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Great Schism of 1054
Pope Leo IX
The break within the Catholic religion that created
the Roman Catholic Church in Rome and the
Eastern Orthodox Church in ConstantinopleMagna Carta Signed
King John of England
An agreement signed in order to make peace between the unpopular King
and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection
for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on
feudal payments to the CrownThe Muslim Conquest of Constantinople
Mehmet II
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army,
under the command Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. With this conquest Ottomans became an Empire
and one of the most powerful empires, The Eastern Roman Empire, fellBattle of Tours
Charles Martel
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish
leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large army
of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe.Height of Carolingian Dynasty
Charlemagne
Charlemagne named the Emperor of the Holy Roman EmpireFall of Western Roman Empire
Odoacer
Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown
by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule
in Rome.Battle of Hastings
William The Conqueror
Major battle between the Norman-French army and an English army under
the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. The Normans, lead by William, are
victorious, beginning the Norman conquest of England.Периоды
Viking Age
Leif Ericson
The Viking Age is a period in European history,
especially Northern European and Scandinavian history,
following the Germanic Iron Age. It is the period of history
when Scandinavian Norsemen explored Europe by its seas
and rivers for trade, raids, colonization, and conquest.Hundred Years Wars
Joan of Arc
A series of conflicts waged by England and France,
over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.Spanish Inquisition
Torquemada
The Inquisition was originally intended primarily to identify heretics among those
who converted from Judaism and Islam to Catholicism. The regulation of the faith
of newly converted Catholics was intensified after the royal decrees issued in 1492
and 1502 ordering Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism or leave CastileHoly Roman Empire
Otto The Great
The Pope sought after peace within Rome so he sided with the strongest
emperor in europe, Charlemagne, by crowning him emperor of the Holy Roman EmpireGreat Schism of 1378-1417
Pope Gregory XII
A split within the Catholic Church lasting from 1378 to 1417 in which two,
since 1410 even three, men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope,
having excommunicated one another.The Reformation
Martin Luther
A major 16th century European movement aimed at reforming the beliefs and
practices of the Roman Catholic Church.Black Death
Giovanni Boccoaccio
A short period where 75-200 million people, 1/3 of Europe, died of the plague.
Many thought it was a curse from GodThe Reconquista
Ferdinand and Isabella
Long series of wars and battles between the Christian Kingdoms and the Muslim Moors for control of the Iberian Peninsula.The 1st Crusade
Pope Urban II
The first of a number of crusades that attempted to recapture
the Holy Land. i.e. IsrealAvigon Papacy
Pope Clement V
Period during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon rather than in Rome.
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