The Middle Ages /Cristian

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    Invention of Wheelbarrow

    The Orgin of the Wheelbarrow was that it was invented in China, later on moved from China to the Middle East. Later becoming one of the independent invention of the Late Middle Age.
  • 500

    Start of the Middle Ages

    The Middle Ages or the Medieval period lasting 500AD -1500. Begin after the collaspe of the Western Roman Empire.
  • Dec 7, 768

    Rise of Charlemagne

    Charlemagne, a Medieval emperor that rule much of the Western Europe. He embarked on a mission to convert his subjects to Christianity.
  • Apr 7, 814

    Legacy AFTER CHARLEMAGNE'S DEATH

    He ensured the survival of the Christianity in the West. Today, some people refer to him as the father of Europe.
  • May 11, 1001

    High Middle Ages

  • Dec 7, 1054

    Great Schism

    May refer to The East-West Schism, between the Eastern Church and Western Church. A split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417.
  • Sep 8, 1096

    1st crusade

    Began after a speech given by Pope Urban ll at Clermont in France. Its goal to liberate Jerusalem and the rest of the Christian holy land form Muslim control.
  • Mar 5, 1133

    Henry II

  • Dec 7, 1145

    2nd crusade

    Led by two great rulers, King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany. Started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous to the forces of Zengi.
  • Mar 6, 1189

    3rd Crusade

    Allowing Western Europe, for the first time, to reach outside of the continent. It led to a thirst for expansion and discovery.
  • Dec 7, 1215

    King John and the Magna Carta

    King John, who decided to take some power away by writing up a declaration of rights, known as the Magna Carta. Magna Carta, It guaranteed the people certain rights, and bound the king to certain law.
  • Mar 8, 1301

    Late Middle Ages

    Can be considered the Beginning of th Renaissance. The Crisis of the Late Middle Ages refers to a series of events in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that brought centuries of European prosperity and growth to a halt.
  • Apr 29, 1429

    Joan of Arc and Orleans

    Joan of Arc, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory wiht England.
  • Dec 7, 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Printing Press, it spread information quickly and accurately. This helped create a wider literate reading public.