Middle Ages Timeline

The Fall of Rome

395

The Fall of Rome happened when the military had a bunch of losses against others, they also couldn't apply any rules from the Empire. The Romans accomplished a Germanic uprising in the late fourth century, but in 410 another military group beat the city of Rome. [https://www.history.com/news/8-reasons-why-rome-fell#:~:text=The%20Romans%20weathered%20a%20Germanic,sacked%20the%20city%20of%20Rome.&text=Finally%2C%20in%20476%2C%20the%20Germanic,deposed%20the%20Emperor%20Romulus%20Augustulus.]

The Reign of Justinian

527

In 518, Justin ascended the throne of the Byzantine Empire. In 525, Emperor Justin I named his nephew, Justinian, Caesar of the Byzantine Empire. In 527, Justinian rose to the rank of co-emperor. On Justin's death, Justinian became the sole emperor. Justinian reorganized the government of the Byzantine Empire and enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption. [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Justinian-I] [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Justinian-I]

The Battle of Tours

732

The Battle of Tours stopped the advance of the Muslim Empire, which had conquered much of Europe. During Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, a Frankish leader, Charles Martel, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, stopping the Muslims advance into Western Europe. This is important because they never went back. [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/charles-martel-and-pepin-the-short/] [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours]

The Reign of Charlemagne

768

When Pepin passed away, his kingdom was passed down to both his sons, and Charlemagne ruled with his brother for three years and then his brother passed away so Charlemagne became the only ruler in that time. Charlemagne spent time with the military to expand the kingdom. All the territories Charlemagne controlled became known as the Carolingian empire. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml]

The Age of the Vikings

793

The Age of Vikings was the result of growing urbanism and having trade throughout mainland Europe. Vikings raided to steal gold and to take people and make them slaves. For Vikings, bravery was important in battles, because raiding was a way of showing how brave you were. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z939mp3/articles/z7jd8xs] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age#:~:text=The%20economic%20model%20states%20that,pushed%20further%20and%20further%20north.]

The Total Years of the Crusades

1096

The Crusades had religious wars between Christians and Muslims that started to secure control of holy sites that were sacred by both groups. Crusader had a military victory, which resulted in a three-year truce. This is important because it made the groups make up for a little while. [https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/crusades]

100 years of war

1337

100 years war was an occasional conflict between England and France for 116 years. It began because the king of England and the king of France had a argument over feudal rights to a battle for the French crown. They had a conflict over a bunch of issues, like arguments over English possessions in France and the succession to the French throne. This is important because it shows that the generations kept fighting for the France crown. [https://www.britannica.com/event/Hundred-Years-War]

The Black Death

1346

The Black Death started when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked, the people who gathered at the docks were met with a terrible surprise, mostly all the sailors aboard were dead and the ones that were still alive were super sick. During the Black Death, was a bubonic plague that spread around and millions of people died during the middle ages. This event is important because it shows how the population everywhere decreased.
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Joan of Arc Leading the French

1429

Joan of Arc lead the French army to an important victory at Orleans in 1429. King Charles VII gave Joan of Arc armor and a horse, which allowed her to go along with the army to Orleans. This is important because it tells us who helped Joan get the win by giving her armor and a horse. [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc] [https://www.biography.com/military-figure/joan-of-arc#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Orl%C3%A9ans,site%20of%20an%20English%20siege.]

Constantinople Falls to the Turks

1453

The Byzantine Empire ended when the Ottomans broke down Constantinople's ancient land wall after surrounding the city for almost 2 months. A church called Hagia Sophia was changed into a mosque and this had a huge impact on Christianity and led to the rise of Islam. This is important because it shows how easily things can change. [https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-1453] [https://studiousguy.com/fall-of-constantinople-effects/]