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476 BCE
Beggining of the Middle Ages or Dark Ages
This is the date when began the Middle Ages -
476 BCE
Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire falls for the Invasions by Barbarian tribes,Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor,Overexpansion and military overspending,Christianity and the loss of traditional values. -
Period: 410 BCE to 1099
Dark Ages
Migration period, also called Dark Ages or Early Middle Ages, the early medieval period of western European history—specifically, the time, when there was no Roman (or Holy Roman) emperor in the West or, more generally, the period between about 500 and 1000. -
Period: 800 to 1291
Feudalism
Feudalism was the system in 10th-13th century European medieval societies where a social hierarchy was established based on local administrative control and the distribution of land into units. -
900
Christianity come to Russia
Christianity was apparently introduced into the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus by Greek missionaries from Byzantium in the 9th century. An organized Christian community is known to have existed at Kiev as early as the first half of the 10th century, and in 957 St. -
1099
Beggining of the High Middle Ages
The High Medieval Era is the period of time that seems to typify the Middle Ages best. Usually beginning with the 11th century, some scholars end it in 1300 and others extend it for as much as another 150 years. -
Period: 1099 to 1291
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. -
Period: 1099 to
High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages saw an expansion of population with rough estimates of the increase from the year 1000 until 1347 indicating that the population of Europe grew from 35 to 80 million. The exact cause or causes of the growth remain unclear; improved agricultural techniques, the decline of slaveholding, a more clement climate and the lack of invasion have all been put forward. -
1150
Universities Oxford and Paris
It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. -
1346
Bubonic Plague
Bubonic plague is an infection spread mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents. Called the Black Death, it killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages. Prevention doesn't include a vaccine, but does involve reducing your exposure to mice, rats, squirrels and other animals that may be infected. -
1450
Renaissance Period
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art. -
Period: 1450 to
Reforming Period
Religious movement to reform the Catholic Church and resulting in the formation of Protestant churches. -
1453
Fall of the Constantinople + Invasion of Ottoman Turks
Fall of Constantinople, conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople's ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days. -
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Modernism
Modernism, in the fine arts, a break with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression. Modernism fostered a period of experimentation in the arts from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, particularly in the years following World War I. -
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