M.W History

By liswal22
  • 476

    Byzantine Empire

    Byzantine Empire
    In the decline of rome, Emperor Constantine divided the empire into 2 parts, the eastern and western empire. When the Western empire fell in 476, the East thrived, forming a new capital: Constantinoble. This portion of former Rome later became the Byzantine empire.
    In 1453, after repeated qattacks by the Ottomans, the Byzantine Empire collapsed.
  • 500

    Clovis

    Clovis
    Chlodowech was the first King of the Franks.
  • 570

    Prophet Muhammad

    Prophet Muhammad
    Born in Mecca.
    Because he was praying he received the revelations from God from the Angel Gabriel.--> later recorded in the Quran.
    To escape the Arabs, early on, Muhammad fled Mecca to Medina.
    Muhammad was a political and spiritual leader
  • 573

    Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr
    father-in-law of the prophet muhammad.
    Abu Bakr succeeded to the political and administrative functions previously exercised by Muhammad.
  • Sep 14, 622

    Hijrah

    Hijrah
    Hijrah is an Arabic term of the prophet muhammad`s imigration from Mecca to Medina. This forms the basis of the islamic era.
  • Sep 13, 661

    The Umayyads

    The Umayyads
    -Muslim dinasty to role the empire.
    -Led by Mu’awiyah
    -Created the Caliphate
    -Moved the Capitol from Madina to Damascus in Syria
  • Sep 14, 742

    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne
    In 768, Charlemagne and his brother inherited the kingdom, then his brother died and he became sole ruler.
    In 772, Charlemagne launched a 30-year military campaign to unite the old Roman empire, and succeded, creating the Holy Roman Empire.
    He sought to spread Education and Christianity, and urged better farming methods and encouraged trade to strengthen his empire and help the people. Soon, the Holy Roman empire covered most of europe.
  • Sep 14, 750

    Abbasid

    Abbasid
    Abu al-Abbas was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle.
    Capitol moved from Damascus to Baghdad. (bagdad destroyd)
    Golden age of the Arab Empires.
    Caliph Harun al-Rashid embraced art and literature.
    Center of trade.
  • Sep 18, 1035

    William of Normandy/battle of Hastings

    William of Normandy/battle of Hastings
    William became Duke in 1035, when he was just 7 years old.
    William led an invasion of England in 10 66.
    The English had just fought off a Viking invasion in the North, and were tired and in disarray. Still, the battle lasted for hours.
    William was victorius. He was crowned king of England the same year.
  • Sep 14, 1055

    Seljuk Tunks

    Seljuk Tunks
    Hired by the Fatimid Dynasty.
    They were nomadic people that converted to Islam and prospered in the Abbasid Empire.
    Slowly the Seljuk Turks began to grow more powerful and eventually conquered Baghdad, in 1055.It was by a turkish leader wth the title sultan.
  • Sep 18, 1055

    Damascus

    Center of the muslim world
  • Sep 18, 1088

    Pope Urban II

    Pope Urban II
    Pope Urban was elected in 1088.
    A delagation from the Byzantine empire was sent to him to ask for help.
    He saw an oppertunity to prove the superiority of his religion, and launched the first Crusade.
  • Sep 13, 1097

    The reasons of the CRUSADES

    The reasons of the CRUSADES
    The first Crusade in 1097. --> secured Jerusalem.
    The second Crusade --> Ended in desaster, tring to take Edessa.
    The third Crusade --> Jerusalem fell, they tried to take it back.
    They coudent take the city back, but the muslims let pilgrims enter the city.
    Effects of the Crusades -->trade opened up, Society grew, The Church lost power in Europe, Politics more for religion (belive it, or die),
  • Sep 14, 1206

    The Mongols in the middle east

    The Mongols in the middle east
    Where a nomadic civilization.
    They were led by Dsjengis-Khan.
    It was one of the biggest empire ever.
    Over time Mongol rulers intermarried with the Arabs and converted to Islam.
    The Arab empire begins to collapse and the center Islamic Civilization moves to Egypt.
    They destroyd bagdad.
  • Sep 18, 1258

    Baghdad

    Center of the muslim world
  • Sep 14, 1348

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    In 1348, the Bubonic Plague broke out in Europe. The disease spread from fleas, who lived on the rats living in the filth of the cities and towns. Almost a third of Europes population was killed. There were almost no workers left to harvest fields and tend animals, so whole villages starved from the lack of food. The Plague lasted 2 years.
  • Sep 13, 1492

    The Spanish Inquisition

    The Spanish Inquisition
    Queen Isabella --> in the top with the Church.
    Heretics --> you were killed if you did not belive what the king belived.

  • Cairo

    Center of the muslim world

  • Emperor Justinian

    Emperor Justinian
    Justinian was emperor of the Byzantine empire.
    Said to have restored The former Roman Empire to its former glory.
    Ruled from Constantanople.
    He helped reshape the church in his domain, and built a long line of defensive walls on the eastern and southern borders.

  • Feudalism

    Feudalism
    vikings came, communeties wanted to ceep to themselves. As a result --> localized authority --> Local Nobility becomes the authority in communities --> Feudal system.

  • Golden Age of Islamic Socioety

    When Bagdad fell