Social Sciences Time-line By srantolin 395 Division of Roman Empire The Roman Empire was divided into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire 476 Middle Ages began The Western Roman Empire was invaded by barbarians and disappeared in the year 476 481 Clovins, Kings of the Franks 527 Beginning of Justinian´s reign 570 Birth of Muhammed Dec 24, 622 Hegira Dec 24, 626 Persians attack Constantinople Dec 24, 632 Death of Muhammed Dec 24, 661 Beginning of the Umayyad Caliphate Dec 24, 711 Muslims invade the Iberian Peninsula Dec 24, 711 Muslims occupied the Iberian Peninsula Dec 24, 722 Battle of Covadonga Dec 24, 732 Battle of Poitiers Dec 24, 739 Alfonso I, King of Asturias Dec 24, 750 Beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate Dec 24, 751 Pippin the Short, King of the Franks Dec 24, 756 Abd-al-Rahman I proclaimed the independent emirate Dec 24, 800 Charlemagne is crowned emperor Dec 24, 843 Treaty of Verdun Dec 24, 929 Beginning of the Córdoba Caliphate Dec 24, 1031 Taifa kingdoms Dec 24, 1038 Castilla and León unite Dec 24, 1086 Arrival of the Almoravids Dec 24, 1145 Almohad invasion Dec 24, 1212 Battle of Navas de Tolosa Dec 24, 1230 Castilla and León reunite Dec 24, 1232 Nasrid kingdom Dec 24, 1453 Ottoman Turks attack Byzantine Empire Dec 24, 1453 Start of the Early Modern Period Dec 24, 1492 Surrender of Granada Dec 24, 1492 End of Nasrid kingdom Dec 24, 1492 Discovery of America Dec 24, 1516 Carlos I, king of Spain Dec 24, 1519 Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor Dec 24, 1521 Start of the Reformation Dec 24, 1545 Council of Trent Dec 24, 1547 Battle of Mühlberg Dec 24, 1556 Felipe II, king of Spain Dec 24, 1568 "Morisco" rebellion Dec 24, 1571 Battle of Lepanto Dec 24, 1580 Felipe II, king of Portugal Dec 24, 1978 Rebellion of the "comuneros"