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500
Clovis
Clovis established the Frankish Kingdon, he was a strong military leader and the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity. His Frankish kingdom went all the way from the Pyrenees into the Southwest of German -
527
Emperor Justinian
Emperor Justinian achieved to reestablish the Eastern Roman Empire by 552. He contributed a lot to Roman law and simplified the Roman laws to The Body of Civil Law -
Jan 1, 610
Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad fled Mecca to Medina, he was a spritual and political leader. Muhammad recieves revelations from God through the Angel Gabruiel, later recorded in the Quaran. -
Jan 1, 622
Hijrah
The journey of Muhammad and his follwers to Medina, This became the first year in the offical caldender of Islam. -
Jan 1, 632
Abu Bakr
He was chose as the sucessor of Muhammad, first caliph. He is a healthy merchant and Muhammads father in law. The Arab Emprie started to expand under Bakr's leadership. -
Jan 1, 636
Roman Empire
Powerful group of Arabs. They were then defeated by Islamic forces. -
Jan 1, 661
Umayyads
The Umayyads were led by Mu'awiyah and they created the Caliphate. They spread throughout North Africa and into Spain. The capitol moved from Madina to Damascus in Syria. -
Jan 1, 661
Damascus
Center of Muslim World: Mu'awiyah movied capitol from Medina to Damascus. -
Jan 1, 742
Charlemange
Charlemange was the master of Western Europe, he became ruler after his brother died. Charlemange restored unity in Europe by creatingn a centeral government over Western Europe. He was corinated by the Pope but claimed he knew nothing of this coranation before hand. -
Jan 1, 750
Abbasid Dynasty
Abu al-Abbas were desendants of the uncle of Prophet Muhammad. It was the center of trade, embraced art and literature and it was also the Golden ages of the Aran Empire. The capitol was Baghdad. -
Jan 1, 750
Golden Ages of Islamic Society
They flourish under the Arab Empire, the Abbasid Dynasty also was tolerant of non-muslim thoughts and ideas. They also embraced science and technolgy. -
Jan 1, 762
Baghdad
Center of the Muslim World: Abassids built a new capitol city. -
Jan 1, 1050
Feudalism
The top of the system was the king and they had power over all the land. The next down was knights who owened little pieces of the land and also owened pesants. They worked on the land and gave the knights and kings their products. -
Jan 1, 1055
Seljuk Turks
The Seljuk Turks were hired by the Fatimid Dynasty, they were also nomadic people that were Islam. They conquered Baghdad as they grew more powerful. The Sultan became the political leader and the Caliph became the spiritual leader. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Determined who would be King of England. One side led by William of Normandy and the other by Harold II. William of Normandy was crowned king when Harold II was defeated and killed. New system was established where the king would offer his warriors land or "fief" for their loyalty and fighting. -
Oct 16, 1066
William of Normondy
He landed on the coast of England and defeated King Harold in the Battle of Hastings. He was then crowned King of England. -
Jan 1, 1097
The Crusades
Began because the Seljuk Turks invaded the Byzantine Empire and gained control of Jerusalem "The Holy Land". The Byzantine asked for help from the pope thus beginning the Crusades. None of the Crusades were successful and caused the power of the Church in Europe to decline. -
Jan 1, 1099
Pope Urban II
Responded to the Byzantines request for help and saw it as an oppurtunity to provide papl leadership for a good cause. -
Jan 1, 1204
King John
He led Englad into wars that they lost and increased taxes. He also lost all his Northern land in 1204 -
Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Habeas corpus, and Independent Judiciary. The king has to obey laws and he cant do anything he wants. He also has to consult with nobles before raising taxes, along with other rules. -
Jan 1, 1258
The Mongols in the Middle East
The Mongols were a nomadic civilization, they intermarried with the Arabs and sucessfully converted them to Islam, they also captured and destroyed Baghdad. -
Sep 14, 1347
The Black Death
Most common form of The Black Death the Bubonic plague, which was spread by flea infested black rats usually following trade routes. 38 million out of 75 million of European population died because of plague. As a result, economy suffered. -
Jan 1, 1453
Byzantine Empire
Germanic tribes went to the West of the Roman Empire and landed in Constantinople and created the Byzantine Emipre/ It was considered the smaller Easter Roman Empire. Greek and Christian. -
Jan 1, 1480
Spanish Inquistion
The Church established the Inquisition to eliminate people who dont believe in the church. -
Cairo
Center of Muslim World: The fatamids established its capitol in Cairo. -
Roman Catholic Church
Communities called parishes were lead by Preists, and they were headed by bishops. The father of the Catholic Church was the pope. Christianity became the most popular religion by the end of the fourth centry. -
Holy Roman Empire
Saxons became kings of the Frankish kingdom aka Germany. The kings tried to rule Germany and Italian lands. Italy was the center of the Holy Roman Empire.
