Middle Ages

Reconquista

Jan 1, 717

Christian forces, comanded by King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I, captured the kingdom of Granada and the Moors lost their last foothold in spain. General Boabdil surrendered to the King and Queen on January 2, 1492. The Christian army forced the Moors to convert to Christianity in 1502.

The Crusades

Jan 1, 1095

The Crusades were a series of wars fought by the Christians to control the Holy Land. Muslims had controlled ths region for centuries. At first Christian Knights captured the land but over time Muslim forces recaotured the outposts. After nearly 200 years of fighting the crusaders failed to win permanent control of the Holy Land.

Renaissance

Sep 13, 1300

The Renaissance increased trade and travel and made Europeans more eager to learn more about the wider world. Many new things were discovered and invented during the Renaissance; such as the printing press, books, art, medicine, astronomy, and chemistry. Trade brought new prosperity, rulers began to increase their power, and their wealth, people were hunting for new routes to Asia and rulers began looking for riches in Africa. The Renaissance brought new and great changes in many ways. 1300-1600

The Black Plague

Jan 1, 1348

1348-1350
The Black Plague killed about 1.5 million people. It spread very quickly because of the close living spaces in places like England. Also, the people who handled the dead bodies that carried the plague did not protect themselves well enough. Nearly all victims died within 3 days. Peasants who did not catch the Black Plague often thought that there was something speacail about them so they then began to work their way up the socail ladder and improve their lives.

Fall of Constantinople

Jan 1, 1453

The seige of Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine Empire, was one off the most fortified cities in world. The attackers, The Ottoman Turks, had 100,000 and 150,000 men while the defenders only had 10,000 men. After bombarding them with cannons, the Turks released waves of men on a early May morning. The defending army was in chaos and could not be soothed, for when they were almost calm and ready, another wave of men shooted through the walls of their city. After a long battle, the Turks won

Roman Catholic Church

Jan 1, 1500

This is a catholic reliogous church

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Mar 2, 2022

A reason that the Roman Empire fell was because an invading army, the Visigoths, reached the outskirts of Rome and easily breached the wall. They then burned and pillaged through the city for three days until they reached the center. Rome could not fend off the army, and eventually Rome fell to the hands of the Visigoths.