important events in the middle ages

1.The fall of the western roman empire

476

1.It is considered to be the start of the Middle Ages.
2.It provided a huge power vacuum that the catholic church filled.

2.Charles "The Hammer" and the Battle of Tours

732

1. Charles Martel (Charles The Hammer) defeated the Moorish invaders.
2. This permanently ended the Islamic invaders expansion into Western Europe

3.Charlemagne, the Emperor of the Romans

800

1.He was declared the emperor of the Romans and enjoyed the empire until his death
2.He associated his political steps with the Church
3. He encouraged the revival of art, religion and culture with the help of the church

4.Treaty of Verdun

843

1. It ended a three year long civil war 2.Carolingian empire was divided into three parts

5.The Holy Roman Empire of Germany

962

1.It was a dynamic political unit of crucial importance to the growth of the Habsburg empire and the Protestant Reformation
2. It controlled a vast amount of land

6.The Battle Of Hastings

1066

1.William the Conqueror, defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king Harold II
2.William established the Norman Empire and to protect it he rewarded all of his Norman supporters who fought for him in war with large portions of England land
3.He established the feudal system

7.Declaration of the Magna Carta

1215

1.The letter is considered as the first step towards the constitutional government of England
2.The Magna Carta restricted the power of the emperor

8.The War of the Hundred Years

1337

1.The Kingdom of England waged war against the Kingdom of France
2.It was a very big war with both sides calling allies.

9.The Black Death

1347

1.The Black death is one of or the biggest pandemic in mankind's history
2.75 to 200 million people died from the black death.

10.The Great Schism

1378

1. the Catholic Church spilt in two lasting from 1378 to 1417
2. 2 men eventually 3 claimed to be the true pope