Justin Pierfelice: unit two

  • loss of language
    500

    loss of language

    as people lost their understanding of greek they also lost these im portant works
  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Uniting the Franks
    530

    Uniting the Franks

    Clovis was the Franks leader. Franks were united into one kingdom.
  • Banning of lay investiture
    Jun 15, 600

    Banning of lay investiture

  • Battle of Legnano
    Sep 29, 644

    Battle of Legnano

  • European invasions
    Dec 27, 732

    European invasions

    magyars- from the east did not settle
    muslims-from the south conquered and settled
    vikings- from the north raids
  • crowning of Charlemagne by the pope
    Sep 27, 751

    crowning of Charlemagne by the pope

    Limited authority of nobles. Visited every part of his kingdom reguraly
  • Vikings vs. France
    May 23, 770

    Vikings vs. France

    rolo-head of vikings army
    charles the simple- king of france
  • Period: Nov 4, 1096 to Oct 4, 1270

    crusades

  • Church Reforms
    Dec 4, 1100

    Church Reforms

    Monasteries led reforms in the church during the 1100's
  • Starting the crusade
    Dec 4, 1100

    Starting the crusade

    they wanted to recover jerusalem
  • Pope Gelasis 1
    Dec 4, 1121

    Pope Gelasis 1

    discussed the "two power" that ruled the world, being the Church and Kings
  • Purpose of the Crusade
    Dec 4, 1122

    Purpose of the Crusade

    To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Lands from Islamic Empires
  • ending of the 1st crusade
    Dec 4, 1222

    ending of the 1st crusade

    Jerusalam was captured
  • 4th crusade
    Sep 4, 1258

    4th crusade

    constanople was taken
  • Power of Lay Investiture
    Dec 4, 1298

    Power of Lay Investiture

    The power and right to appoint church officials to their positions in Germany. Led to a battle between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope
  • Period: Aug 4, 1337 to Dec 4, 1453

    hundreds year war

  • Period: Dec 4, 1340 to Dec 4, 1400

    bubonic plague

  • Reconquista
    Dec 4, 1345

    Reconquista

    attempt to drive muslims out of spain
  • Downfall of Charlemagnes empire

    Downfall of Charlemagnes empire

    Louis left the empire to all three of his sons. Without central authority the empire weekens
  • New languages develop

    New languages develop

    Different dialects of latin develop. These eventually into french and spanish
  • Decline of the former Western Poman Empire

    Decline of the former Western Poman Empire

    disruption of trade. Populations shift