Anglo-Saxon Time Line

Muhammad conquers Mecca.

630 BCE

Quraysh and the Muslim community signed a 10-year truce called the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. The truce was broken when the Banu Bakr attacked the Banu Khuza'a,

Justinian I Emperor Byzantine

527 BCE

Justinian ruled the Eastern Roman, known for his codification of roman law, his desire to regain the lost provinces of the Western Roman Empire, and his architectural achievements.

Anglo-Saxon invasion.

449 BCE

Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians left their European homes and setteled on Britains homelands. Christian comander, Aurthur faught legendary bettles to strop the invasion.

Surviving model of Beowulf written.

750

Beowulf is one of the oldest surviving poems in the English language. The author is unknown and is referred to as the “Beowulf Poet.” The date of the poem's composition is also unknown. Arguments have been made for an origin as early as the 7th century CE.

Vikings start the first of many raids

793

The first monastery to be raided was Lindisfarne. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle described the Vikings as heathen men. The last invaded in 1066, William the Conqueror became King of England after the Battle of Hastings.

Charlemagne crowned emperor

800

Charlemagne became emperor December 25, 800. Pope Leo III crowned the king, Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. He was the most powerful ruler of his time. He died in 814, ruling for 14 years. Made a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his people to Christianity. A skilled military strategist, he spent most of his reign in warfare

Chinese Invent gunpowder

800

Gunpowder was invented on accident, the Chinese were trying to make an elixir of immortality. It was a mixture of saltpeter, sulphur, and charcoal. In Chinese it is called huo yao, meaning flaming medicine.

Christian Church divides.

1054

Relations between the East and the West deteriorated until a split occurred in 1054. The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by cutting all ties with Rome and Roman Catholic Church. Cutting ties from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down.

Renaissance begins

1300

The Renaissance is considered to have started in Florence, Italy. The start of the Renaissance was the end of the Middle Ages. One of the big changes in the Renaissance was in the way people thought about things.

Hundred Year's War begins

1337

May 24, the immediate causes of the Hundred Years War was the dissatisfaction of Edward III of England and the unsatisfactory by Philip VI of France of his promises to restore a part of Guienne taken by Charles IV.