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1001 - 1100

1095-The Christian Crusades to Jerusalem begin. 

c.1020-Muslim polymath ibn Sina (known in the West as Avicenna) writes an important work on erosion. Skeptical about alchemy, however, he doubts that bones can turn to stone and therefore rejects the explanation of fossils as organic remains. 

1100: First Law School - In medieval Italy, students of law would hire a teacher to teach them Roman Law, especially Justinian's Code Corpus Juris. One teacher, known as Irnerius was particularly popular and students began to flock to him from all over Europe. He taught in Bologna and the surge of students meant that he had to hire other teachers to form the world's first law school. By 1150, his law school had over 10,000 students and contributed to the revival of the Corpus Juris and the spread of Roman law throughout Europe!

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