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Middle Ages - Sarkadi Bence Márk

By Sarkadi Bence
  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    With The Fall of the Western Roman Empire the humanity distincted the Ancient Times from the Middle Ages. We consider this date the beggining of the Medieval Times. Importance: In today's world, we consider this date the beggining of the Middle Ages.
  • 622

    Hegira

    Hegira
    The Hegira is considered the start of Islam. In 622 AD Muhammad started his journey and commenced to get new followers, which led Islam to slowly become a world religion. Importance: In the Islam religion, this date is considered to be the beggining of the religion.
  • 800

    Coronation of Charlemagne

    Coronation of Charlemagne
    In 800 AD Charlemagne became an Emperor. He expanded the economical strenght and the power of The Carolingian Empire, which affected the Medival Europe's politics and economy. Importance: With the crowning of Charlemagne, he became an emperor and gained the Carolingian Empire more power than before, both in economics and politics and by that he formed Middle Ages' Europe.
  • 843

    Treaty of Verdun

    Treaty of Verdun
    The Treaty of Verdun in 843 AD ended the Carolingian liaison by divided the Empire into three distinct parts. The agreement for that reason has a huge impact on the Middle Ages' past. Importance: Carolingian Empire's unity was gone. That led to three different country in the future.
  • 1088

    University of Bologna

    University of Bologna
    In 1088 the first university in Europe got established in Bologna. This event set the bases of today's education, as well as the modern teaching. Importance: The bases of modern education. This date represents the great history of Europe's education.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    The Magna Carta is the foundation of the Middle Ages' law. This document outlined the rights of the medival states in 1215 AD and set the bases of today's civil law. Importance: "The Father" of some of the today's law.
  • 1337

    The Hundred Years' War

    The Hundred Years' War
    In 1337 Edward III invaded France for the reason of conquering the territory, which led to a hundred years long war that caused economic and social unstableness for both sides. Importance: One of the longest war in Europe's history. Led to a consequence of unstability, huge loss of people, military and strategy improvements and French influence in Europe.
  • 1346

    Black Death

    Black Death
    The Black Death that broke out in 1346, was the Middle Ages' most disastrous disease. It caused around 150 million deaths throughout Europe, and for that reason it is considered as the most devastating pandemic in the Medieval Times Importance: The Middle Ages' most devastating pandemic, which caused one of the biggest troubles in medieval times.
  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
    The Ottoman Empire in 1453 conquered Constantinople, which caused the unstableness of The Byzantine Empire that got conquered by the Ottomans. As a result of the fall, the Ottomans spread their influence and their religion throughout Europe. Importance: Ottomans could get into Europe and caused danger.
  • 1492

    Discovery of America

    Discovery of America
    The Discovery of America, by Colombus, is considered as the ending date of the Middle Ages. The discovery led to a new time, called Renaissance, where Europe's culture, politics and literacy became more advanced. Importance: From this date, we mark the end of the Middle Ages' and the beggining of the Rennaissance.