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400
visigoths sack rome
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527
Justinian becomes Byzantine Emperor
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Jan 1, 1000
The Chinese invent gun powder
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Jan 1, 1095
The Crusades begin
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Jan 1, 1215
King John of England sign the Magna Carta
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Jan 1, 1227
Genghis Khan dies after creating large land empire
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Jan 1, 1271
Marco Polo begins travels to China
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Jan 1, 1348
Black Death strikes Europe
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Jan 1, 1350
The Black Death has killed more than 25 million people
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Arabs conquer Jerusalem