2. In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman Conquest of England.

3. The King was at the top with the noble, barons, lords and knights below him.

4. Christianity spread thought Europe.

5. The split church and the expansion of Christianity, the crusades were launched to defend Christianity from Islam.

6. Thousands of Europeans travelled to Jerusalem to wage war with the Islamic forces.

7. In 1291, The crusades Finished.

8. The Crusades lasted more than 200 years.

9. Although many people died the medieval people discovered new technologies and developed many new trade routes.

10. The population grew immensely causing poor sanitary conditions which lead to the Black Death.

11. It was a perticually dark time for the Church history due to the blind quest for heretics, many innocent people were tortured and killed in the name of Christianity.

12. The Medieval period can be split into 3 parts:- Dark Ages, High Middle Ages and the Later Middle Ages.By George Streather 10u<br />