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World Events 450-1650

  • Period: 450 to

    World events

  • The Western Roman empire falls.
    476

    The Western Roman empire falls.

    The Western Roman empire falls when Odoacer overthrows the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and becomes king of Italy.
  • Justinian I the great becomes Byzantine emperor
    527

    Justinian I the great becomes Byzantine emperor

  • King Arthur dies
    537

    King Arthur dies

    The legandary Arthur king of the Britons has died.
  • Begining of European silk industry
    553

    Begining of European silk industry

    Justinian I smuggles silk worms in from China.
  • Buddhis in Japan
    560

    Buddhis in Japan

  • Mohammed
    Aug 20, 610

    Mohammed

    Mohammed starts hearing the voice of god.
  • Arabs conquer Jerusalem.
    Aug 20, 637

    Arabs conquer Jerusalem.

  • Arabs attack north Africia
    Aug 21, 670

    Arabs attack north Africia

  • Arab empire extends from Lisbon to China
    Aug 21, 716

    Arab empire extends from Lisbon to China

  • Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks.
    Aug 21, 771

    Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks.

  • Hungary and Scandinavia converted to Christianity.
    Aug 23, 1000

    Hungary and Scandinavia converted to Christianity.

  • Murasaki Shikibu finishes The Tale of Genji,
    Aug 23, 1008

    Murasaki Shikibu finishes The Tale of Genji,

    The Tale of Genji was the first novel writtern in the world.
  • canute becomes king of england.
    Aug 23, 1016

    canute becomes king of england.

  • MacBeth murders king Duncan of Scottland
    Aug 23, 1040

    MacBeth murders king Duncan of Scottland

  • Seljuk Turks and Asian nomads move west tocapture Baghdad and Armenia
    Aug 23, 1064

    Seljuk Turks and Asian nomads move west tocapture Baghdad and Armenia

  • Battle of Hastings
    Aug 27, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Prince William of Normandy invades England and claims it.
  • Pisa Cathedral
    Aug 27, 1068

    Pisa Cathedral

    The costruction of the Pisa cathedral begins
  • First Crusade
    Aug 27, 1096

    First Crusade

    Pope Urban II calls a holy war to claim Jurusalm.
  • Second Crusade
    Aug 27, 1144

    Second Crusade

  • Oxford university
    Aug 27, 1150

    Oxford university

    Oxford university was founded.
  • Third crusade
    Aug 27, 1199

    Third crusade

  • Fourth crusade
    Aug 27, 1200

    Fourth crusade

  • Genghis Khan invades China
    Aug 27, 1211

    Genghis Khan invades China

    Genghis Khan invades China and conquers Piking.
  • Magna Carta
    Aug 27, 1215

    Magna Carta

    King Jhon is fourced to sign the Magna Carta
  • Fith Crusade
    Aug 27, 1217

    Fith Crusade

  • Sixth Crusade
    Aug 27, 1228

    Sixth Crusade

  • Seventh crusade
    Aug 27, 1248

    Seventh crusade

  • Eighth crusade
    Aug 27, 1270

    Eighth crusade

  • Marco Polo
    Aug 27, 1271

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo travels to China
  • Marco Polo
    Aug 27, 1271

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo visits China.
  • Yuan dynasty
    Aug 27, 1280

    Yuan dynasty

    Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan dynasty.
  • Renaissance begins
    Aug 27, 1325

    Renaissance begins

    It was a cultural change through out the western civilisations.
  • Tenochtitlán
    Aug 27, 1325

    Tenochtitlán

    Aztechs built Tenochtitlán where Mexico city is today
  • Hundred year war
    Aug 27, 1337

    Hundred year war

    The French and English fight for control of France.
  • Joan of Arc
    Aug 27, 1428

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc leads the French to attack the English.
  • Incas rule Peru
    Aug 27, 1438

    Incas rule Peru

  • Turks conquer Constantinople
    Aug 27, 1453

    Turks conquer Constantinople

    Turks conquer Constantinople and end the Byzantine empire. Ottoman empire rises.
  • Black slaves
    Aug 27, 1501

    Black slaves

    The first black slaves were brought to Americia.
  • Mona Lisa is painted
    Aug 27, 1504

    Mona Lisa is painted

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
  • Anne Boleyn
    Aug 27, 1536

    Anne Boleyn

    King Henry VIII beheads Anne Boleyn.
  • Queen Elizabeth
    Aug 27, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth becomes Queen of England.
  • Francis Drake
    Aug 27, 1580

    Francis Drake

    Francis Drake returns to England after circumnavigating the globe
  • Spanish Armarda

    Spanish Armarda

    Queen Elizabeth Defeats the Spanish Armarda.
  • Galileo

    Galileo

    Galileo sees the moons of Jupiter through his telescope
  • Taj Mahal

    Taj Mahal

    The Taj Mahal is finished being built.
  • Christianity in Britan

    Christianity in Britan

    St. Augustine of Canterbury brings Christianity to Britan
  • Vikings begin attacks on Britan

    Vikings begin attacks on Britan

  • Charlemagne crowned first Holy Emperor in Rome.

    Charlemagne crowned first Holy Emperor in Rome.

  • Chartemagne dies

    Chartemagne dies

  • Discovery of Iceland

    Discovery of Iceland

    Iceland had been discovered by Naddoddr in 861
  • Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great

    Alfred the great becomes king of england.
  • Discovery of Greenland

    Discovery of Greenland

    Vikings discover Greenland in the year 900
  • Otto I becomes king of germany

    Otto I becomes king of germany

  • Mieczyslaw I becomes the first ruler of Poland

    Mieczyslaw I becomes the first ruler of Poland

  • Greenland settlements

    Greenland settlements

    Eric the Red starts the first settlement on Greenland
  • Vikings and Danes attack Britan

    Vikings and Danes attack Britan