The middle ages

The Middle Ages

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  • 476

    The Fall Of The Roman Empire

    The Fall Of The Roman Empire
    Emperor Romulus deposed by Odovacar leader of the Germanic scirii and heruli.The Roman Republic fell when Julius Caesar defeated his rival Pompey. the Roman Empire covered over two million square miles stretching from the Rhine River to Egypt and from Britain to Asia Minor.
  • Period: 476 to Dec 1, 1300

    MIddle Ages

  • 500

    Invasion

    Invasion
    King Arthur, semi legendary Celtic leader resisting Anglo/Saxon invasion of britain
  • 534

    Justinians Code

    Justinians Code
    The collection of roman law into a singl volume by justinian, Emperor of Byzantium. It included existing Roman laws and added ones that he added.
  • 560

    King Aethelbert

    King Aethelbert
    King Aethelbert, king of kent accepts christianity. welcomed the Christian missionaries led by St Augustine to England in 597. He exercised overlordship over all the English peoples south of the Humber, and as a direct result of his support the Christian mission was firmly established in the south-east
  • 573

    Pope Gregory

    Pope Gregory
    He creates a religious policy for western europe by fusing the Roman papacy with Benedictine monasticism. He creates the Latin church, which serves to counteract the subordination of the Roman popes to Eastern emperors. As the fourth great "church father".
  • Jan 1, 775

    Carolingian Renaissance

    Carolingian Renaissance
    Charles Martel defeated a muslim raiding party near poiters. It was a cultural movement that included the reformation of education and artwork. He pushed education.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    separation of Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

    separation of Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
    Separation of Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church happened.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    First Crusade

    First Crusade
    The first crusade was launched by Pope Urban II in the city of jerusalem. rJerusalem educed by probably 1/4. the process was really slow. Before attacking it they marched barefoot in religious procession around the walls, with Peter the Hermit at their head.
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    It strengthended the idea that a monarchs power was limited, not absolute. A contract between the king and the nobles of England. Limited the power of the English.

  • Alfred The Great

    Alfred The Great
    He containment of Viking expansion in England. He was the king of Wessex in England.