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Period: 330 to May 29, 1453
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. -
476
Fall of the western roman empire
Decline of the Roman Empire 476
Rome met its tragic end on the 4th of September 476. When Flavius Odoacer, a Barbarian leader, invaded Western Rome, he kicked Romulus Augustus, Western Romes last emperor, out of power and took over in his place. The fall lasted four centuries and consisted of many battles, but in the end, the war went to Odoacer. -
Feb 26, 700
The Start of the Middle Ages 600
The Middle Ages were a dark period of time consisting of the tragic events like the Plague (the Black Death) or the Crusades. The Middle Ages spanned from 5th until the 15th century. In this time everyone believed in God and anyone who didn't was severely punished. God was the only ‘way’ and anyone who didn’t believe in him was considered a sinner and would go to Hell. The person with the most power was the pope due to the fact that he supposedly had the power to speak to God. The pope was also -
Jan 20, 750
First English epic poem, Beowulf
Beowulf was the first English Epic poem who was written y an anonymous person in the 8th to the 11 century. The poem is about hero called Geats who saves the king of Danes, Hro∂gar from the monster Grendel. -
Period: Mar 6, 772 to
King Charlemagne 772-814
The famous kings charlemagne, or other wise known as charles the great, ruled the Franks, the Italians, also he was the first Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne was the first Western Roman Emperor after the collapse of Western Rome. In the year 772 he invaded Saxony with the motive of converting them into Christians. Charlemagne was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day in the 800s. He invaded Northern Spain and Italy creating them part of his empire. As he died in 814 his empire died with him. -
Feb 26, 1054
Great Schism, East–West Schism
The Great Schism of 1054 was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches. In 1054, relations between the Greek speaking Eastern of the Byzantine Empire, and the Latin speaking Western speaking tradition within the Christian Church reached a terminal crisis. This crisis led to the separation between the Eastern and Western churches and is referred to as the Great Schism of 1054. The Christian Church split along doctrinal, theological, linguistic, political, and geographic lines. -
Period: Jan 21, 1096 to Jan 21, 1270
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of wars fought in Jerusalem in the name of Christ. It all started in 1096 by Pope Urban the second when he sent 30,000 knights into Jerusalem in hopes of converting the muslims into Christians. After four years time the first crusade ended with more than 8,000 dead knights. All of this ended after 8 more crusades some with barely any motive whatsoever. One of the most notable Crusades was led by a fifteen year old boy, and his army of kids. This particular part of the -
Feb 26, 1200
Gunpowder
Gunpowder was discovered in the 9th century in China, and was the only know explosive know until the mid-1800’s. When gunpowder was first made, it could be called ‘back powder’ -- just as the look and nature of the explosive suggests. After China discovered it, gunpowder quickly spread around the rest of the world as a weapon. And it still fuels the guns we own and use today. -
Period: Jan 17, 1337 to Jan 17, 1453
The 100 Year War
The 100 year war lasted 116 years, hence its name. It was fought by the French and the British. They were fighting against each other because the British attempted to claim the throne of France. France was not in favor of having a new king so they declared war for the throne of France. But, it was actually possible for the British to claim the throne because the current ruler had blood claims on it. The 100 year war started in the year 1337 and ended in the year 1453, with the victor of France. -
Period: Mar 6, 1347 to Mar 6, 1350
The Black Death
The Black Death came to Europe during 1348 and took out between 25-50% of the population. It was carried over to Europe from Asia by rats that had taken refuge on big trading ships. When you get the Black Death, black ‘bubbles’ appear on your pores in areas like your armpits or groin area. The black ‘bubbles’ are filled with black blood. Doctors, (at that time), thought that to get rid of the Black Death, they needed to pop the ‘bubbles’ and clear it out of your blood. It was messy and painful -
Period: Jan 27, 1400 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance, also known as the rebirth of Europe, started roughly in the year 1400. The word ‘Renaissance’ originates from a French word that literally means ‘rebirth’.The Renaissance occurred after the Black Death. This was the time of invention and creation took place in this time. For example, the invention of the printing press or the scientific revolution came from the Renaissance. The Renaissance is an important time in history because it is when Europe began to recover from the Plague -
Jan 19, 1450
Printing press invented by Johannes Gutenburg
The Printing press, was invented in 1440 by German inventor Johannes Gutenberg.Gutenberg's printing press included the use of metals and alloys, a special press, and oil-based inks, which allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books.The main reason Gutenberg invented the printing press was to mass produce Indulgences. -
Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born on the 31st of October 1451. He was an explorer and a navigator, the very one that found America. He was born in northwestern Italy. On the 12th of october 1492 Christopher set out to discover new land. When Columbus first stumbled upon America, he assumed he was in Asia. Most people believe that Columbus was the very first one to find America, but that would be a lie. The Native Americans had been living in America long before Columbus even thought about finding ne -
Mar 6, 1453
The Fall of Constantinople
In 1453 Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, crumbled by the hand of Sultan Mehmed the second’s troops of the Ottoman empire. The Byzantine Empire’s population had been reduced to 7,000 people, and were no match for the amount of troops invading. The fall of Constantinople was one of the reasons for the blast of new ideas and invention during the renaissance helping the people of Europe grow brighter and stronger. -
Period: Feb 26, 1480 to Feb 26, 1522
Magellan proved the world was round
everyone in the world believed the earth was the shape of a rectangle, that it had an edge and if you walked too far you would fall off, until Magellan proved them wrong. When magellan was a child he studied map making and navigation. in 1519 he set off to circumnavigate the world coming back with proof, that the world was round. -
Feb 26, 1492
Columbus finds America
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who set off to sea from lisbon to find a new land for the wealth of the king and queen of spain. He took 84 people with him on 3 ships on his first voyage in hopes in finding India. However, he made the mistake of unknowingly going into america due to the fact that at that time europeans did not know there was an american. After his first trip he set off 3 other times in hopes of finding new sources of wealth for spain. -
Bitva na Bílé hoře
Bitva na Bílé hoře (Battle on White Mountain) was a battle that took place on the 8th of November 1620 near Prague. Ferdinand II who was the Holy Roman Emperor won the battle. -
The start of the Industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution lasted around 80 years from around the 1760 to 1840. This was a time period when machines started to sprout all over the world . More and more factories started to appear also a lot of new inventions popped out of the blue. -
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The French Revolution
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A new Constitution was adopted.
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The fall of the Directory heralds the end of the French Revolution
Napoleon himself invaded Syria from Egypt, but after a failed siege of Acre retreated to Egypt, repelling a British-Turkish invasion. Hearing of a political and military crisis in France, he returned, leaving his army behind, and used his popularity and army support to mount a coup that made him First Consul, the head of the French government. -
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King Alfred the Great
King Alfred the Great 849-899
Alfred gained his title ‘the Great’ after he had successfully defended his kingdom from the Vikings. He was the first, and might even be the only, English monarch to gain the title of ‘the Great’. Alfred was the king of the West Saxons, and the first one to label himself ‘King of the Anglo-Saxons’.