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Period: 500 to
History
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Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
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Jan 1, 1066
William the conqueror invades England
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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1140 to Jan 1, 1270
Rise of European Universities
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Jan 1, 1291
The ending of the Last Crusade
The Last Crusade ended which created lots of trade and gain of knowledge. This ended up leading to medieval universities being created. -
Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War between France and England
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Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350
Black Death at its height
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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press invented by J. Gutenberg
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Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1469
Lorenzo de Medici comes to power in Florence
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Jan 1, 1486
Pico publishes "Oration"
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Feb 7, 1497
Bonfire of the Vanities
Savanarola held the burnings of books, paintings, and anything that represented the Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1517
95 Theses are written
Martin Luther starts the Protestant Reformation with his 95 these that talk about the corruption of the Chruch. -
Jan 1, 1532
Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published
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Galileo discoveries of physics
His findings stated that the Churches teachings were wrong.