between line of Muhammad and Imams
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First caliphate and rulers of Islamic faith after the death of Muhammad
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2nd of 4 major Islamic Caliphates with its capital at Demascus
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Built over the site of Abraham's sacrifice of Issac. Holy place for Islamic Faith
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Created the earliest history of the people of Britain
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Charles Martel with his Frankish army defeated the Islamic Moorish army and solidified Frankish power
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succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate and is 3rd major Caliphate. Center the capital on Bagdhad
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The Frankish Dynasty that followed the Merovingian Dynasty and ruled large parts of western Europe
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Becomes King of the Franks with the blessing of the Pope as the king should be the one who has power
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This was a defining moment in history as it cemented Charlemagne's power but also gave much power to papal authority as the crowning figure
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Defeating the vikings and his scholarly works
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The rule of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of England
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Population growth due to end of ice age- more food means more people spending time doing other things than farming
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Beowulf is fusion of Christianity and Norse Mythology
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Persecuted Pilgrims, lead to the first crusade being called by Pope Urban II
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Official break between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic when the pope excommunicates the Bishop of Constatinople
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bayeux tapestry
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Started the crusade. Go for remission of sins...
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Christian crusaders killed Muslim, Jews and Christians a like
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King Richard of England leads crusade to take back Jerusalem after Saladin conquers it.
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Lost the name of God so that he can discuss the Nose mythology and not write heretical beliefs. Thor is angry god who is worship for his battle skills
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Called by Pope Innocent III to take Jerusalem through Egypt, instead they sack Constantinople
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Disastrous crusade of children who were killed or sold into slavery well before they reached the holy land
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Lead by King Andrew II of Hungry and Leopold VI of Austia but were unsuccessful and there was decisive Ayyubid victory. Lead to eight-year truce between the Ayyubids and the Crusaders
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Diplomatic Crusader victory where Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem were relinquished to Crusaders
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Crusade launched by Louis IX of France against Tunis, but Louis died soon after and crusade was failure
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Henry III of England sails to Acre and had several impressive victors over the Baibars but ultimately had to withdraw due to issues in England
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World traveler and left lasting legacy of world travel and pilgrimage to Mecca
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Official end of the Byzantine empire and finally allowed a Muslim state to extend across the Bosporus straights into Europe