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Middle Ages Timeline

By willkris
  • Craftspeople organize into guilds
    Jan 1, 1000

    Craftspeople organize into guilds

    Europe
  • Moveable type invented in China
    Jan 1, 1000

    Moveable type invented in China

    Asia
  • Wari collapses with Tiwanaku
    Jan 1, 1000

    Wari collapses with Tiwanaku

    South America
  • Mahmud extends the new states rule into regions as far as the Indian Ocean
    Jan 1, 1030

    Mahmud extends the new states rule into regions as far as the Indian Ocean

    Asia
  • New Cities and Towns begin to arise in Europe
    Jan 1, 1050

    New Cities and Towns begin to arise in Europe

    Europe
  • Turkish Leader takes control of Baghdad
    Jan 1, 1055

    Turkish Leader takes control of Baghdad

    Asia (Turkey)
  • William of Normandy invades England
    Jan 1, 1066

    William of Normandy invades England

    Europe
  • The first Crusade begins
    Jan 1, 1095

    The first Crusade begins

    Europe
  • Lambayeque culture hits its all-time high
    Jan 1, 1120

    Lambayeque culture hits its all-time high

    South America
  • Concordat of Worms
    Jan 1, 1122

    Concordat of Worms

    Europe
  • Henry II is crowned King of England
    Jan 1, 1154

    Henry II is crowned King of England

    Europe
  • First European universities appear
    Jan 1, 1158

    First European universities appear

    Europe
  • Temujin (Genghis Khan) is Born
    Jan 1, 1160

    Temujin (Genghis Khan) is Born

    Asia
  • Phillip II is crowned King of France
    Jan 1, 1180

    Phillip II is crowned King of France

    Europe
  • Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
    Jan 1, 1187

    Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders

    Europe
  • Kamakura shogun ate( a system where a powerful military leader holds power and Emperor was only ruler by name) was developed
    Jan 1, 1192

    Kamakura shogun ate( a system where a powerful military leader holds power and Emperor was only ruler by name) was developed

    Asia
  • Muslim power defeats Raj puts and they take control of all of Northern India
    Jan 1, 1200

    Muslim power defeats Raj puts and they take control of all of Northern India

    Asia
  • Toltec people decline
    Jan 1, 1200

    Toltec people decline

    Mexico
  • Aztec migrate to the valley of Mexico
    Jan 1, 1200

    Aztec migrate to the valley of Mexico

    Mexico
  • Chichen Itza is abandoned
    Jan 1, 1200

    Chichen Itza is abandoned

    Mexico
  • Cuzco is built in Peru
    Jan 1, 1200

    Cuzco is built in Peru

    South America
  • Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1204

    Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

    Europe
  • Temujin was elected Genghis Khan (Strong Ruler), who created largest land empire in history
    Jan 1, 1206

    Temujin was elected Genghis Khan (Strong Ruler), who created largest land empire in history

    Asia
  • Franciscan order founded
    Jan 1, 1210

    Franciscan order founded

    Europe
  • John signs the Magna Carta in Enlgand
    Jan 1, 1215

    John signs the Magna Carta in Enlgand

    Europe
  • Dominican order of monks founded
    Jan 1, 1216

    Dominican order of monks founded

    Europe
  • Genghis Khan dies and Empire changes
    Jan 1, 1227

    Genghis Khan dies and Empire changes

    Asia
  • The Inquisition begins
    Jan 1, 1233

    The Inquisition begins

    Europe
  • Mongols defeat the Abbasids at Baghdad
    Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols defeat the Abbasids at Baghdad

    Asia
  • Mongols overthrow Song Dynasty under rule of Kublai Khan ( The grandson of Genghis Khan)
    Jan 1, 1279

    Mongols overthrow Song Dynasty under rule of Kublai Khan ( The grandson of Genghis Khan)

    Asia
  • Marco Polo goes to China
    Jan 1, 1300

    Marco Polo goes to China

    Asia
  • Edward I creates the Model Parliament
    Jan 1, 1302

    Edward I creates the Model Parliament

    Europe
  • Meeting of the 1st Estates General in France
    Jan 1, 1302

    Meeting of the 1st Estates General in France

    Europe
  • Aztec people are driven into swamps and islands of Lake Texcoco where they see what they consider an Omen to settle and build a city (someday to become Mexico City)
    Jan 1, 1325

    Aztec people are driven into swamps and islands of Lake Texcoco where they see what they consider an Omen to settle and build a city (someday to become Mexico City)

    Mexico
  • Kamakura Shogun ate was overthrown while at war with Mongols
    Jan 1, 1333

    Kamakura Shogun ate was overthrown while at war with Mongols

    Asia
  • Hundred Years War begins
    Jan 1, 1337

    Hundred Years War begins

    Europe
  • The Black Death begins in Europe
    Jan 1, 1347

    The Black Death begins in Europe

    Europe
  • Inca and Chimu begin war
    Jan 1, 1350

    Inca and Chimu begin war

    South America
  • Over Spending on foreign conquests, corruption, and instability leads to the fall of Mongol Dynasty
    Jan 1, 1368

    Over Spending on foreign conquests, corruption, and instability leads to the fall of Mongol Dynasty

    Asia
  • Zhu Yuan hang defeats the Mongols and establishes the Ming Dynasty
    Jan 1, 1368

    Zhu Yuan hang defeats the Mongols and establishes the Ming Dynasty

    Asia
  • Timur Lenk takes power over a region of Samarkand and leads Mongols to conflict over Northern India
    Jan 1, 1369

    Timur Lenk takes power over a region of Samarkand and leads Mongols to conflict over Northern India

    Asia
  • The Great Schism begins in Europe
    Jan 1, 1378

    The Great Schism begins in Europe

    Europe
  • Golden Pavilion built in Japan
    Jan 1, 1397

    Golden Pavilion built in Japan

    Asia
  • Power of local aristocrats grows, nobles have land estates that owe no taxes, and nobles have some power
    Jan 1, 1400

    Power of local aristocrats grows, nobles have land estates that owe no taxes, and nobles have some power

    Asia
  • Timur Lenk dies
    Jan 1, 1405

    Timur Lenk dies

    Asia
  • War of the Roses begins in Europe
    Jan 1, 1435

    War of the Roses begins in Europe

    Europe
  • Hundred Years War Ends
    Jan 1, 1453

    Hundred Years War Ends

    Europe
  • Ottoman Turks conquer Byzantine Empire
    Jan 1, 1453

    Ottoman Turks conquer Byzantine Empire

    Europe
  • Onion war begins, capital Kyoto was destroyed (civil war)
    Jan 1, 1467

    Onion war begins, capital Kyoto was destroyed (civil war)

    Asia (Japan)
  • Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain by marriage
    Jan 1, 1469

    Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain by marriage

    Europe
  • Inca conquers Chimu culture
    Jan 1, 1470

    Inca conquers Chimu culture

    South America
  • Onion war ends
    Jan 1, 1477

    Onion war ends

    Asia (Japan)
  • Christopher Columbus lands at the Bahamas
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus lands at the Bahamas

    South America
  • Alfred the Great begins his rule in England

    Alfred the Great begins his rule in England

    Europe
  • Charlemagne is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Europe
  • Vikings invade throughout Europe

    Vikings invade throughout Europe

    Europe
  • Rulers of Tang Dynasty hire Uighurs (a Northern Tribal Group) for Defence, and it leads to their Fall in 907

    Rulers of Tang Dynasty hire Uighurs (a Northern Tribal Group) for Defence, and it leads to their Fall in 907

    Asia
  • Rise of the Song Dynasty, bringing a long period of economic prosperity, but Northern came and the Song Dynasty moved South

    Rise of the Song Dynasty, bringing a long period of economic prosperity, but Northern came and the Song Dynasty moved South

    Asia
  • Islam grows and Buddhism declines in India (parts like the Northwest) and India goes from many divided states, to one with Arab ruler at the center

    Islam grows and Buddhism declines in India (parts like the Northwest) and India goes from many divided states, to one with Arab ruler at the center

    Asia (India)
  • A new state of rebellious Turkish slaves (from India) is formed and its leader dies

    A new state of rebellious Turkish slaves (from India) is formed and its leader dies

    Asia (India)
  • Hindu numbers and algebra are introduced and rises for the Arabs

    Hindu numbers and algebra are introduced and rises for the Arabs

    Asia
  • Jayavarman is crowned god-king and unites the Khmer of Angkor

    Jayavarman is crowned god-king and unites the Khmer of Angkor

    Asia
  • Fire Lance invented

    Fire Lance invented

    Asia
  • Teotihuacan falls

    Teotihuacan falls

    Mexico
  • Maya declines due to invasion, internal revolt , or natural disaster

    Maya declines due to invasion, internal revolt , or natural disaster

    Mexico
  • One Mayan ruler takes troops to battle so that they could throw his son a party to induct him and have slaves to torture (as an example of their violent culture)

    One Mayan ruler takes troops to battle so that they could throw his son a party to induct him and have slaves to torture (as an example of their violent culture)

    Mexico
  • Toltec (fierce and war-like people) take control of the upper Yucatan peninsula from capital at Chichen Itza

    Toltec (fierce and war-like people) take control of the upper Yucatan peninsula from capital at Chichen Itza

    Mexico
  • Chimu states make larger Chimor state, Chan Chan is made

    Chimu states make larger Chimor state, Chan Chan is made

    South America
  • Chimu kingdom of Chimor finishes developing

    Chimu kingdom of Chimor finishes developing

    South America
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1500

    The Middle Ages

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