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LeahRussell:Unit two

  • Pope Gelasius 1 writes about the church and state
    500

    Pope Gelasius 1 writes about the church and state

    He writes that the church should be in charge of religious matters and the emporer should be in charge of political matters.
  • Period: 500 to Mar 3, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • The Franks are united
    511

    The Franks are united

    Clovis united them and bought them to Christianity.Charles the hammer extended it but then it fell in 987.
  • Period: Jan 1, 751 to

    Carolingian Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 771 to

    Reign of Charlemagne

  • Battle of Hastings
    Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    A battle between the Normans and the Saxons that changed English history.Harold was the Saxon leader but was killed during the battle so the Normans won and their leader William claimed all of England as his personal property.
  • Lay of investure banned
    Oct 26, 1075

    Lay of investure banned

    It's where the king chose who the bishops of the church were.The church got sick of that and felt like they should choose their own powers.
  • Meeting of Canossa
    Jan 3, 1077

    Meeting of Canossa

    King Henry went to the town of Canossa to beg for forgivness after being excommunicated. He got forgivness but the only thing accomplished was ebarrassing Henry.
  • The christians lose Jerusalem
    Nov 25, 1087

    The christians lose Jerusalem

    The Christians lost Jerusalem durin the second and third crusades because the Muslims fought back really hard because it was their holy land.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1270

    Crusades

    A timeline of the crusadesPope Urban 2 called all the Christian men to fight and take back Jerusalem.Many Muslims and Christians were killed in them and they are part of the reason why there's distrust between the Muslim and Christian world today.
  • Christians capture Jerusalem
    Jan 1, 1099

    Christians capture Jerusalem

    Pope Urban 2 told them that they were fighting for a holy cause and called all Christian men to join the fight. During the second wave the Christians won and captured Jerusalem.
  • Concordat of Worms is made
    Oct 29, 1122

    Concordat of Worms is made

    The church and the Emporer reach an agreement about lay of investiture in the cityof Worms. It's that the church chooses its own powers but the emporer can veto them.
  • Frederick 1 is elected  king
    Oct 29, 1152

    Frederick 1 is elected king

    German princes chose him because he was a strong ruler and had good military tactics.
  • Battle of Legnano
    May 29, 1176

    Battle of Legnano

    Where the angry Italian merchants and the pope's(the Lombard league)foot soldiers rebelled against Frederick's knight army.The footsoldiers shockingly won.
  • Frederick's Empire falls apart
    Dec 31, 1190

    Frederick's Empire falls apart

    Frederick drowns so his empire disbands into feudal states.These states never join together and develop their own cultures.
  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    It was otherwise known as the Great Charter that was written by English nobles. It gave everyone basic rights that everyone had to follow.
  • Parliment is formed in England
    Nov 1, 1295

    Parliment is formed in England

    A group that king Edward brought together to raise taxes for the war against the French. It was a huge step towards democracy.
  • Writers start to use vernacular language
    Jan 1, 1321

    Writers start to use vernacular language

    Books way back then used to be in Latin and only the educated could read them. But then after a while writers started to write books in English and then most people could read them.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

    Hundred Years War

    A war that lasted a hundred years between England and France when England's king claimed to own France.The war was eventually won by France.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1340 to Feb 1, 1400

    The Bubonic plague

    It was a horrible plague that came from rats on trading ships. Also, it wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population at the time and gave you giant black welts with white circles around them and killed you.
  • Great Schism
    Jan 1, 1414

    Great Schism

    When there was three popes at one time. It ended when the council forced the popes to resign and they elected a new one.
  • Joan of arc raises the French army
    Jan 1, 1453

    Joan of arc raises the French army

    She led them to victory by guiding them to victory with her divine voice and presence.
  • Charlemagne gets crowned emperor by the pope

    Charlemagne gets crowned emperor by the pope

    He protected the pope from a mob and from people rising against him. They used to call him the holy roman emporer
  • Otto the Great is crowned by the pope

    Otto the Great is crowned by the pope

    Otto the Great followed in Charlemagne's and invaded Italy on the Pope's behalf.He was the most effectice ruler of medevial Germany and most greatly expanded Germanys empire.