Christianity and the Dark Ages

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  • 312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge

    When Clovis stopped Muslums from invading Europe.
  • 312

    Outcome- Conversion of Constantine

    Constantine sees a vision in the sky of "God" and converts to Christianity.
  • 325

    Outcome- Council of Nicaea

    Constantine held a council where hundreds of Christian bishops attended to decide what would be apart of the Christian religion. Without that, Christianity wouldn't exist.
  • 410

    Fall of the Roman Empire

  • 410

    Alaric

    Alaric lead a barbaric group to attack Rome.
  • 471

    Clovis

    Clovis was the first to adopt Roman Catholicism.
  • 476

    Odoacer

    In 476, he became the first King of Italy.
  • 527

    Roman Empire becomes Christian

  • 537

    Outcome- Hagia Sophia

    A church that took hundreds of years to build. Said to have changed the course of architecture.
  • Oct 10, 732

    Outcome- Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel saved Christianity. The battle was the turning point in the struggle against Islam.
  • May 26, 735

    Bede

    English monk at the Northumbrian monastery .
  • Outcome- Plague of Rome

    Destroyed the Roman Empire and killed 25-50% of the population.
  • Holy Roman Empire

    Multi-ethnic and complex union of territories in Central Europe.
  • Viking Raids

  • Charlamagne

    King of the Franks. Crowned by the Pope.
  • Ivar the Boneless

    Led the Great Heathen Army in the invasion of the East Anglian region of England.
  • Outcome- Justinian

    Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565. Justinian sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire.
  • St. Benedict

    Benedict of Nursia is a Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.
  • Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England