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The printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenberg which will then signal the start of the renaissance. This event is significant because the invention allowed for major advancements which led out of the middle ages and into the renaissance.

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Meeting in Rome, the cardinals elected an Italian pope to please local mobs, but later elected a French pope, who took up a residence at Avignon. The Church had two and sometimes even three popes. It wasn't until the church council finally met and the Council of Constance ended the Great Schism. This event is significant because it had the Church divided for a long time because of the disagreements they had and this made things for certain Churches change and have different views on things.

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The Black Plague begins in Europe and this horrible disease would end up killing nearly half of the European population. This event was significant to the middle ages because this plague took out a giant chunk of the European population so it would be very hard to get back to how it was.

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The 100 year war begins between England and France for the control of the French Throne this war lasted for 116 years. There were long periods of uneasy peace and though England won many battles they lost the war. This event is significant because the Europeans had lost a lot of life and land.

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King John of England signs the Manga Carta. The document gave the people some rights and said that the king was not above the law. This event is significant because it allowed the people rights so that they could have more freedom and it sad that the King was not above the law so then he was still treated as everyone else.

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Pope Innocent III gathered a group of French knights for the fourth crusade. The crusaders then attacked Constantinople and they remained under Western European control for about 60 years. This event is significant because the Western Europeans had taken control over Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.

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Saladin manages to unite the Muslim world and recapture Jerusalem, sparking the third crusade. This is significant because the Muslim world was brought together and they managed to recapture Jerusalem.

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A group of institutions within the government system of the catholic church whose aim was to combat public heresy committed by baptized Christians. This event was significant because it made the Christians realize what they were doing was wrong and told them what was right

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King Louis VII of France and German King Conrad III led separate armies across Europe. At the city of Damascus, the two armies joined forces. The combined forces failed to capture the the city so the Turks held. This even is significant because the whole population of the city Edessa was killed or taken into slavery.

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The first crusade were wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslim over the holy land. This event is significant because the wars between the two damaged both of them and impacted the society.

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By the 900s most of the Europeans were governed by small, local, independent leaders most often local lords. This political organization is known as feudalism. This event was significant because feudalism was a large system that almost all of the Europeans started to use to keep everything organized and safe.

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Vikings from the Scandinavian lands, such as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden begin to invade Northern Europe and would continue until 1042. This event is significant because they were invading the European land and bring captives back to work as slaves.

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Charlemagne is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor (800)

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Charlemagne is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor (800)

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Charlemagne the King of the Franks is crowned The Holy Roman Emperor, while he was in power he united much of Western Europe and is considered the father of both the French and the German monarchies. This event is significant because Charlemagne being crowned Emperor changed a lot because he brought much of Western Europe together.

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Charlemagne inherited the Frankish throne and during the 46 years of his reign he worked to build a "New Rome". This is significant because Charlemagne working to create a new Rome made the middle ages a lot different that they would have been.

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As the Roman Empire fell much of European population fell into confusion as local kings and rulers tired to grab power. This is significant because it is the very beginning of the Middle Ages.