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476
476 CE - The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The reason that the Western Roman Empire fell was because of a string of strong military losses. -
Period: 476 to 1417
The Middle Ages
A time of plague, death, famine and war. Parliament systems were invented and empires rose and fell. This was the time of castles, peasants, cathedrals and crusades -
880
880 CE - Charlemagne - the Emperor of Romans
Charlemagne was the first King of the Francs, and later, the first Emperor of Rome. In this position, he encouraged the Carolingian Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual revival. -
1095
1095 - The First Crusade is decreed
The first Crusade was a military effort made by Western European forces to try and wrest Jerusalem the Holy Land back from the Muslim's control. -
1215
1215 - Magna Carta is signed
Magna Carta is a document written by King John that states that everyone should subject to the law - even royalty - and guarantees the rights of the people, their rights for justice, and a fair trial -
Period: 1315 to 1317
1315-1317CE - The Great Famine
The Great Famine was the first of a series of larger-scale crisises that occured in Rome druing the Eraly 14th century. Over the 2 years, the famine caused many deaths making it the end of the Roman Empire's time of peace and prosperity, -
Period: 1348 to 1350
1348-1350CE - The Black Death
The Black Death was a virus that originally spread from fleas to rats, then humans. There is an estimate of over 75,000,000 - 200,000,000 deaths occured over the two years that there was plague. -
Period: 1378 to 1417
1378-1417CE - The Great Schism
The Great Schism split Christianity as a religion into two divisions, the Roman Catholic church, and the Eastern Orthodox church. During the schism, both churches involved Popes.
