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Period: 500 to Oct 29, 1500
Middle Ages
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Uniting of the Franks
The Franks were united into one Kingdom of modern day France. Their leader was Clovis who brought Christianity to his people. -
Period: Oct 29, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 29, 752
Anointing of Pepin by the Pope
Pepin fought the Lombards who were invading Italy and threatening Rome. In exchange for this, the Pope anoited Pepin "King by the grace of God." -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
This was a battle fought between the Normans and the Saxons. After the Normans won the war, there leader, William the Conqueror, declared all England his personal property. -
Oct 29, 1075
Banning of lay investiture
Lay investiture was a ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials. Whoever controlled lay investiture wielded the real power in naming bishops. Pope Gregory VII was the person that banned lay investiturer. -
Jan 29, 1077
Henry IV begged for forgiveness from the Pope
Henry IV called Pope Gregory "not pope, but false monk" when Gregory banned lay investiture. Because of this the Pope excommunicated Henry. In January 1077, Henry journeyed over the snowy Alps to Canvness.ossa where he begged the Pope for forgiveness. -
Nov 20, 1096
First Crusade
The Christians captured Jerusalem in the First Crusade. -
Period: Nov 20, 1096 to Nov 20, 1270
Crusades
The CrusadesThe Crusades were "holy wars" to try and get the Holy Land and Jerusalem from the Muslims. -
Oct 29, 1152
Frederick I was made king
The seven German princes who elected king realized that Germany needed a strong ruler to keep the peace. They choose Frederick I. -
May 29, 1176
Battle of Legnano
This battle was fought during the Wars of the Guelphs and Chibellines. -
Oct 29, 1177
Frederick I made peace with the Pope
Frederick made peace with the Pope and returned to Germany. -
Oct 29, 1190
Frederick I dies
Frederick I drowned in 1190. After this, his empire dissolved into an array of fragmented feudal states. -
Oct 20, 1199
Constantinople was looted
During the Forth Crusade, Constantinople was looted. -
Nov 20, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a socumetn written by nobles in France. This guaranteed certain basic political rights. -
Nov 20, 1295
Parliament is formed in England
England's parliament had 2 houses. One was the House of Commons which was made up of knights and burgesses. The other was the House of Lords which was made up of nobles and bishops. -
Nov 20, 1312
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy in Italin. Most things in this time were written in Latin, but he wrote this in Italian. Italian was his vernacular or the everday language of his homeland. -
Period: Nov 20, 1337 to Nov 20, 1453
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' WarThe Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England. It started because England said they owned France. -
Period: Nov 20, 1340 to Nov 20, 1400
Bubonic Plague- Black Death
Black DeathThis plague came from trade with Asia and was transfered by rats. The Black Death killed one third of Europe's population. The Jews were blammed for the plague. -
Nov 20, 1414
The Great Schism
The Great Schism occured when there were two popes at the same time. Each said the other was a false pope and excommunicated the other. This created the Great Schism. -
Nov 20, 1431
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc had a voice that told her what to do. Some believed it came from God, and some believed it came from the devil. She was tried for herecy and witch-craft because of her voice. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the Pope
Charlemagne protected the Pope and became "Roman Emperor". -
Otto crowned king
Otto the Great was the most effective ruler of medieval Germany. He copied the ways of Charlemagne who was his hero. -
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Reign of Charlemagne
