Key Events in World History I By mchuchul 330 Founding of Constantinople Source: Wikimedia Commons 476 Fall of Rome Crash Course Video Period: 476 to Mar 2, 2022 Dark Ages of Europe Wikipedia Article Period: Jan 1, 622 to Jan 1, 1258 Islamic Golden Age 1001 Inventions Jun 8, 632 Muhammad Dies This event leads to a power struggle. The result is the schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Mar 15, 1096 The First Crusade Begins Source: Wikimedia Commons May 15, 1348 Black Death Ravages Siena, Italy Primary Source Jan 1, 1448 Gutenberg Invents Printing Press Jan 1, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Source: Wikimedia Commons Jun 7, 1517 Leonardo da Vinci paints "Mona Lisa" Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne Crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
