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500
Old english
The times that old english was spoken and written 500ad-1000ad. some examples are Uhtcaere, EXPERGEFACTOR, and staddle -
570
Birth of mohammed
The prophet muhammad is born creating the religion what is now known as muslim. -
576
fall of rome
The roman empire fell turning over a new leaf in the world -
732
battle of tours
An important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul. -
1000
the Norman invasion
The norman invasion was the occupancy of early Britain by people form the area of normandy. They brought with them language that has shaped the way old english was written and spoken. The language they brought became the language of the royal court and higher classes. -
1100
beowulf's writing
written between the 8th and 11th century an anonymous poet called beowulf wrote many poems. He was an anglo saxton poet -
1150
middle english
the timespan of middle english spoken from 1150 ad -1500ad. some examples are Artow, Beth and brenne -
1271
Marco polo
Marco Polo makes his journey to china. -
1377
death of edward 3
Edward the Third dies leading to the crowning of Richard the 2nd -
1386
the canterbury tales
The canterbury tales is a book written by Geoffrey Chaucer which spans 24 tales and 17000 lines of old english. He also became the controller of customs and justice of peace in these times. -
1440
invention of the printing press
The printing press revolutionised writing and who could read or write. Before this only the rich could read and it took long to produce writing. After it became much more affordable and writing could be mass produced. -
1453
fall of constantinople
The turkish empire took over constantinople. -
Aug 12, 1492
the discovery of north america
The discovery of north america was turning over a new leaf and added many new words to the english language because many things had never been encountered before. -
1500
modern english
The time period modern english was spoken and written span from 1500ad-1800ad -
1517
martin luther
Martin Luther official protests the catholic church. -
shakespeare's first folio
The first folio of shakespeare is an extraordinary book. It was the first time that many of shakespeare's plays were published. -
start of the industrial revolution
The start of the industrial revolution which led to the modern world. -
The american revolution
When the americans declared independence from Britain they wrote the declaration of independence which is one of the most well known documents around the world. -
the eiffel tower
the eiffel tower is built as a symbol of the eiffel tower.
