Katie Smith (Unit Two)

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  • 400

    Loss of Language

    Loss of Language
    As people loist their understanding of Greek they also lost these inportant works.
  • Period: 500 to Oct 26, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • 511

    Uniting of the Franks

    Uniting of the Franks
    Franks were united because Clovis promised God that if he won tge battle he would spread his word through out Europe.
  • Oct 26, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    Charles the Hammer stopped Muslim invasion into Spain.
  • Period: Oct 26, 751 to

    Carolingian Dynasty

  • Oct 29, 751

    Pepin the Short

    Pepin the Short
    Began the reign of Frankish rulers.
  • Nov 19, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings
    The Battle of Hastings was fought between the Normans and Saxons.
  • Oct 26, 1075

    Banning of lay investiture

    Banning of lay investiture
    Lay investiture is a ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials. Pop Gregory VII banned lay investitures becasue the church thought tgat bishops shouldn't be under the power of any king.
  • Period: Nov 19, 1096 to Nov 19, 1270

    Crusades

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
    A war started to gain control of the Holy Land and Jerusalem.
  • Nov 21, 1096

    Start of the Crusades

    Start of the Crusades
    Pope Urban II issued a call for what he called a "holy war" to control the holy land and Jerusalem.
  • Oct 26, 1176

    Battle of Legnano

    Battle of Legnano
    This battle was between the Lombard League and Fredericks army. This battle happened becasue Frederick angered the Pope.
  • Nov 19, 1215

    Magna Cara

    Magna Cara
    Magna Carta was the first document forced to a King of England by the feudal barons, in an hopes to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges.
  • Nov 21, 1295

    Parliament is formed in England

    Parliament is formed in England
    William of Normandy introduced a feudal system. He asked for the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws.
  • Nov 21, 1321

    Vernacular

    Vernacular
    Poets began using a lively vernacilar in there writings.
  • Period: Nov 19, 1337 to Nov 19, 1453

    Hundred Year War

    The Hundred Year War stated when the king of England, son of a French princess clamied to be the ruler of France too. http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/hundred-years-war.htm
  • Period: Nov 19, 1340 to Nov 19, 1400

    Bubonic Plauge

    A disease that spread all over Europe infecting and killing many people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague
  • Nov 21, 1414

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism
    The two popes, Pope Urban VI and Pope Clement VII were both leaders of the church. As they fought over power it created a church known as the Great Schism.
  • May 21, 1431

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc
    Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for goinh against the church and wearing mens clothing.
  • Nov 21, 1492

    Crusades

    Crusades
    Granada fell to the Christain army of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Apanish monarchs.

  • European Ivations

    European Ivations
    Magyars came from the East, Muslims from the South, and the Vikings from the North.

  • Crowning of Charlenagne by the Pope

    Crowning of Charlenagne by the Pope
    He was crowned because the Church sought to influence both spiritual and political matters.

  • Downfall of Charlemagne's Empire

    Downfall of Charlemagne's Empire
    After Charlemagne's death didn't do well. There wasn't a strong leader and it destroyed the empire.

  • Vikings v. France

    Vikings v. France
    The main peoole were Rollo and Charles the Simple. Rollo was the head of the Viking army. Charles the Simple was the king of france. Charles agreed to give the Vikings Normandy in attempt to stop there raids.
  • Period: to

    Reign of Charlemagne