Middle Ages:Social/Cultural

By MissKester
  • 542

    Bubonic Plague

    The bubonic plague spreads to all urban establishments in the Mediterranean Basin. A deadly disease caused by bacteria
  • 570

    Prophet Mohammed

    The preacher of Islam was born in this year. Islam later became a major religion of the Middle Ages.
  • 590

    Pope Gregory the Great

    Christianity receives a new Pope in the form of Gregory the Great under whose command the missionary works reach new heights.
  • 631

    The death of Prophet Mohammad

  • 989

    Peace and Truce movement

    Formation of Peace and Truce movement by the Catholic Church. The first of its kind movement in the Medieval Europe for the control of society using non-violet means.
  • 1067

    Pope Gregory VII

    Period of church reform begins under the Pope Gregory VII
  • 1099

    Crusades begin

    First crusades begin. Muslims are defeated on orders from Pope Urban II and Jerusalem is retaken.
  • 1347

    Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

    spreads in all Europe killing nearly 40-50 % of population