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476
the Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome marks the beginning Middle Ages . Emperor is over overthrown by the barbarian general Odoacer. This event marks the end of 1 period and the beginning of another. -
500
Clovis converts to Christianity
King Clovis promised to god if he won his battle that we would convert, he won and he and all of his nobles converted. His wife was also was Christian and she always wanted him to convert -
500
The battle of Badon
Chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of King Arthur, it is credited in medieval British and Welsh sources as a major political and military event but seems to have passed unremarked in the Anglo-Saxon histories. -
527
Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor.
Justinian rule constitutes a distant epoch in the history of the later Roman Empire. Justinian`s reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized of the restoration of the empire -
Dec 14, 622
Beginning of Islam
With the Hijra , the migration of the prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina. This date marks the beginnings of Islam and the Muslim era -
Sep 15, 700
Viking invasions
Vikings launched an attack on the monastery of Lidisfarme on a small island east of the cost of England. The people were burned, plundered, while monks were killed or enslaved.They were also raided on thier belonges . -
Dec 14, 732
The Battle of Tours
Charles Martel was a political and military leader, in 732 ad he defeated Moorish Invaders in the Battle of tours which permanently ended the Islamic invaders and their expansions in Western Europe. -
Sep 17, 1076
The First crusade
The First crusade beings after the capture of Jerusalem by the Muslims in 1076. Feared that that their Country might fall to the Muslims the people called on the Pope to help so he called for a war against the Muslims so that Jerusalem was regained for the Christian. A Crusade was a holy war -
Dec 14, 1139
Crossbow invented
Medieval crossbow was introduced to England by William the Conqueror in 1066. The medieval Knight was the most powerful and effective warrior and said to be worth 10 foot soldiers. It could be used by an untrained solider to kill or injury a person. -
Dec 14, 1200
Wind mills invneted
The wind mills were used for grinding corn into flour , the inhabitants of the manor usually have to take corn to the lord`s mill . Made it faster and easier to grind the four . -
Oct 17, 1215
Magna Carta signed
King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta gave some basic rights to the people and it kind of gave them some type of freadom -
Aug 16, 1234
The spinning wheel invented
The spinning wheel was invented, it is a device for spinning thread or yarn from They replaced hand spinning with spindle and distaff. It helped make clothes and materials . -
Dec 16, 1337
the Hundred Years’ War
Kingdom of England waged war against the kingdom of France . There was lots of peace between them but this war lasted intill 1453. -
Dec 14, 1346
The black death
The Black Death was one of the devastating pandemics inhuman history resulting in 75 to 200 million deaths. The Black Death was thought to have originated in the central of Asia, also from rats that were common in the area. It killed many people because lack of knowledge of medicine. -
Dec 16, 1378
The Great Schism
The Churches First Jolt , it was divided in eastern and weastern church .The eastern church (orthodox)thought the weastern (Roman Catholic ) was corupted . Did not get along iwith each other -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Columbus led 3 ships out of the Spanish port of Palos . His goal was to find riches, spicesn and gold that awaited him -
Sep 27, 1500
The Renaissance Period begins
The Renaissance period begins in Europe . it marks the end of the middle ages . The Renaissance was a term coined by Petrarch which means a rebirth of classical Greeks and Roman ideals and marks the end of the middle ages . -
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci.
HE was born on april 15 Vinci artist of the Italian Renaissance who's known for his enduring tallents of the Mona Lisa and the last supper. -
Charlemagne Promotes education
Charlemagne required churches and monasteries to open schools . invited scholars from other parts of Europe to teach the empire and they were taught Latin language, grammar, logic, rhetoric, philosophy, astrology, music and mathematics. - -
Universities begin
The 12th and 13th centuries saw the establishment of the earliest medieval universities. Informal schools were established in various regions of Europe, when teachers began to collect students. Universities initially emerged not as physical edifices, but as associations of students who contracted lecturers to teach them.
