Calligraphic representation of muhammad's name

Medieval Europe

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  • 380

    Christianity main religion of ancient Roman Empire

  • 400

    Romans begin to lose control of their empire

  • 476

    End of Rome's western empire

  • 570

    Birth of Mohammed

    Birth of Mohammed
  • 590

    Gregory becomes Pope

    Gregory becomes Pope
  • 622

    Mohammed becomes religious leader

  • 768

    Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks

  • Period: 793 to 1066

    The Viking era

  • 800

    Charlemagne is the most powerful European ruler

  • 1054

    Creation of the Orthodox Church

  • 1066

    William the Conqueror gains power in England

  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    Catholic Church supports a series of Crusades

  • 1122

    Birth of Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • 1215

    Signing of the Magna Carta

  • 1305

    First recorded use of habeas corpus

  • Period: 1315 to 1317

    Famine

  • 1347

    Black Death

    Black Death
  • 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

  • 1440

    Gutenberg invents printing press

  • 1453

    Ottomans gain control of Byzantine Empire

  • 1500

    Feudalism largely ends in western Europe

  • 1517

    Martin Luther begins the Reformation

    Martin Luther begins the Reformation