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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
the middle ages
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Jan 1, 610
the greek civilisation
cause:Heraclius becomes Emperor in Constantinople as the Persian Empire is attempting the takeover of Byzantine civilization. For the sake of convenience, the rule of Heraclius generally marks the beginning of Byzantine history, effect:though it can be argued that Byzantine civilization begins with Diocletian, Constantine or Justinian. -
Nov 5, 650
A CHRONOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (500-1500)
cause: Arab forces conquer most of the Byzantine territories, formerly occupied by the Persians. effect:The Arabs attempt to conquer Constantinople but fail. -
Jan 1, 770
A CHRONOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (500-1500)
cause:735 Venerable Bede, an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine scholar, writes the History of the English Church and People in Latin, perhaps
the best historical writing of medieval history. effect:The Iconoclastic movement is initiated by Byzantine Emperor Leo the Isaurian, but the movement flourishes under the reign of his son Constantine V who rules until 775. -
Jan 1, 1066
battle of hastings
cause: The battle of Hastings took place in the year AD 1066 after a dispute over the succession to the English throne. effect:King Harold II of England is defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, fought on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, England. -
Jan 1, 1096
persecution of the jews
cause:When Judea fell under the authority of the Seleucid Empire, the process of Hellenization was enforced by law.[1] This effectively meant requiring pagan religious practice.[2] In 167 BCE Jewish sacrifice was forbidden, sabbaths and feasts were banned and circumcision was outlawed. Altars to Greek gods were set up and animals prohibited to Jews were sacrificed on them. effect:In the 19th and (before the end of the second World War) 20th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church adhered
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Jan 1, 1099
first crusade
cause: the crusade were a series of religious wars between Islam and Christianity lasting two centuries. effect: One of the most important effects of the crusades was on commerce. They created a constant demand for the transportation of men and supplies, encouraged ship-building, and extended the market for eastern wares in Europe. -
Jan 1, 1156
1156: Kremlin built in Moscow
cause:The Moscow Kremlin is a symbol of the Russian State, one of the greatest architectural complexes in the world, a treasure house of magnificent relics and monuments of art.\ effect:Eight precious masterpieces of the XVIth-XVIIth century from the Moscow Kremlin collection of the Dutch silverware are on display. Most part of them had been presented to Russian Tsars as ambassadorial gifts. -
Sep 4, 1274
the Mongols try to invadeJapan
cause: Kublai Khan tried to conquer Japan in two invasions, with Mongol (Yuan) armies sent to Japan from the Korean peninsula and China. effect:After the failed invasion of 1274, Kublai Khan had set up a Ministry for Conquering Japan. Yuan envoys were sent to Japan in 1275 and 1279, but the Japanese beheaded these messengers and built fortifications along the coast of Hakata Bay on Kyushu -
Jan 1, 1315
the peasants revolt cause and effect
effect:, the Black Death was to kill 1.5 million people out of an estimated total of 4 million people between 1348 and 1350. No medical knowledge existed in Medieval England to cope with the disease. After 1350, it was to strike England another six times by the end of the century. Understandably, peasants were terrified at the news that the Black Death might be approaching their village or town. cause:The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. -
Jan 5, 1345
the black death reaches london
cause:Originating in China, it spread west along the trade routes across Europe and arrived on the British Isles from the English province of Gascony. effect:In 1361–62 the plague returned to England, this time causing the death of around 20% of the population. After this the plague continued to return intermittently throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, in local or national outbreaks. From this point on its impact became less severe, much due to conscious government efforts -
Jan 1, 1346
outbreak of plague in asia
cause:a medieval pandemic that was likely the bubonic plague, is generally associated with Europe
effect:Unfortunately, the course of the pandemic in Asia is not as thoroughly documented as it is for Europe. -
Jan 1, 1348
plague reaches germany
cause: plague is an infected deadly disease. due to the unrivaled scale of death and devastation it brought. Until June 2007, plague was one of the three epidemic diseases specifically reportable to the World Health Organization ( effect:Yersinia pestis circulates in animal reservoirs, particularly in rodents, in the natural foci of infection found on all continents except Australia. The natural foci of plague are situated in a broad belt in the tropical and sub–tropical latitudes and the warm -
Jan 1, 1575
1575 ce Battle of Nagashino
cause: attles at this time in Japan were starting to transform from contests between two samurai armies, primarily mounted, elite samurai, to contests between mass armies including armed peasants known as "Ashigaru" or foot soldiers, led by samurai. effect:At the Battle of Nagashino, Oda Nobunaga defeated Takeda Katsuyori, son of the famous Takeda Shigen. In this battle Oda had 38,000 men with 10,000 of them being riflemen. 3000 of these riflemen were placed across a stream and behind breastwor -
The tokugawa bakafu
cause:Cause: His father was dead, he himself had
married and his captors allowed him to return to
his native province. In 1561, he became an ally of
Oda Nobunaga and then fought with Nobunaga at
the battle of Nagashino in 1575. effect Ieyasu served Hideyoshi after Nobunaga died.
Lying on his death bed in 1598, Hideyoshi
appointed Ieyasu as one of the five official
guardians of his son Hideyori. -
the meiji restoration
cause: Cause: Japan had regained complete control of its foreign trade and legal system, and, by fighting and winning two wars (one of them against a major European power, Russia), it had established full independence and equality in international affairs effect:: he Meiji reforms brought great changes both within Japan and in Japan's place in world affairs. Japan strengthened itself enough to remain a sovereign nation in the face of Western colonizing powers and indeed became a colonizing powe -
third crusade
cause:The Third Crusade is dominated by the leadership offered by the two main leaders involved - Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. As with most major leaders of the Medieval Times, we know very little about both Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. effect:Pope Urban III is said to have collapsed and died in October 11987 when he heard the news that the Holy Land had fallen to the Muslin “infidels”. -
the vikings
cuase:The Vikings came from three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The name 'Viking' comes from a language called 'Old Norse' and means 'a pirate raid'. People who went off raiding in ships were said to be 'going Viking'. effect The influence of the Vikings throughout Europe from the raids on Europe in the late 700s AD to the conquest of England in 1066 AD is incredible. The Vikings have become truly legendary, and their feats, such as the discovery of North America. -
domesday book
cause: The Domesday Book is one of Medieval England's greatest treasures. The Domesday Book is closely linked with William the Conqueror's attempt to dominate Medieval England. effect:Everybody had to pay their tax to the king. This meant that no lord or other nobleman could build up enough money to raise a private army to challenge William. -
Homer and the Greek Renaissance, 900-600BC
cause:Throughout the past 2500 years of western history there has been a tendency on the part of one age after another to go back in time to find something of itself in the past. effect:By the 16th century, MYCENAE was an extremely wealthy, prosperous and powerful state. Archeological discoveries of the area have uncovered swords, weapons and the remains of well-fortified city walls showing that this city-state was indeed a community of warriors. -
A CHRONOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (500-1500)
cause:Pepin's son, Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne), succeeds his father and is one of the most important rulers of medieval history. In time, his empire, known as the Carolingian dynasty, includes the greater section of central Europe, northern effect:Prior to this revival of learning, practically the entire realm (with the exception of Benedictine England) is illiterate due to the decay of the Roman Empire. The director of the "renaissance" is Anglo-Saxon Benedictine Alcuin, who receives his lea