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395
395 AD Division of the Roman Empire
Division of the Roman Empire forming the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire . -
Period: 395 to 476
Western Roman Empire
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Period: 395 to 1453
Byzantine Empire
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418
Visigoth Kingdom
The visigoths defeated the Romans and made a great Empire in Hispania and part of France until the muslim invasion in 711. -
Period: 418 to 720
Visigoth Kingdom
The visigoths managed to enter into the Roman Empire and made their Empire in Hispania and part of France. -
476
476 AD FALL OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
The Germanic Kingdoms conquered Rome and all the Western Roman Empire -
Period: 476 to 900
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
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Period: 527 to 565
Emperor Justinan
The Byzantine Empire reached it's peak under the rule of this emperor. -
534
534 AD Construction of Hagia Sophia
The Emperor Justinain constructed one of the most incredible cathedrals on all the Middle Ages . It was a masterpiece of the byzantine architecture. -
565
Rule of Justinian
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian made a very prosper time to the Byzantine Empire by conquering different territories. -
622
622 AD BEGGINING OF ISLAMIC EMPIRE
The Islmic Empire was created -
Period: 622 to 632
Rule of Muhammad
He was the first caliph and creator of the Islam. -
Period: 622 to 1258
ISLAM
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Period: 632 to 661
First Caliphs
They were the successors of Muhammad. -
634
Byzantine-Sassanid war
Between the 6th and 7th century was a long war that weekend both Empires and ended with a Byzantine victory. -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad's dinasty
A new family was victoriuos and satyed in the power. -
680
Loose of Byzantines provinces
After the war of the Byzantines and Persians the two empires were exhausted and the musulmans took advantage of that, they defeated the Persians completely and took some provinces away to the Byzantine Empire. -
711
711 AD Islamic Empire conquered most of the of the Iberian Peninsula
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711
Battle of Guadalete
The musulmans won a battle against the Visigoth King Rodrigo, securing they way into the Iberian Peninsula. -
Period: 711 to 1492
Reconquista
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Period: 715 to 843
CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
Was one of the leadin power in the Early Middle Ages until it´s disolve in the year 843. -
Period: 715 to 741
Charles Martel ( Founder of an Empire)
He reunited the Frankish Kingdom and stopped the musulmans at Poitiers. He became a legend. -
Period: 717 to 843
Iconoclastic Controversy
Was a period were the State and Church of the Byzantine Empire were confronted by the way of idolatrion of images that the society had. -
722
Battle of Covadonga
The christians in the north of Spain managed to win a musulman incursion in their territory. -
732
Battle of Poitiers
The Franks managed to stop the musulman advance in the battle of Poitiers. -
Period: 750 to 945
Abbasid's dinasty
The Umayyad's were expulsed an the Abbasid's took control of the power. -
Period: 751 to 768
Pepin the Short ( First Frankish King)
Charles son, Pepin, took control of the Kingdom and was proclaimed King, he established an alliance with the Roman Church and also the Carolingian dinasty. -
Period: 768 to 814
Charlemagne ( Holy Roman Emperor )
The alliance that his father made with the church was strengthened, and the Pope titled Charles I as the Holy Roman Emperor with the name of Charlemagne. The peak of this Carolingian Empire was under his rule, he conquered many territories and promoted the preservation of art and literatura. -
778
Battle of Roncesvalles
The basques on the north of Spain managed to win a battle against the Carolingian Empire -
793
Vikings
They caused the terror in many european places like Britain or France, but they travelled and comerce even in places like Russia or Constantinople. -
Period: 793 to 1085
Vikings
The people from Norway , Sweden and Dinmarc were called vikings , in order to look for jewelery and a better way of life they invaded may places from Europe like the British Islands , France.... -
797
Charlemagne extends his border areas.
Charlemagne conquered many territories by fighting against avars and saxons in the north and musulmans in the south. -
800
800 AD Charlemagne is crowned emperor
Charlomagne is crowned emperor by the church forming the Carolignian Empire. Creating the the most powerful empire on the Early Middle Ages, yhis empire was also very important in the art and literature. It's peak was under the rule of Charlemagne. -
Period: 840 to 843
Division of Carolingian Empire
Charlemagne's son Lois divided the Empire among his sons. After his death the three sons fought in a civil war that ended in 843 with the trety of Verdun, were the Empire was divided in three. The central one was taken by the Western and Eastern ones. Forming the present day nations of France and Germany. -
Period: 1000 to 1200
HIGH MIDDLE AGES
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1054
Orthodox Christians
At the 11th century there was a schism, after that many catholics like the Byzantines transformed into Orthodox. -
1096
Western Crusaders
In the 11th century, the crusaders conquered the Holy Land and cities like Jerusalén and stayed there for 100 years. -
1204
Fourth Crusade
The crusadres enter into Constantinople ,established a new emperor and the Latin Empire. The Byzantine Empire was later restored. -
1212
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
An army made by The kingdom of Castilla, Aragon and Navarra defeated the musulmans , securing the way to the south. -
1258
Mongols
In the 13th century the mongols destroyed Baghdad. The caliphs lost all of their political power. -
Period: 1300 to 1492
LATE MIDDLE AGES
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Period: 1304 to 1520
HUMANISM
Was a philosophical and cultural movement that started in Italy in the 14th century, it spread to Europe and the main principles were : anthropocentrism, scientific curiosity and inspiration in classical antiquity. -
1337
Hundred's Years War
Was one of the biggest and worst war of the Middle Ages between the Frenches and English.
They last from 1337-1453. Joan of Arc was one of the most destacables figures. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred's years war
A war between the Britains and Frenches started to control the French Britain and also by political problems, Joan of Arc was a memorable french soldier. -
1440
PRINTING PRESS
The German Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
This caused a greater spread and development of the Humanism, Renaissance and Reformation books. -
1453
1453 AD Fall of Constantinople
The turks ( Ottoman Empire ) conquered the city making the fall of the Byzantine Empire, and they made the city their capital, but they called it Istanbul. -
1453
Ottoman Empire
The turks, started to conquer the territories of the musulmans and they also defeated the Byzantine empire. -
1492
1492 AD Discovery of America
Cristóbal Colón made an expedition to Asia but instead he discovered a new continent. -
1492
LA GRAMÁTICA CASTELLANA
This was the title of the book wrote by Antonio de Nebrija. I t was very important ( especially in Spain ) because it was the first book wrote in Spanish grammar. -
1492
End of the Reconquista
In the year 1492 the Catholics Kings managed to conquer the city of Granada, expulsing the musulmans and finishing the Reconquista. -
1499
UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ DE HENARES
Cardinal Cisneros founded this university which became the centre of humanism during the reign of Carlos I. It was also one of the most important universities in Europe. -
1511
ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM
Was a very important philosopher and writer in the Humanism Europe, he was from Holland and crictised the figures of his society and also the religion figures. One of his mosts notable works is (Enchomion moriae seu laus stultitiae ) ( The Praise of Folly, 1511), that it is a satirical attack on superstitions and other traditions of European society as well as on the Western Church. -
1516
UTOPIA
Was a book wrote by Thomas More ( English lawyer ) that cricticised the society of his time and proposed a new model of social organisation. -
1524
LUIS VIVES
Was one pf the most importants philosophers, writers and thinkers of the Humanism Europe. He was from Spain ( Valencia) and one of his mosts destacable books is ( Introductio ad sapientiam, 1524 ) one of his most important pedagogical Works.
