Middle ages

By rchalmers
  • 500

    Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Period: 500 to Dec 25, 1000

    The Dark Ages

  • Beginning of Islam
    Jan 1, 622

    Beginning of Islam

  • Jan 1, 673

    The siege of Constantinople.

    Greek fire and Stirrups were also invented around this time.
  • Jan 1, 800

    Charlemagne promotes science/education

    Schools are founded in monasteries.
  • Period: Dec 24, 1000 to Dec 25, 1300

    High Middle Ages

    Magma Carta was signed and in 1054 Christians split with catholic for Orthodox Church in the east
  • Dec 24, 1096

    The Christians attack

    The Christians attacked the Muslims for control of Jerusalem.
  • Crossbow invented
    Dec 24, 1137

    Crossbow invented

    Pope Innocent ll declared it too dangerous and for forbade it. (Except against infidels)
  • Dec 24, 1216

    People translate works of Aristotle into different languages

    Averroes translated and annotated them. The Dominicans translated into Latin.
  • Period: Dec 24, 1300 to Dec 25, 1500

    Late Middle Ages

    Wars, famine and the Black Death. Europe's population decreased by 50%, Joan of Arc was burnt and the printing press was invented.
  • The Plague
    Dec 24, 1350

    The Plague

  • Dec 24, 1442

    Columbus discovers America

  • Dec 24, 1500

    Start of Renaissance Era