History Junior Alvarez

  • Islam is founded
    Oct 17, 622

    Islam is founded

    Created at lot of conflicts with Christians.
  • Battle of Tours
    Oct 17, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel, along with the Frankish army, decided to stop the Muslim invasion that was heading East towards the Franish Empire.
  • Vikings discover the New World
    Oct 17, 1000

    Vikings discover the New World

    They discovered the Americas.
  • Battle of Hastings
    Oct 17, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Establishing the superality of the combined arms attack.
  • The First Crusade
    Oct 17, 1095

    The First Crusade

    Expedition by western Christianity to region the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem.
  • Magna Carta
    Oct 17, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Limited the kings powers.
  • Marco Polo
    Oct 17, 1254

    Marco Polo

    Venetian merchant traveler from the venetian Republic, First Europeans to travel into Mongolia into China.
  • Black Plague
    Oct 17, 1348

    Black Plague

    A disease that killed many people.
  • St. Benedict

    St. Benedict

    Christian saint who found twelve communities for monks at subiaco, about 40 miles to the east of Rome.
  • Carolingian Renaissance

    Carolingian Renaissance

    A period of intelletional and culture revival.
  • Justinian's Code

    Justinian's Code

    Code of laws that served as the foundation of internationl law that is still used today.