The middle ages

Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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  • The Renaissance Began
    1444 BCE

    The Renaissance Began

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press and this was the starts of the Renaissance
  • The Black Death began
    1347 BCE

    The Black Death began

    This diseases killed the half of Europe
  • Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia.
    1271 BCE

    Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia.

    Marco Polo was one the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages.
  • King John of England signs the Magna Carta.
    1215 BCE

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta.

    The Magna Carta was a document in which it said some of the rights that people had and it also said that the king was not above the law
  • The Mongol Empire is founded by Genghis Khan.
    1206 BCE

    The Mongol Empire is founded by Genghis Khan.

    Genghis Khan was the Supreme Khan of the Mongols and he founded the Mongol Empire
  • Richard I becomes King of England.
    1189 BCE

    Richard I becomes King of England.

    Richard's full name was Richard the Lionheart , he was the 3rd son of Henry the second and he became King of England
  • Start of the First Crusade.
    1096 BCE

    Start of the First Crusade.

    The Crusades were wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslims over the Holy land . In the next 200 years there were a lot of Crusades.
  • William of Normandy conquered England in the Battle of Hastings
    1066 BCE

    William of Normandy conquered England in the Battle of Hastings

    William of Normandy was a French Duke he conquered England in the Battle of Hastings . He became king of England and also changed the country forever .
  • Alfred turns back
    896 BCE

    Alfred turns back

    Alfred the Great , King of England turns back the VIkings invaders
  • The Vikings started to invade Northen Europe
    835 BCE

    The Vikings started to invade Northen Europe

    The vikings from the Scandinavian lands (Denmark, Norway and Sweden ) began to invade the Northen Europe .
  • Charlemagne , was crown the Holy Roman Emperor
    800 BCE

    Charlemagne , was crown the Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne was the king of the Franks , he united most of the Western Europe and is considered the father of both French and German Monarchies
  • Battle of Tours
    732 BCE

    Battle of Tours

    The Franks defeated the Muslims and they turned back Islam from Europe
  • Muhammed was Born
    570 BCE

    Muhammed was Born

    Muhammed was important in this time because he introduced the Islamic religion and he was the last prophet of Allah
  • Colvis became King Of Franks
    481 BCE

    Colvis became King Of Franks

    Clovis united most of the Frankish tribes , that were part of the Roman Province .
  • The Fall Of The Roman Empire
    476 BCE

    The Fall Of The Roman Empire

    Rome ruled over much of Europe. After the fall the Dark Ages began.