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500
Start of the middle ages
The Roman empire had just fallen and lost their power, marking the start of Europe's empire and the middle ages -
Period: 500 to
Timeline task 1
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Nov 1, 636
Seige of Jerusalem
The Siege of Jerusalem was part of a military or political feud which took place in the year 637 between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate.It started in November 636 and ended in April 637 AD. Jerusalm is the capital of Israel, which is considered to be a European country while it is geographically situated in Africa-Asia -
Jul 6, 1189
Richard 1 (richard the lionheart) becomes King of England
Richard I, becomes King of England and keeps his title until his death on April 6th 1199, when a wound from an arrow became infected. He was known as the Lionheart because the people considered him to be a great soldier and a brave crusader. He won several battles against the Saracens. -
Jan 1, 1347
The first outbreak of the Bubonic plauge in Europe
In the Late Middle Ages, Europe experienced the most deadly disease outbreak in history when the Black Death, otherwise known as the bubonic plauge, hit in 1347, killing a third of the human population. -
Jan 1, 1349
The end of the Black Death
The Black death mostly died out in the years 1348 to 1350, though the disease never vanished completely. It is believed that the cause of the Black Death was bubonic plague, an infectious and almost definitley fatal illness spread by rodents and the fleas infesting them. -
A new capital city was built in Japan
A new capital city called Heian was built in 794 A.D.. It would be later known as Kyoto. It was Japan's capital for more than 1,000 years. During this period, only two meals were eaten a day, and most of the time it only consisted of dried fish, basic vegetables and rice. -
Christianity
Augustine of Canterbury (a monk, although after death was known as a saint) begins to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
I think this is the most significant event in the middle ages because it shaped and changed our values, helping life to be as it is today.
