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Period: 330 to 340
Constantinople becomes capital of Eastern Roman Emipre
Constantinople became the trading center of Byzantine, propelling it to economic success due to its location. -
Period: 527 to 565
Reign of Justinian
Justinian is famous for his work expanding the Christian church and reviving legal traditions in Rome. -
Period: 650 to 660
Slavic migrations into Eastern Europe
The Slavs divided into 3 distinctive groups, and formed a collection of city states called Kievan Rus, and they were heavily intertwined with Byzantium. -
718
Arab attack on Constantinople defeated
Byzantium defended itself against multiple attacks during and around this time, but suffered economically. This would eventually lead to its decline -
855
Rurik king of Kievan Russia
Rural became the first prince of Kiev, which was formed through alliances with aristocrats, and would be coined “Russia”, probably by the Greeks. Kiev flourished through the 1200s. -
864
Beginning of Christian missionary work by Cyril and methodius in Slavic lands.
Cyril and Methodius were not successful at first, put persisted and later met success because they spoke Slavic, and even developed a Slavic alphabet, which is called Cyrillic. -
870
First kingdom in what is now Czech and Slovak republics
Czech and Slovak areas would remain in power for quite some time. They would be influential until 1200. -
896
Magyars settle in Hungary
The Magyars would eventually form political units in modern-day Hungary. -
Period: 960 to 1000
Emergence of Polish state
Miesko was the first leader of the Polish state, expansion under Miesko lasted the rest of the century. -
Period: 980 to 1015
Conversion of Russia to Christianity
Kiev and Constantinople had a great trading relationship, leading to Kiev’s converting to Christianity and Russian Orthodox. At this time, Kiev was the largest state in Europe. -
1018
Byzantine defeat of Bulgarian kingdom
Byzantine wore the Bulgarian empire down and absorbed it and its leaders, making the empire of Byzantine the most powerful empire In the world. -
Period: 1019 to 1054
Reign of Yaroslav
Yaroslav was the last of the great monarchs of Kiev, he issued legal code and built many churches during his reign. -
1054
The Schism
The pope and the patriarch of Byzantine got in a bitter quarrel and then split. There was now a division between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. These religions became almost completely divorced, and had differences in many ways. -
Period: 1100 to 1453
Byzantine Decline
The great empire began to decline, partially by constant raids from people such as the Ottomans, the economy also started to plummet. -
Period: 1203 to 1204
Fourth Crusade, westerners sack Constantinople
The Pope cause Constantinople to be sacked, dealing a heavy blow to Byzantium and solidifying the schism division. -
Period: 1237 to 1241
Mongols (Tartars) capture Russia
The Tartars captured many cities in Russia, but only required payment. They stunted literature and trade, but were looser in regards to Christianity or aristocratics
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1453
Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople
The might Byzantine empire reached its end. Islamic power in the East reached a new high. -
1480
Expulsion of Tatars from Russia
The Tartars were cleaned out of Russia and it could operate independently.
