WHUM Timeline Semester 1

By DonnellyKeller
  • 476

    FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

    FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
    The fall of the Roman Empire meant that this once advanced society who invented aqueducts, coliseums, dome roofs, and had over 13 million square miles of land got taken over by Germanic tribes. These savages destroyed the Roman empire which showed the world that nothing was invincible, like the Roman empire thought they were.
  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1527

    Middle Ages

  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000

    Early Middle Ages

  • Jan 1, 732

    Charles Martel halts Muslim advance into France

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300

    High Middle Ages

  • Jan 1, 1066

    William the Conqueor invades England

  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099

    The first Crusade

  • Period: Jan 1, 1140 to Jan 1, 1270

    Rise of European Universities

  • Period: Jan 1, 1145 to Jan 1, 1149

    SECOND CRUSADE

    The start of the 2 Crusade represented the power the that the Pope held in the Medieval Ages and he could order whatever he wanted as long that it was accepted by God. Many soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight off Islam by order of the Pope and they where able to go against the Catholic rule, thou shall not kill, to thou shall not kill other Christians.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1527

    Late Middle Ages

  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

    England - France 100 year war

  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350

    Black Death at its height

  • Period: Jan 1, 1375 to Jan 1, 1527

    Renaissance in Italy

  • Period: Jan 1, 1378 to Jan 1, 1417

    Great Schism

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Guttenburg invents the Printing Press

  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

  • Jan 1, 1463

    Pico published "Oration on the Dignity of Being Human"

  • Jan 1, 1469

    Lorenzo the Medici comes to power

  • Jan 1, 1501

    MICHELANGELO FINISHED "THE DAVID"

    MICHELANGELO FINISHED "THE DAVID"
    The role that Michelangelo played during the Renaissance and the late middle ages was that he contributed some of the worlds greatest art. His sculptures and paintings depicted the meaning of the Renaissance and demonstrated the meaning of humanism. It depicted the story of David and Goliath where Michelangelo was essentially David, the small boy and Goliath was the Medici, a very powerful force.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    IMPERIAL DIET OF WORMS

    IMPERIAL DIET OF WORMS
    The Diet of Worms was a conference, in Germany, held by King Henry IV where Luther presented his 95 theses. Germany at the time was oppressed by the Catholic church and the Emperor was going to use Luther's 95 Theses in order to fight against the Pope. By Luther being invited to this conference it showed that his theses were backed by many powerful leaders, in turn giving him confidence and power.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1525 to

    Reformation

  • Jan 1, 1532

    Machieavelli Publishes the Prince