-
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1000
start
-
527
Justinian becomes emperor.
Justinian became the emperor of the eastern Roman empire, which later turned into the Byzantine empire. He was emperor of the empire from 527 AD to 565 AD. He also grew the empire nearly to the size the empire to the original Roman empire. -
565
Justinian's death.
When Justinian died, Justinian had already set a lasting effect on the Byzantine empire which would last for half a century. But, the empire would slowly descend as they started to lose many battles and land, then ultimately, be defeated half a century later. -
570
Muhammad was born.
Muhammad, the prophet of the Islam religion, was born on 570 in Mecca, Arabia. He would soon go to create one of the biggest religions in the world to this day. -
Dec 26, 800
Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.
Crowned by Pope Leo lll, Charlemagne was crowned the new Holy Roman Emperor. He was a great leader and converted many Germanic tribes to Christian belief. -
Jan 28, 814
Charlamagne died.
In Aachen, Germany, Charlamagne passed away. With his three sons then taking over, the kingdom that Charlemagne had made for himself had slowly crumbled away, for the sons couldn't get along. -
Jan 1, 910
Church reforms begin.
With many things starting to become wrong within the church, like bishops being able to marry, people being able to buy church positions, etc., some reforms slowly started to slowly happening, like "Cluny".
