The Middle Ages

  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300

    The Dark Ages

  • 507

    Battle of Vouille

    The Franks under Clovis forced the Visigoths to leave Spain.
  • 515

    Battle of Mons Badonicus

    West Saxons halted by Britons. Arthur was the batlle-leader.
  • 527

    JUstinian 1 becomes Eastern Roman Emperor

    Expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from Ostroths.
  • Aug 24, 1109

    Battle of Hundsfeld

    Bolesluas 3 Wrymouth defeats the Emperor Herny V. German expansion to the east is stopped.
  • Jan 1, 1158

    Hanseatic League founded

    New period of trade and ecenomic development for northern and eastern Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1175

    Jodo shu founded

    Honen Shonin founded the pure land sect of Buddism. Begginig of the Buddist sectarian movement in Japan.
  • Code of Civil Law

    Legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts. Centuries in one body of law.
  • Bulgarian Empire Establishes

    Country that has a lot of influence in European hstory. Became cultural center of Slavic India.
  • Treaty of Verdun

    Divided Charlemagne's Empire between his grandson Sets stage of Holy Roman Empire and France as seperate states.
  • Alfred the Great

    He was the first king of the United Kingdom. He defended England from Viking invaders, formed new laws and fostered rebirth of religion and scholary activities.