Medieval Timeline

  • Black Death
    1347 BCE

    Black Death

    The black death was important because it wiped out many people and killed millions. Also it stoped major trade travel because of how the disease spread.
  • Invention of moveable type
    1040 BCE

    Invention of moveable type

    I think this important to the history of medieval times because of small number of alphabetic characters needed for European languages was an important factor. Also because making the mass production of pamphlets possible, these were used to voice ideas to people, in the form of propaganda
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Medieval TImeline

  • Great Schism
    1054

    Great Schism

    This is important because back then christanitly was a big deal and having it split up into to caused problems. Also, the Pope claimed he held authority over the four Eastern Greek-speaking patriarchs, and over the insertion of the filioque clause into the Nicene Creed.
  • First Crusade is launched
    1095

    First Crusade is launched

    I think this is important because one it was the first series of religious wars. Also while Jerusalem had been under Muslim rule for hundreds of years, by the 11th century the Seljuk takeover of the region threatened local Christian populations.
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    The magna carta was an important part of history because it influnced many other people with it rules. Also it created a sort of justice against kings during that time period
  • Beginning of the Hundred Years’ War
    1337

    Beginning of the Hundred Years’ War

    War between England and France from 1337 to 1453, with political and economic causes and consequences. It was generally caused by a disagreement in the inheritance of the French Throne. ... They told her that the uncrowned King Charles VII had to be crowned and the English driven out of France.
  • Western Schism begins
    1378

    Western Schism begins

    The eastern church was allowed to marry, Greek was the language of the eastern church and they believed that the patriarch is a leader only of an area. The Byzantine church became the Eastern Orthodox church and the western church became the Roman Catholic Church. .
  • Gutenberg invents printing press
    1439

    Gutenberg invents printing press

    The impact of the Gutenberg printing press was immeasurable. It caused nothing less than a dramatic social and cultural revolution. The sudden widespread dissemination of printed works - books, tracts, posters and papers - gave direct rise to the European Renaissance.
  • Siege of Constantinople
    1453

    Siege of Constantinople

    It is important as the Black Sea trade crashed as the Ottoman Empire essentially started a monopoly for trade. The Fall of Constantinople severely hurt trades in the European region.
  • Columbus sails to the Americas
    1492

    Columbus sails to the Americas

    This was important because it was when America first started. Also it made what America is right now.