Medieval Europe

  • Islam's Birth
    570

    Islam's Birth

    Muhammad is born, as he is the first Islam prophet.
  • The Umayyad Dynasty
    Feb 28, 661

    The Umayyad Dynasty

    Basically a great army, this Dynasty was able to capture vast amounts of land, only to fall to revolts, and lead to the Abbasid Dynasty.
  • Crusades
    Oct 31, 1095

    Crusades

    When the Seljuk Turks took over Jerusalem and destroyed Palestine, and threatened to destroy Constantinople and the Christian pilgrimages, Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade, and many other Crusades followed to take it all back.
  • Universities
    Jan 1, 1150

    Universities

    With the first ever universities starting to form in Europe, many began to question how the Church works, and why does God do these things when he could be doing that.
  • The Magna Carta
    Jun 14, 1215

    The Magna Carta

    When John was a terrible emperor, nobles have decided to create a document in which gives the nobles somepower, and limits how much power an emperor can handle. It eventually leads to rights of the English people, and is considered one of the most important documents in federal government.
  • War of the Roses
    Apr 18, 1455

    War of the Roses

    When two royal houses fight for authority, specifically the York with the White Rose, and the Lancaster with the Red Rose, it eventually leads to the first Tudor King, which is Henry VII.
  • The Start of World War II

    The Start of World War II

    When the Nazis came to power, it only was a matter of time when they began to persecute Jews, and still other people, leading to the horrendous twelve million deaths. Also in this war was when the Japanese bombs Pearl Harbor, and eventually leads to the bombing of Heroshima and Nagasaki.
  • The Treaty of Verdun

    The Treaty of Verdun

    WIth threepeople fighting for a single throne, only one can rule. They settled this conflict by dividing up Charlemagne's Empire into three sections, which leads to current day Germany, France, and Spain.
  • House of Wisdom

    House of Wisdom

    When Ma'mun was able to have some sort of educational building constructed of some sort, the House of Wisdom was able to conduct many science experiments and math equations by scholars all around Europe.
  • Clovis became King

    Clovis became King

    A brutal warrior of the Franks, he eventually became the first Frank King to accept Catholicism.