Changes

The west facade of the Chartres Cathedral (see right) is not Gothic, but is Romanesque in architecture.  It was built earlier, in 1150 before a fire ignited by lightning destroyed the other parts.  This facade was left intact as the rest of the church was rebuilt, leaving the Chartres Cathedral today with both the Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture in different parts of the same church!

The west facade of the Chartres Cathedral (see right) is not Gothic, but is Romanesque in architecture.  It was built earlier, in 1150 before a fire ignited by lightning destroyed the other parts.  This facade was left intact as the rest of the church was rebuilt, leaving the Chartres Cathedral today with both the Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture in different parts of the same church!

==The End of the Byzantine Empire and the Expansion of Islam==

==The End of the Byzantine Empire with the Expansion of Islam==

The end of the Byzantine empire occurred when Mongols invaded in the 13th century (the 1200s), followed by the rise of the Ottoman (Muslim) Turks to power in the 14th century (the 1300s), who replaced the Byzantium empire with their own.  The Ottoman empire then lasted over 600 years, from 1299 to 1923,<ref>The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453.  http://www.greece.org/poseidon/work/occupation/constantinople.html</ref> when it was divided by the victors in World War I.  At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Ottoman empire included Anatolia, the Middle East, portions of North Africa, and much of southeastern Europe.

The end of the Byzantine empire occurred when Mongols invaded in the 13th century (the 1200s), followed by the rise of the Ottoman (Muslim) Turks to power in the 14th century (the 1300s), who replaced the Byzantium empire with their own.  The Ottoman empire then lasted over 600 years, from 1299 to 1923,<ref>The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453.  http://www.greece.org/poseidon/work/occupation/constantinople.html</ref> when it was divided by the victors in World War I.  At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Ottoman empire included Anatolia, the Middle East, portions of North Africa, and much of southeastern Europe.