LESSON 3.1 Overview
INQUIRY QUESTION What were the significant social, cultural, economic, environmental and political features of life in Medieval Europe? Some traditions from the Middle Ages still exist today. For instance, Australia, colonised 300 years after the Middle Ages, still has a monarch whose role dates back to that time. Many Australians follow Christianity or Islam, both of which grew during the Middle Ages, and major conflicts involving these religions began then. European countries as we now know them, started to form during this period, and the English language developed significantly. We may no longer have castles or knights, but many traditions, events and nations have their roots in the Middle Ages.
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800 The feudal system begins in the Frankish Empire under Charlemagne.
1000 Hungary adopts Christianity.
966 Poland adopts Christianity.
1099 Crusaders conquer Jerusalem.
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Late ninth century First version of Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is written.
965 Denmark adopts Christianity.
988 Kiev Rus adopts Christianity.
1095 Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade.
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