The Middle Ages

By César Fernández
  • Fall of Rome
    476

    Fall of Rome

    End of the Western Roman Empire, and mass migration
  • Period: 476 to 1000

    The Early Middle Ages

  • The king of the Franks, Clovis, defeated the Visigoths at Vouillé
    507

    The king of the Franks, Clovis, defeated the Visigoths at Vouillé

  • Period: 507 to 962

    The Development of The Carolingian Empire

  • Period: 632 to 661

    Orthodox Caliphs

    The first caliphs were members of Muhammad´s family. There was great territorial expansion.
    -They controlled the Arabian Peninsula.
    -They defeated the Byzantine Empire.
    -They subdued de Neo-Persian Empire.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

    After a civil war, the position of caliph passed to the Umayyad dynasty, who governed from their capital in Damascus. As a result of their territorial expansión, they reached as far as India in the east,Samarkand in the north and the Iberian Peninsula in the west. However, they failed to conquer Constantinople and they were also stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Poitiers.(732 A.D.)
  • The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel (Pippin the Younger´s father), defeated the Muslims at Poitier and topped their expansion in Europe
    732

    The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel (Pippin the Younger´s father), defeated the Muslims at Poitier and topped their expansion in Europe

  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid Caliphate

    After another civil war, the position of caliph passed to be Abbasid dynasty, who moved the capital to Baghdad. They introduced more centralised government. The 8th to the 10th century was the Golden age of the caliphate. After that it went to decline.
  • Pippin the Younger became King of the Franks
    751

    Pippin the Younger became King of the Franks

  • Charlemagne was crowned emperor
    800

    Charlemagne was crowned emperor

  • Charlemagne died and his son Louis the Pious succeeded him
    814

    Charlemagne died and his son Louis the Pious succeeded him

  • Louis´s sons divided up the empire in the Treaty of Verdun
    843

    Louis´s sons divided up the empire in the Treaty of Verdun

  • Otto I established the Holy Roman Empire
    962

    Otto I established the Holy Roman Empire

  • Period: 1000 to 1200

    The High Middle Ages

  • Period: 1200 to 1453

    Late Middle Ages

  • Period: 1258 to 1492

    Later Expansion

    Sailors and Muslim merchands spread Islam beyond the borders of the caliphate, following the trade routes. This occurred on the south of the Sahara on the east coast of Africa, and in India, Indonesia the Philippines, Central Asia and western china.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    End of the Byzantine Empire and beginning of the Renaissance