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A Roman Historian writing about the Germanic Tribes, in an attempt to compare them to his own people.
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A procolamation from Constantine, declaring Christianity a tolerable religion in the Roman Empire.
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Bishops met together and decided that there is only one God, and Jesus is the son of God,
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The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric. Rome was no longer the capital
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-A Frankish Empire united by Clovis I
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-Anglo-Saxons invade taking over England, mixing in with the common people
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-The code of laws created by Clovis I, describing the civil law in the empire
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In Contantinople, two chariot racing teams turned their anger against King Justinian. About to flee, Justinian's wife convinces him to stay, killing all the revolters
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-A historian and Bishop of Tours, who recorded the conquest of Clovis I (he was an admirer)
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-This is the foundation of Islam, when the Muslims take over Mecca, and convert the opponents.
-Tells his men if they die, they will go to heaven, inspiring them to fight to the death -
-The death of Ali creates split between Sunni and Shia
-Half want the descendants of Muhammed to lead them, while others want to elect a good leader -
-One of the first great empire's of the Muslim Dynasty run by a Caliph
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-The rock of foundation where Adam and Eve were, and where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac
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-Overthrew the Umayyad Empire, to create another great Islamic Empire
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-Charlegmagne becomes first emperor/king of Holy Roman Empire
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-A mighty hero leading Anglo-Saxons defeating the Vikings out of their territory.
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Heroic narrative telling tales of Germanic Tribes, written by Christians, fusing the two cultures together
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-A large Sunni Muslim Empire
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-The breaking between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches centered at Rome and Constantinople
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-Led by Duke William II, the Normans end up taking over
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-Pope Urban II, declares the start of a first crusade to get rid of the Muslims in the holy land
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-The Christians manage to reclaim the holy land and defeat the Muslim occupants
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-Kind Richard the Lion-heart took Acre. Finally settled treaty with Saladin, allowing Christians to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem
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Sturlson, a Norwegian poet was a Christian writing about Norse Mythology. He claimed that man made up Norse Mythology, because they lost the name of God, therefore he wouldn't be persecuted
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-A crusade gone wrong, instead of reclaiming the holy land, the crusaders sack Constantinople (Fellow Christians).
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-Name given when the European Christians try and take holy land from Muslims
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-The Crusaders attacked Egypt and managed to capture the Port of Damietta.
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-Led by King Louis XI, was another attempt to reclaim Jerusalem, however there was not much fighting
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-A crusade led by Louis IX of France against Tunnis, but he died abruptly ending the war
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Known as the final crusade, Henry III sailed to Acre to try and fight, but conflicts brought him away
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-Leader Sultan Mehmed II, led the Ottoman Empire to take over the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, bringing about its end.