1100 appearance of Gothic architecture
 decline of the Islamic sciences began
Sinchi Roca civilization of Peru established
Munich first mentioned in records
probable colonization of Polynesia
1101 accession of Emperor Hai-tsung
1104 Acre taken by Crusaders
1109 Anglo-French War
1116 Aztecs left the mythical Azttan
1117 first reference to compass being used at sea
(China)
1118 Thomas a Becket, Cantebury born
1119 Bologna University founded
1123 Byzantine Emperor John II defeated Serbs
founding of St.Bartholomew's Hospital, London
1125 beginnings of troubadour music in France
1128 Order of the Templars recognized by pope
1130 stained glass first is used in churches
1137 Louis VI died, succeeded by Louis VII
1138 Conrad III elected king, 1st of the Hohenstaufen
line
1139 Bavaria defeated by Austria
1146 "Antidotarium Nictai", treatise on drugs composed
1147 Crusaders perished in Asia Minor
Moscow first mentioned
1150 founding of Paris University
Arabs in Spain manufacture paper
Chinese developed first rockets
1151 Golden age of Buddhist arts in Burma began
1st fire & plague insurance sold in Iceland
Chess arrived in England
Chinese used explosives in warfare
1155 Genghis Khan born
1157 Eric of Sweden defeated Finland
1158 Munich became center of salt trading
1163 Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris construction began
1166 Saladin built Cairo citadel
1168 Milan rebuilt
1172 Venice Grand Council restricted power of doges
1173 1st authenticated influenza epidemic
1174 construction of Campanile of Pisa began,
Leaning Tower
earliest recorded horse races in England
1177 founding of Belfast
1180 glass windows appeared in private homes
1st windmills with vertical sails in Europe
1182 Canute VI, King of Denmark
St. Francis of Assisi born
Jews banished from France
1185 Knights Templars established in London
1187 Saladin defeated Christians and takes Jerusalem
1189 Richard I, the Lionhearted crowned
Third Crusade
1191 2nd era of Maya civilization began in C.America
tea arrived in Japan from China
1193 indigo & brazilwood imported from India to
England for dying
1194 Richard I crowned for second time
erection of present day Chartres Cathedral began
1196 Heidelberg mentioned in records
1199 founding of Liverpool
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Notre Dame
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Chartres Cathedral
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