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Significant Events of the Middle Ages

By glamchik13
  • 330

    Constantine

    Constantinepole became the first Roman emperor to convert christianity, thereby transforming the middle ages into a christian rule.
  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    This was overthrown by Odavacer, a German warrior.
  • Nov 2, 1096

    The Crusades

    A series of military expeditions undertaken by Christian forces to sieze the holy land from the Muslims began.
  • Nov 3, 1200

    Authurian Romances

    Romances were thriving throught the Middle Ages, and later Athurian Romances were created ( a fictional story about King Arthur and his knights of the round table).
  • Nov 2, 1300

    Bubonic Plague striked

    Also known, as the Black Death, it wiped out entire european villages.
  • Nov 2, 1300

    Galileo Scientific Method

    Galileo created the scientific method.
  • Nov 3, 1436

    Printing Press

    Johaness Gutenberg invented the first movable type recorded with the printing press. This revolutionized its way into the Renaissance.

  • Galileo Astronomic Intsruments

    Galileo creates the first telescope, hereby contributing to the advances in physics and astronomy. He is also credited with inventing the scientific method.

  • The Rise of Charlegmagne

    Charlemagne became King of the Franks .

  • Charlemagne as Emperor

    Charlemagne became the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.