HIS308H5 Lecture 5: Class 5 HIS308
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Structure of the class: the european middle ages, c. 400 c. 1000 ce: a brief survey. Two systems of thought: laws of the salian franks (6th c. ) vs theodore"s penitential (690) The european middle ages, 400-1000 ce, a brief survey. 476: fall of rome, last western roman emperor deposed; saint patrick converts. 481-511: reign of clovis i in gaul, beginning of the merovingian dynasty. 527-565: reign of emperor justinian in byzantium (eastern roman empire). 597: saint augustine of canterbury converts the anglo-saxon people. 622: hegira/hijrah, journey of prophet muhammad from mecca to medina. 733: battle of poitiers between charles martel"s frankish and burgundian forces and the abdul rahman al ghafiqi"s umayyad forces. 751-768: reign of pepin the short, beginning of the carolingian dynasty. 793: viking raid on the monastery of lindisfarne. 843: treaty of verdun between the grandsons of charlemagne, dividing the carolingian. 987: end of carolingian rule in france; coronation of hugh capet.
