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1444 BCE
The Renaissance Began
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press and this was the starts of the Renaissance -
1347 BCE
The Black Death began
This diseases killed the half of Europe -
1271 BCE
Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia.
Marco Polo was one the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. -
1215 BCE
King John of England signs the Magna Carta.
The Magna Carta was a document in which it said some of the rights that people had and it also said that the king was not above the law -
1206 BCE
The Mongol Empire is founded by Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan was the Supreme Khan of the Mongols and he founded the Mongol Empire -
1189 BCE
Richard I becomes King of England.
Richard's full name was Richard the Lionheart , he was the 3rd son of Henry the second and he became King of England -
1096 BCE
Start of the First Crusade.
The Crusades were wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslims over the Holy land . In the next 200 years there were a lot of Crusades. -
1066 BCE
William of Normandy conquered England in the Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy was a French Duke he conquered England in the Battle of Hastings . He became king of England and also changed the country forever . -
896 BCE
Alfred turns back
Alfred the Great , King of England turns back the VIkings invaders -
835 BCE
The Vikings started to invade Northen Europe
The vikings from the Scandinavian lands (Denmark, Norway and Sweden ) began to invade the Northen Europe . -
800 BCE
Charlemagne , was crown the Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne was the king of the Franks , he united most of the Western Europe and is considered the father of both French and German Monarchies -
732 BCE
Battle of Tours
The Franks defeated the Muslims and they turned back Islam from Europe -
570 BCE
Muhammed was Born
Muhammed was important in this time because he introduced the Islamic religion and he was the last prophet of Allah -
481 BCE
Colvis became King Of Franks
Clovis united most of the Frankish tribes , that were part of the Roman Province . -
476 BCE
The Fall Of The Roman Empire
Rome ruled over much of Europe. After the fall the Dark Ages began.
