Medieval Stuff 'N Stuff

By emery1243
  • 476

    the fall of the Roman Empire

    Rome was conquered by barbarians.
  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1492

    the middle ages

  • 527

    Justinian the I of the Eastern Roman Empire

    Justinian the I becomes ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. He established new laws that heavily influenced modern law.
  • 570

    Muhammad is born

    Muhammad the prophet is born. He founded the Islamic religion, which is now one of the world's largest religions
  • Jun 8, 632

    death of Muhammad

    Muhammad, founder if Islam, dies.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Crusade begins

    Pope Urban the II declares the first Crusade with the goal of taking Jerusalen from the arabs in the name of Christianity.
  • Jan 1, 1147

    Second Crusade

    French and German armies marched on Jerusalem in 1147 and failed to win any victories; whereas, on the other side of the Mediterranean, Portugese armies achieved great success.
  • Jan 1, 1189

    Third Crusade

    the Muslims, under Saladin, retook Jerusalem.
  • Jan 1, 1202

    Fourth Crusade

    This Crusade never reached the holy land and acted more as a political opportunity than it did a religious one.
  • Jan 1, 1272

    Ninth Crusade

    The 9th Crusade was held a bankruptcy and ceased the Crusades in the Middle East.
  • Jan 1, 1299

    Ottoman Empire formed

    the Ottoman Empire was one of the longest lasting empires in world history and was founded under the pricipals of Islam.
  • Jan 1, 1310

    Dante's Inferno

    Dante writes epic poem: 'The Divine Comedy', not published until 1555.
  • Jan 1, 1378

    Western Schism

    the church divides due to disagreements on certain pricipals; three popes are elected this year.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    New World found

    Christipher Columbus finds the New World.

  • Jerusalem captured by thar arabs

    Jerusalem is a holy city for the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians; disputes on it's ownership were inebitable.

  • Viking attack on Paris

    This raid proved to the Franks the strategic inportants of Paris.

  • Greenlan discovered

    Eric the Red begins his conquest of Greenland after being exiled from Iceland.

  • Charlemagne's empire begins

    This dynasty seen as the origin of modern France and Germany.