Gavin Moncrief Middle/ Dark ages Project

  • 455

    VANDALS SACK ROME

    VANDALS SACK ROME
    A fight started by the Vandals to stop the uprising of the Roman of Empire
  • 476

    CLOVIS MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY STARTS

    CLOVIS  MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY STARTS
    A Frankish dynasty also known as the first race of kings.
  • 480

    BENEDICT OF NURSIA

    BENEDICT OF NURSIA
    A Christian saint venerated in the Catholic Church
  • 673

    Saint Bede

    Saint Bede
    He was a historian that taught Christianity to Anglo-Saxon tribes.
  • Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    Was a war fought between Frankish Leader Charles Martel and Spanish moors because of the halting of Muslims.
  • 768

    Missi Dominici

    Missi Dominici
    Were the eyes and ears of Charlemagne.
  • 780

    AL-KHWARIZMI

    AL-KHWARIZMI
    Persian polymath who produced vastly influential works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography.
  • 782

    Massacre of Verden

    Massacre of Verden
    This was an execution of 4,500 Saxons ordered by Charlemagne.
  • 793

    Vikings Attack Lindisfarne

    Vikings Attack Lindisfarne
    Was the first attack by Vikings to start the Viking age and the attack was on the church St. Cuthbert
  • Jan 28, 814

    CHARLEMAGNE DIES

    CHARLEMAGNE DIES
    Charlemagne died
  • 849

    King Alfred of England

    King Alfred of England
    He was the King of the West Saxons.
  • 854

    Muhammad Al-Razi

    Muhammad Al-Razi
    Was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher, and important figure in the history of medicine.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings
    This was a war between the Norman-French and England and was a very bloody battle.
  • 1086

    Domesday Book

    Domesday Book
    It was the early writing about government, politics, society, and economy in the 11th century.
  • 1094

    Idn Zuhur

    Idn Zuhur
    He was a surgeon, physician, and poet.
  • 1158

    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan
    The founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia.
  • Aug 20, 1190

    SUNDISATA KEITA

    SUNDISATA KEITA
    A prince and the founder of the Mali Empire
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    It was a writing about the rights of people written by King John of England
  • Sep 15, 1254

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo
    Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road.
  • 1300

    Guy De Chauliac

    Guy De Chauliac
    French physician and surgeon who wrote a lengthy and influential treatise on surgery in Latin, titled Chirurgia Magna.
  • 1324

    MANSA MUSA JOURNEY FOR THE HAJJ

    MANSA MUSA JOURNEY FOR THE HAJJ
    Musa made his slaves carry all his riches
  • 1343

    Geoffery Chaucer

    Geoffery Chaucer
    An English poet and is know as the father of literature
  • 1343

    JANI BEG SIEGE OF KAFFA/CAFFA

    JANI BEG SIEGE OF KAFFA/CAFFA
    Was an attack on the Crimean port
  • Sep 11, 1364

    Christine De Pizan

    Christine De Pizan
    Was a poet and author at the court of King Charles VI of France and many French dukes.
  • Jan 6, 1412

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc
    She lead a French army because she believed God chose her to lead France to a victory against England.