I. Chronological Order of Events

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I. Chronological Order of Events 1. Hijrah to Yathrib (622) 2. Umayyads establish Islamic Empire (661) 3. Battle of Tours (732) 4. Abbasids move their capital to Baghdad (762) 5. First European university founded (1088) 6. Crusades begin (1095) 7. Inquisition is created to battle heresy (1231) 8. the Italian Renaissance begins (c. 1300–1400) 9. Pope Clement moves residency to Avignon (1309) 10. Hundred Year’s War begins (1337) 11. The Black Death begins to devastate Europe (1347) 12. Byzantine Empire ends (1453) 13. War of the Rose begins (1455) 14. Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type (c. 1455) 15. Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation (1517) 16. First boatload of slaves brought directly from Africa to Americas (1526) 17. Charles I signs the Petition of Right (1628) 18. John Locke proposes government by the consent of the People (1689) II. Characteristics of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Arabic Empire • Middle Ages: Dominated by feudalism, strong influence of the Catholic Church, manorial economy, limited scientific advancement, and frequent warfare such as Crusades. Society was hierarchical with kings, nobles, and knights (primeras universidades...