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Period: 250 to
Christianity and the Dark Ages
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272
Constatine
57th Emperor of Rome, but the first christian leader in its history. He is a significant figure in the spreading of christian belief. -
Period: 272 to 337
Constatine
57th Emperor of Rome, but the first christian leader in its history. He is a significant figure in the spreading of christian belief. -
312
Battle of Milvian bridge OUTCOME*
Constatines army won a key battle against Maxentius' in a fight for control over Rome. Outcome* Christianity was now the prominent religion in the roman empire -
325
OUTCOME.Council of Nicea
Constatine organized a meeting of christian leaders to come up with parameters of the religion and to make a standard. Outcome:they developed the first christian doctrine called the Creed of Nicea. -
370
Alaric
King of the Visigoths, and was famous for his conquering of Rome in 410. This conquering helped to significantly decline the roman empire. -
Period: 370 to 410
Alaric
King of the Visigoths, and was famous for his conquering of Rome in 410. This conquering helped to significantly decline the roman empire. -
433
Odoacer
Germanic soldier, who was the first king of Italy from 476-493. His reign is viewed as the end of the Western Roman Empire -
Period: 435 to
Odoacer
Germanic soldier, who was the first king of Italy from 476-493. His reign is viewed as the end of the Western Roman Empire -
466
Clovis
First single king of the Franks, thus making all ideas and rules the same throughout the religion. -
Period: 466 to 511
Clovis
First king of the Franks to be a single leader, making sure that all rules and ideas stayed the same. -
476
Outcome* Fall of the Roman empire
in 476 the last emperor of western Rome was deposed by odoacer. Outcome* Europe was de-stabilized, and invaded by many invaders. Resulting in loss of almost all forms of education. -
537
Hagia Sophia
Was the Great Church of constantinople. Church was dedicated to the Wisdom of God, Logos, and the second person of the Holy Trinity -
542
OUTCOME* The Plague
The black plague affected much of Europe and killed close to half the poulation. It was spread by fleas that were carried on rats. Outcomes of the plague include decreases infaith and relgion due to death of clergy. Also the wages of peasants were substantial raised due to huge number of dead or dieing workers -
Jan 1, 673
Bede
English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth. Called father of English history. -
Period: Jan 1, 673 to May 26, 735
Bede
English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth. Called father of English history. -
Oct 1, 732
OUTCOME* Battle of Tours
Frankish and Burgundian forces fought an army of Umayyad in north central France.Outcome: Franks and Burgundians won, stopping the spread of Islam and letting Christianity flourish. -
Apr 2, 742
Charlemagne
King of the Franks from 768,King of Italy from 774, and in 800 the first emperor in western europe since western Roman empire collapse. -
Period: Apr 2, 742 to
Charlemagne
King of the Franks from 768,King of Italy from 774, and in 800 the first emperor in western europe since western Roman empire collapse. -
Charles Martel
He was a Frankish statesman an military leader, who was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 til his death -
Viking Raids
Norse expanded, and conquered much of Eutope by sea. They often took over port towns, and merchant ships -
Ivar the Boneless
A viking leader and a berserker who controlled much of modern day Denmark and Sweden -
Saint Benedict
Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students -
Saint Benedict
Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students -
Alfred the great
King of Wessex from 871-899. He succesfully defended his kingdom from viking raids, making him the dominant ruler of England by the time of his death -
Justinian / Theodora
justinian was an emperor of the Roman empire between the antiquity and middle ages. Theodora is credited with being the most powerful woman in the Roman empire's history. -
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was an attempt to revive the 5th and 6th century Western Roman Empire thats political and legal structure crumbled -
Period: to Oct 22, 741
Charles Martel
He was a Frankish statesman an military leader, who was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 til his death. -
Period: to 543
saint Benedict
Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students -
Period: to
Alfred the great
King of Wessex from 871-899. He succesfully defended his kingdom from viking raids, making him the dominant ruler of England by the time of his death -
Period: to
Ivar the Boneless
A viking leader and a berserker who controlled much of modern day Denmark and Sweden
