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Period: 200 to 600
Germanic invasions
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476
The fall of the Roman Empire.
The Ostrogod king Theodoric conquered and defeated the last Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus. -
Period: 500 to 999
Other invasions
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507
Battle of Vouillé
The Franks expelled the Visigoths from Gaul ... -
Period: 526 to 564
Reign of Justinian Emperor
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Period: 600 to 699
Muslims's conquest (Byzantine Empire)
The muslims conquered more than a half of the Byzantine Empire (Syria, Palestine and Egypt) as a result of its instability. -
610
Mahoma created Islam
He claimed Angel Gabriel had appeared with news of a new religion called Islam. -
618
Mahoma started praying
Mahoma started praying to the new religion, Islam. -
622
Expulsion of Mahoma from Mecca / Hegira
They expelled him and his followers from Mecca and moveed to Medina. -
629
Mahoma conquered Mecca
In Medina Mahoma reorganised his doctrine and followers and formed and army, conquering Mecca. -
632
Mahoma's Death
When he died, most of the Arab tribes were under his control. -
Period: 632 to 661
The Orthodox Caliphate
At first, the CALIPH (political and religious leader) ruled the Muslim Empire from Medina. The first 4 caliph were Muhammad's successors. They defeated the Byzantine and Neo-Persian Empires and spread Islam to Egypt,Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia. -
Period: 661 to 750
The Umayyad Caliphate
After the fourth caliph died, the Umayyad dynasty ruled. They moved the capital to Damascus (Syria) and divided their lands into Emirates (provinces the caliph gave a governor political authority over). They conquered India, Samarkand and the Iberian Peninsula. Their defeat by the Byzantines in Constantinople (718A.D.) and the Franks in Poitiers (732A.D.) prevented further expansion. -
Period: 700 to 899
Iconoclastic Wars
Some emperors prohibited the worship of religious icons because they believed this qent against the teachings of the Bible. After various conflicts, the emperor reversed our decision. -
Period: 750 to 1258
The Abbasid Caliphate
After the assasination of the Umayyads, the Abbasid dynasty ruled. They controled all the regions except al-Andalus, which the remaining Umayyad ruler governed. The Abbasid moved the capital to Baghdad (Iraq) and this period was the height of the Muslim Empire. In the 10th century, it began to decline. -
1054
The Great Schism
Division of the christian chruch. -
1200
The Crisis of the Caliphate
Frequent wars divided the empire intto independent caliphates, such as the caliphate of Córdoba and the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. The expansion of the Turks began in the 13th century. They were Asian peoples and became the first non-Arab Muslim rulers. -
1453
Conquest of Constantinople
