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This event was the kickstarter of the Middle Ages.

The Fall of Western Rome caused the Middle Ages to start for the next thousand years.

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Charlemagne is Crowned King/Holy Roman Emperor (800) 

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Charlemagne is Crowned King/Holy Roman Emperor (800) 

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The event was when Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.

On Christmas Day in 800, Pope Leo III surprised Charlemagne with the title of Holy Roman Emperor.

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In the year 835, the Vikings went and attacked Europe.

The Vikings attacked and looted countries in Europe.

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King Harold was the obvious choice to be King, but the other two options for King fought him for the title.

Eventually after many battles, King Hardrada and King Harold were killed which left William to be King.

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The crusades started because there was conflict between the Turks because they started refusing Christian pilgrims.

The first crusade was the most successful out of the rest. Armies in Europe drove out the Turks.

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The second crusade is continuing a short time after the first one.

The Turks either killed or forced people into slavery from the city of Edessa.

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The third crusade is continuing after the first two a couple decades.

The sultan of Egypt recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians. After a long fight, the pilgrims were able to visit the city again.

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The final crusade that tied all of the crusades together.

The final crusade was supposed to be to regain the Holy Land, but the crusaders got greedy and defeating Constantinople.

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King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta which implied that the King was not above the law.

King John had a small temper and decided to not follow the Magna Carta in which caused the First Barons' War.

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In the 1400's, the Renaissance began.

In the year 1444, the Renaissance began and many advances to being modern were being made.

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The Black Plague was a disease that took out more than one-third of the Europeans.

It was estimated over 800 people died per day. They didn't know that the plague was caused by rats.

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The Great Schism is about when the church was divided into opposite groups.

There was the Great Schism for a few years where the groups were divided and the churches worked against each other.