Timeline project

Vandals sack Rome

455

The significance of this event was that the vandals were able to attack and conquer the heart of the Roman Empire causing the empire to fall, something that had not been done to Rome by an enemy in 800 years and this shocked the friends and enemies of the Roman Empire.

Clovis Merovingian dynasty starts

481

The beginning of this dynasty is important because this was the first king of the franks to bring all the Frankish tribes together under one king, changing the form of leadership from a group of royal chieftains.

Benedict of Nursia

547

Benedict of Nursia was a religious reformer who is best known for establishing a rule that would become the norm for innumerable christian monks and nuns, he is know as the Father of Western Monasticism.

Battle of tours

Oct 11, 732

These battles stopped the northward advancement of islam from the Iberian peninsula and preserved christianity as the main religion in Europe.

Saint Bede

May 26, 735

Saint bede is one of the greatest teachers and writers and is best known for the historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, which is vital to the history of the conversion to christianity of the anglo-saxons.

Missi Dominici

768

These officials commissioned by the Frankish kings were responsible to supervise, investigate and protect the land they were assigned to and they were basically the secret police

Massacre of Verden

782

The significance of the massacre of verden is that king Charlemagne executed 4,500 Saxons Because Charlemagne became very frustrated with the continual rebellions and he thought that he should act as the true king

Vikings attack Lindisfarne

793

This event is significant because Lindisfarne is was the center of christianity in the kingdom of Northumbria and this event sent chills throughout English Christendom and marked the start of the Vikings age in Europe.

Charlemagne dies

Jan 28, 814

When Charlemagne died his empire consisted of much of Western Europe and he ensured the survival of christianity in Western Europe and is known as the father of Europe, not long after his sons death is when the empire began to fall.

Al-Khwarizmi

850

He was best known for his works in mathematics and his contributions in astronomy, he invented the first quadrant which helps you determine the time based off the observations of the sun and stars.

King Alfred of England

Oct 26, 899

King Alfred was significant because he believed education was important, had books translated from latin to English, had monks begin writing the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, and built walled towns to protect his kingdom.

Muhammad Al-Razi

Oct 15, 925

Muhammad Al-Razi was known for his contributions to medicine and psychiatry, one of his big achievements was being the first to describe smallpox and separate it from the measles.

Battle of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

The battle of Hastings was fought over who was in charge of England. The Anglo-Saxons had ruled for a long time and now since the Normans had taken over this meant big changes in who owned the land, language and the connection of England with France and the rest of Europe.

Domesday book

1086

The domesday book can tell us who lived in England at that time and how England was organized. The book allows us to understand the politics, government, society and economy of England at that time

Ibn Zuhr

1162

Ibn Zuhr furthered surgical and medical knowledge by describing many diseases and treatment innovations that had not been seen before.

Magna Carta

Jun 15, 1215

This document was significant because it established the principle that everyone is subject to law including the king, guarantees the rights of individuals, and the right to a fair trial

Genghis Khan

Aug 18, 1227

Genghis Khan was well known for unifying the Mongolian steppe under a big empire that was able to challenge the big and powerful jin dynasty of china and was able to conquer huge chunks of Central Asia and china.

Sundiata Keita

1255

Sundiata Keita was the first ruler of the Mali empire, he also laid down the foundation for the powerful empire and proclaimed the first charter of the human rights, the Manden charter.

Mansa Musa journey for the Hajj

1324

They're had been pilgrimages to Mecca before Mansa Musa but his journey was special because his journey allowed him to advertise Mali and himself beyond the African content spreading social, economic, political and cultural beliefs

Marco Polo

Jan 8, 1324

He was a Venetian merchant who was believed to travel across Asia at the peek of the mongol empire on what we now know as the Silk Road and explored much of Asia not yet done by other europeans.

Jani Bed siege of Kaffa

1343

This event was very significant because in this siege we saw the first use of biological warfare, Jani Beg would take the men that were dead from the plague and catapult them over the wall in hope to give them the plague.

Christine De Pisan

Sep 11, 1364

Christine De Pisan was a medieval writer and historiographer who pushed for women's equality, also her work is considered some of the earliest feminist writings.

Guy De Chauliac

Jul 25, 1368

He was one of the most influential physicians of his time and wrote a very important work on surgery that would stand as the standard for the next 300 years called Chirurgia Magna

Geoffrey Chaucer

Oct 25, 1400

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet and author and was known as the greatest English poet of the medieval ages and is best known for the Canterbury tales which was one of the first major works of literature in English.

Joan of Arc

May 30, 1431

Joan of arc was significant because she was a peasant girl who helped lead the French army in a a historic victory in Orleans in 1429 that stopped an English attempt to conquer France during the hundred years war.