Unit 2 The Postclassical EraAn age of cross-cultural InteractionThe middle ages500 CE – 1450 CE By SinaMahray Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1450 middle ages Jan 1, 765 Byzantine Empire Apr 22, 768 begining Charlemagne's reign Jun 4, 814 Ending of Charlemagne's reign Apr 22, 1050 begining of King Henry IV reign Jun 21, 1073 Begining of Pope Gregory VII's Papacy May 10, 1085 Ending of Pope Gregory VII's Papacy Feb 17, 1096 The first crusade Jan 31, 1106 Ending of King Henry IV's reign Apr 22, 1147 Second Crusade Mar 25, 1215 Magna Carta Jul 23, 1225 Thoma Aquinas Jan 10, 1226 Francis of Assisi Apr 22, 1292 Chivalry Nov 21, 1340 The begining of the Black Death Jul 22, 1412 Joan of Arc May 21, 1500 The end of the Black Death