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Period: 250 to
Christianity in the Dark Ages
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300
Battle of Milvian Bridge
Roman Emporer Constantine and Maxentius -
300
Constantine
became and Emporer -
305
Battle of Milvian Bridge OUTCOME
Constintine won and led him to the end of the Tretchery and become ruler of the Roman Empire -
325
Council of Nicea OUTCOME
accomplishments of the Son of God. Created the new testement -
466
Clovis
first king of Franks to unite all Frankish tribes under one ruler -
476
Odoacer
German soldier who became first King of Italy. his reign marks the ending of the Western Roman Empire -
476
Fall of the Roman Empire
Odoacer took over the Western Empire -
527
Justinian and Theodora
Justinian was crowned and married Theodora -
532
Hajia Sophia
Cathedral of the city in Constantinopal -
541
The Plague OUTCOME
Europes economy went through extreme inflation, couldn't trade or import goods. Made it impossible to reunite the Empire. -
Sep 30, 673
Bede Monk
Priest of Monk of Jarrow -
Sep 27, 676
Charles Martel "The Hammer"
Grandfather of Charlemagne -
Sep 27, 732
Charles Martel
won the Battle of Tours, prevented Moslems from getting anyfarther into Europe than Spain -
Oct 1, 732
Battle of Tours OUTCOME
Franks won and the Umayyad army withdrew. stopped the spread of Islam into Europe -
Alaric
King of the Visigoths until 410 which ended the ROman Empire -
Alfred the Great
king of Wessex. dominant ruler in England -
Ivar the Boneless
Viking leader, berserker. son of Ragnar Lodbrok. ruled what no is Denmark and Sweden -
Charlemagne
King of Franks -
St. Benedict
Benedict of Nursia, Christian saint, honored by Anglican and Catholic Churches -
Holy Roman Empire
complex union of territories in Centrol Europe -
Viking Raids
small hit and run attacks -
Viking Raids OUTCOME
attacked on the monastery at Lindi is farne off of Englands cost. signaled the beginning of the Viking Age
