What are world events that happend during Thomas Aquinas' life?(1225-1274)?

Question: What are world events that happend during Thomas Aquinas' life!?(1225-1274)!?

For a history project!.

please give the year and event, and website you got it from
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The sack of Baghdad by the Mongols (1256), which ended the Arabic "golden age"!. (Primitive as it might be, I got this from a book, not a website!.)

Much of the Mongol conquest occurred during this period, including the Mongol invasion of Europe in the 1240s!. (http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Mongol_empi!.!.!.

The fifth (1217-21) through the ninth (1271-72) Crusades!. (http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Crusades)

The struggle of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty, led by Frederick II (http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Frederick_I!.!.!. for control of Germany and Italy!. Again, mostly from a book!.

The war between the Catholic church and the french Albigensian heretics, ending in 1229!. (http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Albigenseni!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com