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Outlines of general history . province around Rome, an eventsmall in itself, yet destined to bring forth greatresults of papal power. Events of the Saracen Epoch, 600 to 800 Birth of Mohammed at Mecca 570 Mohammeds flight from Mecca to Medina, ( the Hegira ) 622 Mohammed begins his conquests 629 Jerusalem taken by Caliph Omar 634 Constantinople besieged 668-675 Spain conquered by the Saracens 711 Battle of Tours won by Charles Martel 732 Pepin, King of the Franks 752 Pope Stephen gains temporal power 755 Haroun al Raschid, Caliph at Bagdad 785 STUDENTS REVIEW OUTLINE. Eighth Period.
Outlines of general history . province around Rome, an eventsmall in itself, yet destined to bring forth greatresults of papal power. Events of the Saracen Epoch, 600 to 800 Birth of Mohammed at Mecca 570 Mohammeds flight from Mecca to Medina, ( the Hegira ) 622 Mohammed begins his conquests 629 Jerusalem taken by Caliph Omar 634 Constantinople besieged 668-675 Spain conquered by the Saracens 711 Battle of Tours won by Charles Martel 732 Pepin, King of the Franks 752 Pope Stephen gains temporal power 755 Haroun al Raschid, Caliph at Bagdad 785 STUDENTS REVIEW OUTLINE. Eighth Period. Hoi. Sto. 1. Moh. 2. Cal. 3. Eur. 4. Ch. Mar. (Tours.) 5. Div. Sar. Emp. (Cor. Cai. Bag.) 6. Era. Sar. Civ. (Har.) 7. Pep. Pope Ste. Outlines of General History. 47 QUESTIONS FOR EX AM IN A TION. Name and describe the monument of the SaracenEpoch. Give account of Mohammed and his successors. State the extent of Saracen conquests. How were those conquests checked in Europe ? What events afterward occurred in Europe, 9. The Outlook from the High Altar of We are once again at Rome, not upon theForum, but under the dome of the Cathedral-The city which ruled the world for a thousandyears by the sword has now begun to rulethe world by the crosier. In the old Churchof St. Peter, where later in the same epoch and grander St. Peters church shall rise^we stand by the High Altar, and view the-world during seven centuries of the Papal-Roman epoch, from 800 to 1500 I. 0\xx first view is of the scene on Christ- .4S Outlines of General History. mas-day, 800, when Charlemagne,conqueror of all Central Europe and masterof Italy, kneeling at this very altar, receivesthe crown of the Roman Empire, and ishailed successor of the Coesars and Emperorof the West. The master-mind of the Mid-dle Ages, he brings order to Europe, estab-lishes education, and lays the foundations ofgreat States. His dominions soon fall asun-der, forming the three kingdoms of Germany,Fra
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