The Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages

476

5-10 th century
Extended from the fall of the empire to the barbarian invasions of the ninth century, characterized by the formation of the Roman-German kingdoms, the Byzantine Empire and the emergence and expansion of Islam.

The aparition of the Islam

622

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The history of Islam as a religion is closely related to political, economic and military history.
Birth and rapid expansion of Islam in North Africa and Spain. During these centuries, Christianity spread throughout much of Europe, and the papacy became a powerful political entity..

Alta Edad Media

1000

11-13 th century
The High Middle Ages had such important events as the Norman conquests in Britain and Sicily, the previous crusades, the investiture controversy and the signing of the Magna Carta. By the end of the 11th century, almost every corner of Europe had been Christianized and the papacy
(the most popular person), long established as a political force, was in constant struggle with some secular governments and alliances with others.

El feudalismo

1066

Feudalism was firmly established in Britain and parts of Europe; trade in luxury items, as well as commodities, flourished; The cities received letters of privilege and were even re-established by the feudal lords promptly, and a well-fed population began to grow. At the end of the 13th century, Europe was at an economic and cultural height, perched on the edge of a recession.

Late Middle Ages

1300

The end of the Middle Ages can be characterized as a transformation from the medieval to the modern world. The catastrophic events of the 14th century include the Hundred Years 'War, the Black Death, the Papacy of Avignon, the Italian Renaissance and the Peasants' Revolt. The fifteenth century Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, the Moors and Jews were expelled from Spain and the Jews the Wars of the Roses.

La peste negra en Europa

1347

"Black death" refers to the specific outbreak of plague that took place in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century. It was not the first time that the plague had arrived in Europe, nor would it be the last. The Black Plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, spread rapidly throughout most of Europe at the end of 1349 and then to Scandinavia and Russia in the 1350s. He returned several times during the rest of the century.

El final de la Edad Media.

1492

Its beginning is in the year 476 with the fall of the Roman Empire of the West and its end in 1492 with the discovery of America, or in 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire, date that has the singularity of coinciding with the invention of the printing.