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455
VANDALS SACK ROME
The roman emperor had pledged his daughter to the son of the Vandal king as a peace treaty. When the roman emperor died, the treaty became invalid. The vandals then sacked Rome. -
480
BENEDICT OF NURSIA
Benedict is known for establishing a rule that is now the norm for Christian monks and nuns. -
481
CLOVIS MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY STARTS
Clovis, at the age of 15, got the throne of the Merovingian Dynasty when his dad died. He converted to the Roman Catholic form of Christianity. -
Oct 10, 732
BATTLE OF TOURS
This battle stopped the northern expansion of Islam. Frankish leader Charles Martel won the battle. -
May 26, 735
SAINT BEDE
Saint Bede was an English Benedictine monk. He was labeled “Doctor of the Church” by Pope Leo XIII. He was an intelligent man who studied science, music, poetry, and biblical commentary. He was most known for his knowledge of the history of English people. -
751
MISSI DOMINICI
Missus Dominicus means “envoy of the lord” in Latin. The job of Missus Dominicus was to supervise the administration and they were chosen by the Frankish king. -
782
MASSACRE OF VERDEN
The massacre of Verden was a bloodbath. Frankish King, Charlemagne, ordered 4500 Saxons to die. -
Jun 8, 793
VIKINGS ATTACK LINIDISFARNE
Vikings attacked Lindisfarne because they wanted to attack the heart of Anglo-Saxon Christianity. They survived and recorded the event on the Domesday stone. -
Jan 28, 814
CHARLEMAGNE DIES
Charlemagne was emperor of the franks and king of the west. He died in 814 AD after ruling for more than 4 decades. He died from a fever. -
820
AL-KHWARIZMI
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī was head of the library of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. He produced things in math, astronomy, and geography. He is known as the father of algebra. -
Oct 26, 899
KING ALFRED OF ENGLAND
King Alfred of England, who is also known as Alfred the Great, was king of the west saxons. He spent most of his time protecting his kingdom of Wessex from Danish invaders. -
Oct 15, 925
MUHAMMED AL-RAZI
Al-Razi was the most famous physician in the Islamic world. His works in medicine have been studied throughout many places. -
Oct 14, 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
In the Battle of Hastings, England and the Normans fought. King Harold ll of England lost the battle to William the conqueror who was with the norman forces. Now the Normans were in charge. -
1086
DOMESDAY BOOK
William the conqueror needed to raise taxes for an army, so he made the Domesday book. It was a survey to determine who owns what land and determine wealth. -
1162
IBN ZURH
Ibn Zuhr was the most famous physician of him time. He created the tracheotomy by doing surgery on animals. He was the first to think of this. -
Aug 20, 1190
SUNDISATA KEITA
Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali empire. He was a prince. -
Jun 15, 1215
MAGNA CARTA
The Magna Carta was created to spare the rights of the people from a cruel king. It stated that everyone must follow the law, even though sin charge, and everyone is allowed to a fair trial. -
Aug 18, 1227
GENGHIS KHAN
Genghis Khan was the first emperor of the Mongol empire. The Mongol empire became the largest empire in the world after his death. -
1271
MARCO POLO
Marco Polo was an explorer that traveled through Asia through the silk road. He documented most of unknown Asia. -
1324
MANSA MUSA JOURNEY FOR THE HAJJ
Mansa Musa was the first Muslim ruler in West Africa to travel 4000 miles. He was traveling to mecca. -
1343
JANI BEG SIEGE OF KAFFA/CAFFA
Jani Beg gathered people to raid the Crimean port city of Kaffa in 1343. His soldiers caught the black plaque and they used this to weaken the defenders. -
1363
GUY DE CHAULIAC
Guy de Chauliac was a surgeon who wrote Chirurgia Magna. The Chirurgia Magna was a book read by many physicians in medieval Europe. -
Sep 11, 1364
CHRISTINE DE PISAN
Christine de Pizan, or Pisan, was an author and poet. He worked for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes. -
1387
GEOFFERY CHAUCER
Geoffrey Chaucer was a poet and author. He is known for The Canterbury Tales. -
May 23, 1430
JOAN OF ARC
Joan of Arc was a peasant who believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its war against England. They won.