1. Middle Ages (500-1400 AD) Celtic Art, Carolingian Renaissance, Romanesque, Gothic
Architecture: St. Sernin Basillica (Romanesque) and Leaning Tower of Pisa
Things that happened: Viking Raids ( ); Battle of Hastings (1066); Crusades I-IV ( ); Black Death ( ); Hundred Years' War ( )

2. Saint Sernin, Largest Romanesque Church in Europe Why was this site so important? It all started around 250 C.E., when the first Bishop of Toulouse, Saturninus, died as a martyr (his was a bloody and miserable end—he was tied to a bull and dragged down stone steps because he refused to pay homage to the local gods). His body was buried, but he was well remembered, and early in the 5th century his remains were dug up and placed in a church built on the present basilica site. He became known as Saint Sernin, and over time the Saint Sernin church became an important stop on the pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela.

3. Romanesque Portals
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi- circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the late 10th century, this later date being the most commonly held.

4. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Piazza dei Miracoli (Italian: Square of Miracles), formally known as Piazza del Duomo (Italian: Cathedral Square), is a wide walled area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.