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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
Depth Study Timespan
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Oct 14, 1066
The Battle of Hastings
The battle was caused by arguing over who was to take the English throne, the dispute was between William, Duke of Normandy and an Englishman Harold Godwinson The Battle of Hastings changed way of history. It brought England and Europe together politically. For the next three hundred years after that, the rulers and the upper class of England spoke French instead of English. -
Jan 1, 1085
Domesday Book
With the need to defend England from the threat of invasion from Scandinavia, and expensive campaigns being fought in the north of France, King William saw the need for a Domesday Book. He saw the potential of taxes he could raise from his people and their possessions. The impact of the Domesday Book is that it provided the factual and legal foundations for the social and economic structure which was known as Feudalism. -
Nov 27, 1095
The First Crusade
For a while the religious travellers were well tolerated and it was all fine, until one of the Muslim leaders expelled them as the group started to increase. This caused a stir in the Christian nations of Europe, who then decided to invade and conquer the holy land because they wanted to have direct control over it. The Crusaders now had the Holy Land, but keeping it was a difficult task. The area near Jerusalem was still mostly not under their control and this formed a need for more Crusaders. -
Jan 1, 1163
Notre Dame Cathredral is built
The Bishop of Paris wanted to build a cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It took nearly 200 years to be completed. It has many priceless paintings in it. One of its most famous features is the stained glass Rose Window. The effect Notre Dame had is that it is one of the largest and world renowned churches in the world. It has loured millions tourists for centuries because of its beauty, it is still a place of worship for many religious people. -
Jan 1, 1189
The Third Crusade
The Third Crusade spanned from 1189 to 1192. It was an attempt by European leaders to take over the holly lands once more, and also allowed the Christians to enter Jerusalem without paying. The Third Crusade was led by an emperor from Germany called Frederick Barbarossa and the defending group was led by Philip Augustus II the king of France. Before Frederick Barbarossa reached the Holly lands he died, and the king of France then returned home. -
Jan 1, 1206
The Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire arose from the alliance of Mongol and Turkic Tribes of Historical Mongolia, which was under the leadership of Genghis Khan. The empire grew quickly under his rule and also under the rule of his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction. The impact the Mongol Empire had was huge, the Black Death was first spread by Mongol armies, and the Mongols invaded Russia in 1236 and caused the peasants to find protection by becoming serfs. -
Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance
The Renaissance spanned roughly from the 14th to the 17th century. It originated in Italy and later spread to the rest of Europe. It is believed that in 1401, two architect geniuses competed for the contract to build the bronze doors of the Bapistery Florence Cathedral, this is thought to of started the Renaissance. The impact it had was great and caused Europe to rise up from the economic depression of the Middle Ages, it caused people to look forward to the future with optimism. -
Jan 1, 1301
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman state began as one of the many small Turkish states. The Ottoman Turks started to absorb the other states, and during the reign of Muhammad II they ended all other local Turkish dynasties. In 1500, European ships became sea-worthy and sailors found the sea route to Asia around the southern cape of Africa. The Ottoman Empire dominated trade routes between Europe the Mediterranean and Asia. The land route to Asia through Ottoman territory was shorter and more direct. -
Jan 1, 1346
Spread of the Black Death
The Black Death originated in central Asia, then spread across the Middle East and onto Europe and North Africa.From asia it spread to Europe through the trading of silk and spices. Flea's that had Yersinia Pestis in their stomachs in fected rodents and sometimes even humans. Medieval society was devastated by this plague as millions of people died in a reitavely short time. -
Jan 1, 1347
The plague hit Europe
The Plague first entered Europe in Sicily in 1347. It was introduced by sailors returning home from the Middle East, where conflict with the Mongols was taking place. The Europeans believed that the Jews poisoned their water sources, so they burned them at the stake. -
Jan 1, 1361
The Plague Recurrences
It was in 1361 that the first recurrence of the plague happened, it was called the second pestilence and both rich and poor died, but especially young people and children. In 1361 there were deaths of men, adolescents and boys, because of this the plague was named the pestilence of boys. In 1369 there was a third pestilence, it lasted a long time and was mainly fatal to children. After these two recurrences there were another two out-breaks one in 1374 and another in 1390. -
Jan 1, 1381
The Peasants' Revolt
The Peasant’s Revolt in England was an attempt by the peasants to maintain the improved conditions they had gained as a result of decreased population that was brought by the plague. Living standards of peasants and serfs were higher than ever before, wages were up to three times higher and land was at an all-time low to buy. As a consequence, peasants and serfs did not want to work the lord’s lands when the harvest time came or take his produce to the town market and sell it for him. -
Jan 1, 1492
Spanish Conquest of the Americas
In 1492 Christopher Columbus believed he could steer a westward course across the Atlantic to Asia. Failing to get support for his project in Portugal, he then moved to Spain. He set out commanding three ships and landed on the coast of a Caribbean island. This begun the Spanish conquest of America. Cristopher’s widely published report of his voyage gave him wide European recognition, and secured him the title of Admiral of the ocean. After that he then went on to lead three more expeditions. -
Jan 1, 1543
First time the Portuguese arrived in Japan
This was the first time the Portuguese arrived and they introduced cristianity to Japan. Christianity flourished for a brief period of time before it being outlawed in1639. The greatest contribution the Portuguese gave to the development of Japan society, came from the number of products they traded with the Japanese. -
Jan 1, 1549
Samurai's got introduced to the arquebus
The Portuguese introduced the Japanese Samurai"s to an early type of rifle called the arquebus. The Samurai's first used this unreliable but potentially devastating form of weapon, at the battle of Kajiki in 1549. But arqubuses did not become significant weapons on the battlefield until Oda Nobunaga showed their destructive capacity in the battle of Nagushino in 1575. -
The Great Plauge of London
The plague had been around in England for centuries but in 1665 the Great Plague hit London. London’s population had continued to grow and so many people lived in poverty. They threw rubbish out onto the streets. Because the city was filthy it was a perfect breeding ground for rats. People at that time believed that dogs and cats caused the plague but this was not true. The plague was only brought under control by the Great Fire of London which started in a bakery on pudding lane. -
Effect of the incerase in population in Japan
The increase in the Japanese population was in the 18th and 19th century. This caused crop shortages which led to numerous famines. By the late 18th century mass protests happened over food shortages and taxes became more of a regular occurrence. All of the things that are listed above helped finish the Osaka peasant rebellion of 1837. -
Nagasaki Naval Training centre was built
In 1855 a Nagasaki Naval Training centre was built by the Tokugawa bakufu. The centre was built to train Japanese cadets in the new naval techniques, and to teach them how to use new naval technology. Dutch navy officers were in charge of the education at the Nagasaki Naval Training centre. -
The defeat of Tokugawa Yoshinobu
In November, three very powerful tomaza daimyo that were from western Japan, also some discontented court nobles in Edo, demanded that the Tokugawa Yoshinobu step down. The pressure was too much and he gave in. He surrended his position as shogun and refused to nominate a replacer. -
The Vikings
Many Factors caused the Scandinavians to become Vikings one is the increased wealth and trading in Europe. Another cause that contributed was the treasures in monasteries and churches. The Vikings had an impact in Europe and effected the following aspects of life, Political, Religious, Technological (their longboats gave people ideas to build bigger ships), Language (Danish, Swedish, Finn, Norwegian, and English all have been influenced by the Vikings) and Economical.
