Feudalism, The Crusades, the Bubonic Plague, and the Renaissance Timeline (Ms. Wood World History)

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  • 476

    Roman Empire Fell

    A power vacuum was caused, and resulted in the creation of small kingdoms throughout Europe.
  • Period: 570 to Jan 1, 622

    Initial Spread of Islam

    Muhammad was born and Islam was created, spreading throughout the Middle East.
  • Islamic Mosque
    590

    Islamic Mosque

  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 1258

    Islamic Golden Age

    Over the spread of two Islamic Empires, art, math, and the sciences blossomed in the Middle East.
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Umayyad Empire

  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258

    Abbasid Empire

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1150

    Population Growth Throughout Europe

  • Period: Jan 1, 1090 to Jan 1, 1400

    The Crusades

    The Crusades opened new trade routes for European traders.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade

  • Period: Jan 1, 1147 to Jan 1, 1149

    The Second Crusade

  • Period: Jan 1, 1189 to Jan 1, 1191

    The Third Crusade

  • Period: Jan 1, 1202 to Jan 1, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    The last of the major crusades, that ended up sacking Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1450

    Spread of the Bubonic Plague

    The Bubonic Plague spread across Asia to Europe and Africa.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    The Renaissance begins in Italy, causing the flourishing of the arts and sciences in Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1349

    Bubonic Plague hits Europe

    The Bubonic Plague reaches Europe, killing 20 to 25 million people.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1435 to Jan 1, 1455

    The Renaissance spreads to Northern Europe

  • Period: Jan 1, 1440 to Jan 1, 1455

    Creation of the Printing Press

    The Printing Press is created by Johann Gutenberg, allowing books to be printed quicker and cheaper than ever before, facilitating in the spread of Humanism across Europe.
  • Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1445

    Printing Press