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The Roman Emperor Diocletian split the empire into the eastern half (eventually becoming the Byzantine Empire) governed by Constantinople and the western half governed by Rome.
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Constantine issued the Edict of Milan which formally recognized and accepted Christianity.
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The Nicaean Creed was a formal document created by the Council of Nicaea which established exactly what the orthodox church did and did not believe. It was meant to clear up any discrepancies that could potentially lead to dissent in the church.
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In the 5th century Theodosius II build a great wall around Constantinople to further establish it as the center of the Eastern Roman Empire also now known as the Byzantine Empire
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In 410, the city of Rome was sacked by the Visigoths, it is often seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Clovis was the first king to unite the Frankish kingdoms and is considered the founder of the Merovingian Dynasty who ruled for the next two centuries.
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Clovis was the first king to unite the Frankish tribes.
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Justinian was one of the most influential emperors of the Byzantine Empire. He is famous for creating the Justinian Code which was a reformed version of the original twelve tables, attempting to reunite the western and eastern empire, and building the famous church Hagia Sophia.
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian built Hagia Sophia after other churches had been destroyed in the riots. Hagia Sophia is still famous for it's advances architecture.
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After the treaty between the Meccans and Muslims is broken, Muhammad and his army decide to take Mecca
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When Ali (the caliph ruling over the Muslims) died, it furthered split the Sunnis and Shiites as the Sunnis believed Muhammad appointed no successor and the Shiites believed Ali was the successor.
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The Umayyad Empire (one of the four major caliphates after the death of Muhammad) fought the Frankish forces under Charles Martel. The Franks were victorious and the spreading of Islam into Europe was ceased.
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The Carolingian Dynasty took power after the Merovingian Dynasty. At it's peak, the king Charlemagne became the first emperor or Rome in over three centuries.
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The Abbasid Caliphate gained power after the Umayyad Empire and ruled from Baghdad, Iraq.
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Charlemagne and Harun Al Rashid (the fifth Abbasid Caliph) had a very amicable relationship and gave each other many extravagant gifts. This was after the Battle of Tours with the Umayyad Empire.
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The Carolingian Renaissance was the first of three medieval renaissances. It occurred mostly during the reign of Charlemagne during the 800s.
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In 800 Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as king. Eventually a treaty was formed between forcing the Byzantine Empire to recognize Charlemagne as emperor of the west if he laid down claims to the east.
