Europe During Medieval Times By Ritik Batra Period 0

By redloin123
  • 300

    Camels were first brought to the Sahara

  • 300

    Classic Mayan Civilization began

  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

    From about 27 B.C.E. to 476 C.E., Rome was the greatest empire the world had ever known, but it didn't last. Some of the problems that led to this was polical instanbility, ecomical and social problems, and weakening frontiers. This was only for the Western part of Rome, though. The Eastern part survived for another 1,000 years!
  • 500

    The Byzantine Empire Begins

    Emperor Constantine changed the future of Rome by moving the capital 850 miles to the east, to the ancient city of Byzantium. He renamed it New Rome and it was renamed again to Constantinople
  • 500

    The Ghana Empire Began

  • 552

    Buddhism was introduced to Japan

  • Jan 1, 604

    The Seventeen Article Constitution began

  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad became a prophet of Islam

  • Jan 1, 651

    The first official edition of the Qur’an was written

  • Jan 1, 700

    Traders brought Islam to West Africa

  • Jan 1, 710

    Nara became the capital of Japan

  • Jan 1, 750

    Bookmaking began to spread the Qur’an

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Feudalism Begins

    Feudalism began between the 9th and 10th centuries and it was created to defend themselves against the Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written

  • Jan 1, 1050

    Moveable type was invented in China

  • Jan 1, 1054

    Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches Split

    Both churches from the east and west fought until finally Cerularius closed all churches that worshipped western rights. This made the west pope angry so he told a Cardinal to excommunicate Cerularius, which led to them splitting.
  • Jan 1, 1065

    Song Dynasty began civil service exams

  • Jan 1, 1085

    The Reconquista began with Toledo

  • Jan 1, 1096

    First Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade Ended

  • Jan 1, 1146

    The Second Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1148

    The Second Crusade Ended

  • Jan 1, 1185

    The Heian period ended

  • Jan 1, 1189

    The Third Crusade began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The Third Crusade Ended

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The era of the samurai began

  • Jan 1, 1192

    The first shogun came to power

  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Incas first settled in Cuzco

  • Jan 1, 1203

    The Ghana Empire Ended

  • Jun 1, 1215

    Signing of Magna Carta

    Angry Barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, or the Great Charter. This gave kings the right to rule, but only if they consult barons and church officials when imposing special taxes and kings can't jail a free man without the lawful judgement of his peers or the law of the land.
  • Jan 1, 1240

    The Mali Empire began

  • Jan 1, 1250

    Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico

  • Jan 1, 1258

    The Mongols destroyed Baghdad

  • Jan 1, 1279

    The Mongols Dynasty began

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Mongol empire was weakened

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Renaissance began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Humanism began in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1312

    Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader

  • Jan 1, 1325

    Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan

  • Jan 1, 1337

    The Hundred Years' Wars Begins

    The Hundred Years' Wars weakened the feudalism in England and France.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe

    The bubonic plague started around 1347 C.E. to 1351 C.E. and it was caused because of the bad living conditions and was carried around by traders or travelers.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning

  • Jan 1, 1368

    The Ming Dynasty began

  • Jan 1, 1368

    The Mongols Dynasty ended

  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Inquisition took place

  • Jan 1, 1405

    Zheng He made his first voyage

  • Jan 1, 1438

    The Incas began to create roads

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Byzantine Empire Ends

    The Byzantine Empire ended in 1453 C.E. when it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Hundred Years' Wars Ends

    The Hundred Years' Wars ended when Joan of Ark led a French Army to victory.
  • Jan 1, 1460

    The Songhai Empire Began

  • Jan 1, 1469

    The Medici family began to rule Florence

  • Jan 1, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia

  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Spanish conquered Granada

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama began to sail to India

  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot landed in Canada

  • Jan 1, 1500

    The microscope was invented

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil

  • Jan 1, 1504

    Michelangelo completed his statue of David

  • Jan 1, 1514

    Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses

  • Jan 1, 1519

    The Aztec Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world

  • Jan 1, 1520

    Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America

  • Jan 1, 1525

    William Tyndale translated the Bible into English

  • Jan 1, 1532

    The Inca Empire ended

  • Jan 1, 1533

    Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas

  • Jan 1, 1534

    King Henry VIII created Anglicanism

  • Jan 1, 1541

    John Calvin created Calvinism

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe

  • Jan 1, 1545

    The Council of Trent was formed

  • The Songhai Empire Ended

  • Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage

  • Galileo decided to build a telescope

  • The Mali Empire Ended

  • The Thirty Years’ War began

  • The Ming Dynasty ended

  • Peace of Westphalia was signed

  • The Thirty Years’ War ended

  • Newton published a book about gravity

  • The era of the samurai ended

  • Charlemagne's Christian Empire Begins

    This is when Charlemagne (Charles the Great) began his rule over the Franks. He became Holy Emperor in 800 C.E. when he gave Pope Leo III his army's support.

  • The Tang Dynasty Ended

  • Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty

  • Prince Shotoku came to power

  • Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan

  • The Heian period began

  • The Tang Dynasty Began

  • Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder

  • The Japanese invented kana