Middle ages

The Middle Ages

  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1550

    The Middle Ages

  • Clovis
    510

    Clovis

    Clovis established Frankish kingdom. He became the first Germatic ruler to convert to Christianity.
  • Emperor Justitian
    534

    Emperor Justitian

    He codifies Roman law. The code of Roman laws was also used in the West and became the basis for much of the legal system of Europe.
  • Prophet Muhammad
    Jan 1, 610

    Prophet Muhammad

    Muhammad recieves his first message from the angel Gabriel. Once he recieves his message he procedes to spread his religion to his followers. He started the religion.
  • Hijrah
    Jan 1, 622

    Hijrah

    The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah.
  • Abu Bakr
    Jan 1, 632

    Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr was Muhammads father in-law and he became the caliph after muhammads death. He was chosen by Muhammads closest followers. He was a wealthy merchant.
  • Umayyads
    Jan 1, 661

    Umayyads

    Establish Islamic Empire. They moved the capitol to Damascus from Madinah.
  • Abbasid Dynasty
    Jan 1, 750

    Abbasid Dynasty

    They come to power. In 762 created the capitol of Baghdad.
  • Roman Catholic Church
    Jan 1, 1020

    Roman Catholic Church

    The bishop of Rome began to claim that he was the leader of what was now called the Roman Catholic Church. The Church developed a body of doctrine. Church councils defined church teachings.
  • The Byzantine Empire
    Jan 1, 1025

    The Byzantine Empire

    A serious challenge to the Eastern Roman empire came from the rise of Islam. WHich unified Arab groups and created a powerful new force that swept through the Roman Empire. Hisorians call the smaller Eastern Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire, a unique civilization that lasted until 1453. Greek and Christian.
  • Seljuk Turks
    Jan 1, 1055

    Seljuk Turks

    A turkish leader captured Baghdad and took command of the empire. His title was Sultan or holder of power.
  • Battle of Hastings/ William of Normandy
    Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings/ William of Normandy

    William Of Normandy landed ont he coast of England and defeated King Harold and his soliders.
  • Pope Urban II
    Jan 1, 1099

    Pope Urban II

    He responded to the request of the crusades and saw it as an opportunity to provide papal leadership for a great cause. To regain the Holy Land.
  • Crusades
    Jan 1, 1099

    Crusades

    The Pope encouraged the crusades to regain the holy land because of the via del arosa. A Crusade is a series of military expeditions that many European men, women, and children joined and fought in the MIddle East.
  • The First Crusades
    Jun 1, 1099

    The First Crusades

    The crusaders captured Jerusalem and it was the only successful crusade that occurred.
  • Magna Carta/King John
    Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta/King John

    At Runnymede King John was forced to put his seal on a document of rights called the Magna Carta. It showed recognitionand was used in later year sto strengthen the idea that Monarch's power limited not absolute.
  • Mongols
    Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols

    Captured Baghdad and destroyed the city. Over time, Mongol rulers created to Islam.
  • Cairo
    Jan 1, 1258

    Cairo

    Center of Muslim Religion. As a result of Mongol destruction of Baghdad, the new center of civilization become Cairo.
  • The Golden Age
    Jan 1, 1258

    The Golden Age

    The Golden Age was a period during which all fields made advacements. Muslim scholars made important and original contributions to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry.The Golden Age also transformed the diet of medieval Europe by introducing a new variety of plants and crops.
  • Black Death
    Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death

    A disease that was uncurable at the time. It was the most devasting natural diaster in European history.
  • Spanish Inquisition
    Jan 1, 1492

    Spanish Inquisition

    Queen Isabella and the Church established the Inquisition in order to suppress and eliminate any heretics (people with deifferent beliefs) in Spain, This increased the power of Christianity in Spain. If people were suspected that they were herectics they would be tortured to tell the truth. Hundreds of thousands were burnt at the stake and at least 150,000 left the country.
  • Charlemagne

    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor. Strong Christian unable to read or write, but he was a wise patron of learning. He lead by example and fought in the military.
  • Feudalism

    Feudalism

    After the death of Charlamagne, the Carolingian Empire that he established began to fall apart. This lead to a new political and social system; fedualism.
  • Holy Roman Empire

    Holy Roman Empire

    Emperor Otto I became the leader of the new roman empire. King Fredrick the first, considered Italy the center of the holy empire. His attempt to conquer northern Italy was opposed by the Pope in the cities of northern italy.
  • Roman Empire

    Roman Empire

    Charlegmagne's coronation as Roman Emperor symbolized the coming together or Roman Christian, and Germanic elements.