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325 - Constantine declares Christianity the official
religion of the Roman Empire |
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476 - End of Roman Empire |
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Benedict (480- ca 547) founder of Benedictine
monasticism |
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Pope Gregory (560-604) served as Pope from 590-604 |
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633 - Council of Toledo |
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Charlemagne (742-814) crowned Emperor in 800 |
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Alfred the Great (849-899) crowned King of England in
871 |
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Rise of Universities
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University of Constantinople established in 850 |
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St. Martial School (850-1200) |
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University of Al-Azar established in 970 |
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Notre Dame (1150-1240) |
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University of Paris established 1170 |
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Otto the Great (912-973) crowned first Emperor of the
Holy Roman Empire in 962 |
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1066 - Norman conquest of England |
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First Crusade (1096-1099) |
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Richard Coeur de Lion (1157-1199) King of England from
1189-1199 |
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1215 - Magna Charta signed |
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Reign of Louis IX (1226-1270) |
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Babylonian Captivity (1305-1378) |
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100 Years War (1337-1453) |
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Black Plague of Europe (1348-1350) |
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Great Schism (1378-1417) |