The Middle Ages

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  • Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Western rome fell due to many factors. they were facing invasions from the north and had a very bad economy. the rise of Christianity also played a part it its fall.
  • Rise of the Byzantine Empire
    500

    Rise of the Byzantine Empire

    Also known as the eastern Roman empire. they continued to thrive after the fall of the west. they continued to preserve roman culture as well.
  • The battle of Tours
    732

    The battle of Tours

    Muslim forces were pushing into Spain and France. a force of french soldiers beat them in this battle. this halted the Muslim spread into europe.
  • charlemagne is crowned emperor
    800

    charlemagne is crowned emperor

    Charlemange was king of the franks in France. he was crowned holy roman emperor by the pope.
  • The treaty of Verdun
    843

    The treaty of Verdun

    after the death of Charlemagne's son, Louis the Pious. his sons divided the Carolingian Empire into 3 separate kingdoms. this shaped the future of europe
  • Viking Invasions
    900

    Viking Invasions

    Skol Vikings. the Vikings came from Scandinavia. they raided towns across northern Europe. they were rumored to have beaten a group of Packers
  • The Great schism
    1054

    The Great schism

    The church split up into 3 different parts. they had the roman catholic church in the west. The Eastern Orthodox was in the east.
  • The First Crusade
    1095

    The First Crusade

    European knights launched a religious war against Muslims. they recaptured Juruersalim. and built lots of castles
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    King John from England signed the Magna Carta. It limited the royal power. it was the first to do so in England.
  • The Mongols conquer Baghdad
    1258

    The Mongols conquer Baghdad

    The Mongols continued to expand their massive empire. they eventually reached Muslim territory and conquered the Muslim capital of baghdad.
  • The Great famine
    1315

    The Great famine

    a severe famine occured in europe. this happened because of a series of crop failures. it caused many people to starve.
  • The 100 years war starts
    1337

    The 100 years war starts

    The 100 years War was a war between France and England. it was a series of conflicts and untimitly resulted in a french victory
  • The Black Death
    1347

    The Black Death

    A very bad disease swept across Europe. it is estimated to have killed 1/2 of the population in Europe. Plauge doctors aura farmed through the pandemic.
  • The revolt of the peasants
    1381

    The revolt of the peasants

    a major uprising in England due to high taxes. it was one of the first big revolts of peasants against royal rulers.
  • the Black deaths Impact on Feudalism.
    1400

    the Black deaths Impact on Feudalism.

    Becasue of the loss of so many workers due to the black death. the peasants started getting paid more. this led to the rise of the middle class.
  • the battle of Agincourt
    1415

    the battle of Agincourt

    It was a very large battle in the 100 Years war. King Henry from England led the English army to a big victory. they won despite being outnumbered
  • Joan of Arc's lock in
    1429

    Joan of Arc's lock in

    Joan of Arc led the French army to many key victories, this inspired the french to win the war.
  • The fall of Constantinople
    1453

    The fall of Constantinople

    the Byzantine empire has grown weaker and weaker. they eventually just became a city-state. then the ottoman Turks came in and conquered the city
  • The war of the roses
    1455

    The war of the roses

    A series of conflicts in England. It was between the houses of Lancaster and York. House Lancaster ultimately won. this seems like it was made up by a game of Thrones fan,
  • The Reconquista
    1492

    The Reconquista

    the Christian KIngdoms in Spain and Portugal started to conquer Muslim territory. ultimately kicking them out of Iberia. it ended with the capture of the city of Granda.