Top Ten Events of the Middle Ages

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  • 618

    Tang Dynasty Starts

    Tang Dynasty Starts
    Li Yuan starts and leads a rebellion to go against the Sui Dynasty in China and he then becomes the first emperor of the Tang, of which his descendants would lead to rule for another approximated 300 years.
  • 651

    Islamic Conquest of Persia

    Islamic Conquest of Persia
    20 years of warfare later, the Sassanian Empire has fallen, and the Islamic Caliphate takes control of that territory
  • 919

    First use of Gun Powder

    First use of Gun Powder
    Langshan Jian's first battle would use the use of gun powder as a flamethrower, which worked effectively. This was the beginning of a new form of technology in warfare.
  • 1066

    The battle of the Hastings and the Norman Conquest

    The battle of the Hastings and the Norman Conquest
    The Battle of the Hastings and the Norman Conquest started when King Harold the Second tried to defend his realm from the Norman Forces of William and Normandy.
  • 1095

    First Crusade is Decreed

    First Crusade is Decreed
    The first crusade was classified a “holy war”, which was where European Christian knights were sought out to successfully conquer Holy Land, of which Religious impact was created, targeting Muslims, Mongols and Pagans.
  • 1135

    Gothic Buildings Emerge

    Gothic Buildings Emerge
    Some new architectural style begins with its work done by French abbot Suger, working on the Basilica of St Denis in Paris. It was a new look, different to typical middle age style.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Created by King John and his barons, the Magna Carta was the beginning of legal limits on the power and hierarchy of Monarchs.
  • 1315

    Great Famine

    Great Famine
    When a mass series of crop failures and terrible weather that had affected a majority of Europe. This affected farming and
  • 1337

    The Beginning of the Hundred Years' War

    The Beginning of the Hundred Years' War
    The war between the kings of England and France had begun, lasting 116 years, fighting on and off.
  • 1347

    The Black Death (The Plague)

    The Black Death (The Plague)
    A virus pandemic spreading through all of Europe and Asia, affecting and killing hundreds of millions of people.One of the biggest pandemics in human history.