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around 200 AD the wheelbarrow was used by soldiers in the armies of Chuko Liang, a Chinese general. They were used to transport supplies along narrow embankments in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD).
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In European history, the Middle Ages or Medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, 500 AD – 1500
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Charlemagne (c.742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity. A skilled military strategist, he spent much of his reign engaged in warfare in order to accomplish his goals.
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Charliemne became a hero in france and germany, almost a saont. there is famus poems called the the chansons de geste describe in heroic adventures with his twelve knights
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the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, where the middle ages was at its peak.
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1378 to 1417, the Great Schism was the spilt of the eastern and western church. the east was,easter orthidox and the west was roman chatholic. . Their vewies were very simmilar but still different, for example The Western Church used Latin and the Western church used Greek
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The First Crusade was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Lands, called by Pope Urban II in 1095
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The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe against Islam. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous year to the forces of Zengi.
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Hennry ll ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England (1154–89) and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also controlled Wales, Scotland and Brittany. is rein lasted from 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189
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the Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as The Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin (Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb).
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The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between the barons of Medieval England and King John. 'Magna Carta' is Latin and means “Great Charter. the magna Carta was a agreement promiseing the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons
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4th and 15th centuries (c. 1301–1500). The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern era (and, in much of Europe, the Renaissance).
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During the Hundred Years’ War, the 17-year-old French peasant Joan of Arc leads a French force in relieving the city of Orleans, besieged by the English since October.Joan was a christian and she led her troops to Orleans, and on April 29, as a French sortie distracted the English troops on the west side of the city. she inspired the troops and helped bring supplies and lead troops to battle, one time though she was hit with an arow, but still carried on fighting.
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Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor of the printing press. the German goldsmith's 15th-century contribution to the technology was revolutionary — enabling the mass production of books and the rapid dissemination of knowledge throughout Europe around 1440 he devised a hand mould to create metal movable type, and adapted screw presses and other existing technologies, to create a printing system