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632
The Last Sermon
The Last Sermon marks the end of prophet muhammad's mission. It was the his final preachings on his trip to mecca and is seen as one of the most important events in Islam’s history. -
732
Battle of Tours and Poitiers
The Franks were able to defeat the muslims who were pushing further into western europe. This halted the growth of Islam into europe, therefore allowing Christianity to become to main religion. -
745
Boniface
Boniface challenged the Frankish church and many German ideologies. Many people began to come to him to be baptized as they had lost belief in the power of Odin or in other gods. He is seen as a German hero and martyr, many people also consider him as a unifier of Germany. -
800
Charlemagne Crowned Emperor of Romans
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor and was able to spread and achieve his goals through his excellent military strategies. He would go on to unify a large part of Europe, mainly western and central Europe. -
Period: 1000 to 1100
Investiture Controversy
What originally started as a dispute between Roman Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII, over who would control the appointments of the bishops, would grow into a massive conflict. This would also lead to a fifty year civil war in Germany and would mark the fall of the once powerful German Empire. -
Period: 1095 to 1291
The Crusades
The conflict of the Crusades was ignited when Pope Urban II ordered the Christians to fight against the Muslims for control of the Holy Land, which the muslims believed was theirs as well. The Crusades lasted almost 200 years until the muslims finally came out as the winners. The Crusades would end up having two major impacts on the world: first it would bring Europe out of feudalism for good, secondly it would also start trade between Europe and the Middle East. -
1257
Founding of the University of Paris
This university brought in many different students from foreign countries to study the foundings of many philosophers and their relations to the study of the Bible, such as Aristotle. The founding of the University of Paris was one of the causes for the push towards humanism and shifts beliefs away from believing in divine powers. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
During the Renaissance people began to believe towards what they could physically understand rather than faith. The people wanted to have an explanation on how things related to each other and using more logic to figure out problems instead of the Bible. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the pioneers of the idea of perfect understanding for the things he painted. Many people agreed with these ideas and began to question religion. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War began as the English and the French fought over the inheritance of the French throne due to territorial disputes. This war would make a clear divide between England and France, something that had never been done before. The war would also spark the rivalry between the two superpowers in the world, -
1440
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which allowed information to be spread on a large scale. This would be proven effective with Martin Luther King and preachings within the 95 Theses. The printing press would be the spark of the reformation.