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638
Arab warriors bloody conquests of Palestine and Persia
Following the teachings of Muhammad the Arabs began their conquest to spread Islam all over the world. Violently they began with Palestine which is still causing issues in today's world. -
732
Battle of Tours and Poitiers
The Franks were able to defeat the muslims who were pushing further into western Europe. This halted the growth of Islam into Europe, therefore allowing Christianity to become to main religion. Without this victory it is very possible that islam would be by far the most dominant religion all over the world. -
750
Boniface cuts down Northern Germans sacred tree
Proved to the northern Germans that their gods were only a fairy-tale figure. Lots of people then came to him to be baptized for they had lost belief in the power of Odin or in other gods. Paganism in Germany starts to come to an end. Christianity becomes the main relgion -
1073
Pope Gregory vs King Henry IV
Both believed they were the protectors and supreme commanders of the Christian world. Go back and forth but in the end the Pope became the lord of Christendom and the church chose the bishops rather than the king. -
1096
Crusades
With their aim to liberate the land in which Christ's cross had once stood, a great army under the leadership of Godfrey of Bouillon traveled to Jerusalem and besieged the town. Eventually took it over and massacred all the Muslims. Because of these Crusades the Christians discovered Arab culture and many other important ideas. -
1200
University of Paris
Students from countries far and wide were coming in thousands to this University where they studied and argued a great deal over the opinions of Aristotle and other philosophers, and how these might or might not agree with what was written in the Bible. Creates more ideas towards humanism and shifts beliefs away from believing in divine powers. -
1420
The Renaissance
People began to lean towards what they could physically understand rather than faith. Wanted to have an explanation of how everything related to each other. Leonardo da Vinci was a part of this as he wanted to have a perfect understanding of the things that he painted. Many people shared the ideas with Leo that they wanted to know if what he read was really true. People started to question their religion. -
1431
Joan of Arc
Persuaded the French to put her at the head of an army by saying that she was called by God to complete her task and drive the English from the land during the Hundred Years' War. Later she was sentenced to death for witchcraft along with her followers. -
1492
Columbus finds the "New World"
Christopher Columbus accidentally discovers the Americas. Spaniards travel to the New World in search of gold. Very greedy and cruel towards the inhabitants and claimed they were doing everything for Christendom. -
1517
95 Theses
During this time the church made the faithful pay for the forgiveness of their sins, called it 'selling indulgences'. Martin Luther nailed a poster to the doors of the church on which he had written 95 theses denouncing the selling of indulgences. Believed the only thing that could be done to atone for your sins was to have faith in God. Luther started to have followers who started to revolt against the Church
