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410
The Fall of Rome
In 410 C.E, a tribe attacked and looted Rome. The western half of the empire began to disolve into separte kingdoms. In the east, the empire continued for anothr 1,000 years. The infulence of Rome lived on through the medieval period and all the way to our time. -
500
The Nok
The Nok made iron tools. It fueled the spread of ironworkng and helped to begin trade along West African villages. -
May 30, 610
Muhammads call to prophethood
Muhammad was praying in the Hira cave when the angel Gabriel calls him to be the messenger of God. -
May 30, 632
The Last Sermon
Muhammad leads his final pilgrimage to Makkah. He then delivers his last sermon. He dies shortly after. -
May 30, 1050
Movable type
Movable type was invented in China. It lowerd the cost of printing and makes wrtieen materials more available. -
May 29, 1076
King Henry IV was excomunicated
Henry Iv was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was excomunicated from teh Roman Catholic Church after disagreing wiht Pope Gregory VII's decisoin that kings could not appoint church officails. -
May 30, 1200
Marco Polo Visits China
Marco Polo travels through China as a guest of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan's book about his travels becomes a European best-seller. -
May 29, 1215
Magna Carta
Angry nobles forced a meeting with King John. They insisted that John put a seal on a document called the Magna Carta. Magna Carta only protected the rights and privileges of nobles. -
May 29, 1337
The Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years war was a series of wars between England and France. It shifted power from Feudal lords to monarchs and common people. -
May 29, 1347
Bubonic Plague
Bubonic Plague, known as the " The Black Death", had many symptoms. Such as fever,vomiting, fierce coughing and sneezing fits, and egg sized swelling. -
May 30, 1450
Printing press
The printing press was invented. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which used movable type -
May 31, 1517
The Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther wrote and posted a list of arguments. These arguments were against indulgences and church abuses. -
Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years war was fighting between the Catholic and Protestant. At the end of the war is et boudaries between Catholic and Protestant lands in Europe. -
Kingdom of Ghana
Ghana was rich and powerful kingdom. It's economy was based on control of trade. -
Vikings attacked Paris
In 885 a raiding party of vikings attacked Paris. The people of the town were at early morning church when a bell started to ring. They were vikings. They were on boats made of wood. They then got off there boats and attacked Paris.
