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Jun 16, 705
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire also known as the First Persian Empire, was a Persian empire in Western Asia, founded in the 6th century BC by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation. -
Jun 21, 1043
Medieval Castles
The word castle is derived from the Latin word castellum which is a diminutive of the word castrum, meaning "fortified place". In the late 20th century, there was a trend to refine the definition of a castle by including the criterion of feudal ownership, thus tying castles to the medieval Europe, castles. -
Feb 8, 1046
Battle of Hastings
The army was organized along regional lines, this happened in 1046. The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066. After further marching and some small skirmishes, William was crowned as king on Christmas Day, 1066. -
Dec 26, 1053
The Vikings
The Vikings (from Old Norse víkingr) were seafaring north Germanic people who raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries. -
Mar 14, 1125
Medieval Church in the middle ages
Being a monk was one way to stay alive during the Middle Ages. The church was very rich and powerful during the Middle Ages. In Medieval times, people saw society as divided into three groups, called the 'three estates': the nobility the clergy and the labourers. -
Oct 21, 1206
Mongol Empire
Formed, when the mongol tribes became the largest lan empire in in history, 1206 AD. The Mongol Empire emerged from the unification of Mongol and Turkic tribes of historical Mongolia under the leadership of Genghis Khan. -
Oct 28, 1270
Samuri Empire-Kamakura Period
Mongols invade Japan. The samurai defeat the Mongols after many years of fierce fighting, that change the way wars are fought by the samurai. A second attempt by the Mongols in 1281 also fail. They develop a style of formation combat and depend more on swords as a primary weapon in battle. -
Dec 29, 1308
Pneumonic Plague
Pneumonic plague, a severe type of lung infection, is one of three main forms of plague, all of which are caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is more rare than the bubonic plague. The difference between the versions of the Plague is simply because of the infection and the location in the body. -
Feb 7, 1349
The Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people, and peaking in Europe in the years 1348–1350 Although there were several competing theories to the Black Death, recent analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe, indicates that the Yersinia pestis bacterium was responsible. -
Mar 3, 1367
Bubonic Plague
The term bubonic plague is derived from the Greek word βουβών, meaning "groin." Swollen buboeses, especially occur in the armpit and groin in people which suffer from the bubonic plague. -
Jul 24, 1402
Septicemic Plague
Septicemic plague is a deadly blood infection, one of the three main forms of plague. It is caused by Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium.
The disease is contracted primarily through the bite of an infected rodent or insect, but like bubonic plague can very rarely be contracted through an opening in the skin or by cough from another infected human. -
Nov 13, 1409
Ottoman Empire
An Islamic Empire, (13th Century) controlled parts of the South-Eastern Europe, South-Western Asian and Northern Africa. -
Mar 12, 1490
Spanish Conquests of the Americans
during this period, not only were the nature and organisation of society transformed but the ability of countries to look beybond their own borders was broadened. the societies of Europe and Asia explored and developed trade links along the silk road. -
Nov 24, 1534
Silk Road
A series of interconnected trade routes across Africa, Asia and Europe that allowed the transport of goods from one region to another. -
centuries of renaissance
There were movements of people and ideas of between continents. This interaction of people, cultures and ideas trggered the revolution in techonolgy and science that transformed our world. -
Empire of the Edo Period
Emperor Meiji declared a new law that ended the wearing of swords. The samurai had lost their profession and their right to wear swords. Their position as a special class ended after almost 1,000 years. -
Renaissance
(Rebirth) cultral that began in Italy, (14th Century) with a renewed interest in learning, based on ancient Greece and Rome. -
Khmer Empire
A southeast Asian empire that dominated what is now Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for five centuries from the 800's AD -
Heian Period of the Samari Empire
Taira Masakado revolted and proclaimed himself "The New Emperor." Other samurai leaders exerted their influence across the land and changed the history of Japan. -
The Feudal System
In the early middle ages there were no centeral rulers. In order to avoid these wars, many people left the great Roman towns and moved to the countryside. Town populations decreased while a system of feudalism emerged in rural to become the dominant social, economics and politicial structure for hundreds of years.
