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446
Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome left nothing behind. It all was started with the Black Death and declined form there. Rome's political,social, and economical status never would rebuild itself and left Rome in ruins. -
Period: 446 to Aug 1, 1453
Timeline of Middle Ages
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Aug 1, 701
Vikings
Vikings were fierce, unsophisticated, scavenging, warriors that killed, stole, and left none for their enemies -
Aug 1, 742
Charlemagne
Name meaning Charles the Great, was king of Franks. He was crowned Emperor of Rome in 800 and introduced many to Christianity. He is who made it possible for the spread of Chirsitanaity and what is now and instilled religion in many lives. -
Aug 1, 1011
Chivalry
Chivalry stated men into knighthood. It is most commonly described as of the king or emperor tapping both shoulders of a knight with the blade tip of a sword. -
Aug 1, 1027
William the Conqeuror
William the Conqueror was most famous known for fuedalism. He was a French Noble who annexed England and brought fuedalism to England. -
Aug 1, 1054
Great Schism
A split between churches of Christianity in 1054. They were seperated into a western half and easter half. The Roman Catholic Chruch became the western half, while Eastern Orthodox chruch became the eastern half. -
Aug 1, 1096
1st Crusade
A group of peasants set to fight for God and the Holy Land. They were always eager to fight non-Christians. They murdered mostly Jews for because of their religion. They eventually fell to the Seljuk Turks. -
Aug 1, 1147
2nd Crusade
Europe plotted together a second crusade followed by the first, that invaded and took Edessa, capital of crusader states. The second crusade were complete failrues and were unsuccessful. -
Aug 1, 1160
Innocent III
Was the most powerful person at his time being Pope. In 1208 he issued a crusade to fight a group of heretics that did not belive in dualism. Innocent III spent many years trying to get rid of heretics in France. -
Aug 1, 1163
Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris
Cathedral of Notre Dame is one of the most improtant legacies of the Middle Ages and Christianity. It was oftened view as a symbol of God's Glory for its beautifulness and unique structures. -
Aug 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Was a document that made England's ruler, King John subject to law and gave nobles limited rights. -
Aug 1, 1225
Thomas Aquinas
THomas Aquinas was thought to be one of the most greatest thinkers in the Middle Ages. He seached for many of the answers of questions that people had thought of about theology and philosophy. -
Aug 1, 1337
Hundreds Years' War
Conflict over French throne control between France and England. -
Aug 1, 1347
Black Death
Also called the Bubonic Plague, it spread from China through infected flies that were embedded in rats' hair. It killed two- thirds of the population of Rome and sent Rome on a rapid decline from there to the Fall of Rome. -
Aug 1, 1412
Joan of Arc
A female native of France, who led the French Army to battle at Orleans and defeated the English.She won several more battles and was later executed by the English. -
Aug 1, 1455
War of Roses
Series of cicil wars between two throne families, the Yorks and the Lancasters. Fighting broke out between these families over there family symbol, a rose. The Yorks were successful at battle and led to the death of King Edward. -
Justinian & Byzantine Empire
Justinian is most corageous for Justinian's Law in which he created to make peace, organization, and control in Byzantine. -
Fuedalism
Also known as the caste system, was a system of ranking and levels of medieval times.
