Middle Ages Timeline

By mccloud20
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Ages Timespan

  • Muhammad
    570

    Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad the Islam prophet.
  • Battle of Tours
    732

    Battle of Tours

    The Franks defeat the Muslims turning back Islam from Europe.
  • Charlemagne, King of the Franks
    800

    Charlemagne, King of the Franks

    Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
  • Vikings Invade Europe
    835

    Vikings Invade Europe

    Vikings from the Scandinavian lands (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) begin to invade northern Europe. They would continue until 1042
  • Crusades
    1096

    Crusades

    Start of the First Crusade. The Crusades were wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslims over the Holy Land. There would be several Crusades over the next 200 years.
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta. This document gave the people some rights and said the king was not above the law
  • Bubonic Plague
    1347

    Bubonic Plague

    The Black Death begins in Europe. This horrible disease would kill around half of the people in Europe
  • Renaissance
    1444

    Renaissance

    German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press. This will signal the start of the Renaissance.
  • The Last Supper
    1482

    The Last Supper

    Leonardo Da Vinci paints "The Last Supper