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Oct 10, 1066
Battle of Hastings
When king Edward of England died Harold Godwinson crowned himself king, but William the Conqueror believed that he should be king so they went to war and William the Conqueror beat him. Feudalism was brought to Europe and Medieval Europe officially began -
Period: Feb 23, 1096 to Feb 23, 1204
crusades
The reason for the crusades was to regain the holy lands. negative effects of the crusades were that many jews and muslims were killed, constantinople was ravaged, and many towns were destroyed. the positive effects of the crusades were that military technology was transferred, expanded trade, and it encouraged the church to spread christianity. -
Sep 23, 1122
Concordat of Worms
The new Pope and The German King agreed that only the Pope could choose Bishops, but only the Emperor could give people government jobs. -
Period: Mar 1, 1154 to Jan 29, 1189
English Common law
King HenryII utilized law in courts so he would have more power. He also established a common law so people who commited similar crimes would face similar punishments. He also set up grand juries to decide whether someone should go to court and the trail jury to decide whether or not someone was guilty. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The nobles of England forced King John to sign the magna carta, forcing him to give up some of his power, so he has to follow rules too. This created the basis for the concept of universal human rights. -
Period: Feb 24, 1290 to Feb 24, 1492
Expulsion of Jews through Europe
Europeans hated Jews because they refused to become christians, and they were mostly moneylenders who charged intrest which was considered a sin at that time. Many people blamed them when somthing went wrong. Also, Some Jews were forced to live in seperate communities, or wear special clothing showing everyone that they were jewish. -
Nov 13, 1295
Parliment
This was the 1st step toward representitive government. Edward I called for a meeting of people from different parts of england and gave them the job of helping to advise him and make laws. -
Period: Feb 23, 1346 to Feb 23, 1353
The Black Plague
This was a disease that was spread throughout India, China, and Europe by bacteria carried by fleas on rats. this killed 38 million Europeans. This ended feudalism in Europe. -
Period: May 26, 1478 to Jun 25, 1501
Spanish Inquisition
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand wanted to make everyone Christian. So they came up with the inquisition to torture people who commited heresy until they confessed, and then they would be punished, but if they didnt confess they would be considered guilty and would be executed. Also, they would force people to give up there religion and become christian and then they would go through this to make sure they were really becoming christian. -
Charlemange/ Holy roman empire
Charglemange became emperor of the Roman empire. He moved the capitol of the Roman empire to Aachen. Also he put a big emphasis on education because he thought everyone should be well educated.
