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313
Roman Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
This is the not the exact year of this event. However it is the correct year. The Emperor passed the Edict of Milan. It allowed Christians to practice their faith and it also protected them. This was the first time Christianity was socially accepted. Pagens, Jews and Christians lived side-by-side for the first time. -
Sep 24, 622
Birth of Islam
Muhammad started this religion. He preached and rounded up followers. At first he had some followers, but many people hated him as well. So he left Mecca (the birthplace of Islam) and went to Medina. He preached there but started running out of funds, so he started raiding caravans with his men. He even when against 1,000 men against his 350 men and won. After that battle he was convinced Allah was with him. In 630 he became the political and religious leader of Arabia. After his death there wa -
Jan 1, 1095
The Crusades
This is not the exact date of the first Crusade. The Crusades were a series of wars fought between the Muslims and the Christians. They were fighting over Jerusalem, it held Holy significance to both religions. People were encouraged to fight in the Crusades because they would be “redeemed” of all their sins and they would be reguarded as heros (not to mention a free ticket to heaven as well). -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1492
The Conquistadors conquer the Americas for Spain
After Columbus discovered the new world in 1492 many Spanish explorers started exploring the New World in search of land (to Claim for Spain) and riches. DeSoto used terrible things to get the resources of the Natives. They kidnapped women and children, they tricked them, and they murdered them by the thousands. Spain benefited from this greatly, and they started sending priests over to convert the Natives to Christianity. This was extremely important however because now the rest of Europe was e -
Jan 1, 1500
The European Renaissance
The Renaissance was a time of forward progress in Europe, it dragged Europe out of the Dark and Middle Ages. People were looking into the sciences and math, art was huge and philosophy was very important. Exploration was also going on. Many of these things were lost in the Middle ages because everyone was more concerned in surviving rather than art and science. But now there were independant cities and a great economy. -
Jan 1, 1517
The Protestant Reformation
This was also known as the Northern Renaissance, and the most famous person of the era was Martin Luther. He tried to get rid of corruption in the Church by challenging it. He posted the 95 Theses and sent a copy to a Bishop who forwarded it to the Pope. Martin Luther and many others challenged the church at this time including John Calvin who founded Calvinism. This lead to the many branches of Christianity. -
Birth of Christianity
Here it was assumed Christianity was started when Christ was born, no one knows for sure when he started preaching. He was born a Jew and after a while he called himself the “King of Jews”. He preached many ideas and caused some “uproar” in the Roman Empire. The authorities saw this as a minor problem that could escalate so they crucified him. So his death, in a sense, was politically motivated. However many people believed in him and his teachings after his death. So now there were two monothei -
Period: to 313
Rise of Christianity
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Charlemagne encourages conversion to Christianity
This was the year Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in St. Peter’s Basilica. He unified Europe by having great military tactics and an iron will. He massacred many Saxons and forced them to convert to Christianity or they would be killed. He also treated took care of the Church and protectd the Popes. Charlemagne was so good at uniting Europe that people like Napoleon and Hitler were influenced by him.
