TIMELINE EVENTS OF THE MIDDLE/DARK AGES

VANDALS SACK ROME

455

The roman emperor had pledged his daughter to the son of the Vandal king as a peace treaty. When the roman emperor died, the treaty became invalid. The vandals then sacked Rome.

BENEDICT OF NURSIA

480

Benedict is known for establishing a rule that is now the norm for Christian monks and nuns.

CLOVIS MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY STARTS

481

Clovis, at the age of 15, got the throne of the Merovingian Dynasty when his dad died. He converted to the Roman Catholic form of Christianity.

BATTLE OF TOURS

Oct 10, 732

This battle stopped the northern expansion of Islam. Frankish leader Charles Martel won the battle.

SAINT BEDE

May 26, 735

Saint Bede was an English Benedictine monk. He was labeled “Doctor of the Church” by Pope Leo XIII. He was an intelligent man who studied science, music, poetry, and biblical commentary. He was most known for his knowledge of the history of English people.

MISSI DOMINICI

751

Missus Dominicus means “envoy of the lord” in Latin. The job of Missus Dominicus was to supervise the administration and they were chosen by the Frankish king.

MASSACRE OF VERDEN

782

The massacre of Verden was a bloodbath. Frankish King, Charlemagne, ordered 4500 Saxons to die.

VIKINGS ATTACK LINIDISFARNE

Jun 8, 793

Vikings attacked Lindisfarne because they wanted to attack the heart of Anglo-Saxon Christianity. They survived and recorded the event on the Domesday stone.

CHARLEMAGNE DIES

Jan 28, 814

Charlemagne was emperor of the franks and king of the west. He died in 814 AD after ruling for more than 4 decades. He died from a fever.

AL-KHWARIZMI

820

Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī was head of the library of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. He produced things in math, astronomy, and geography. He is known as the father of algebra.

KING ALFRED OF ENGLAND

Oct 26, 899

King Alfred of England, who is also known as Alfred the Great, was king of the west saxons. He spent most of his time protecting his kingdom of Wessex from Danish invaders.

MUHAMMED AL-RAZI

Oct 15, 925

Al-Razi was the most famous physician in the Islamic world. His works in medicine have been studied throughout many places.

BATTLE OF HASTINGS

Oct 14, 1066

In the Battle of Hastings, England and the Normans fought. King Harold ll of England lost the battle to William the conqueror who was with the norman forces. Now the Normans were in charge.

DOMESDAY BOOK

1086

William the conqueror needed to raise taxes for an army, so he made the Domesday book. It was a survey to determine who owns what land and determine wealth.

IBN ZURH

1162

Ibn Zuhr was the most famous physician of him time. He created the tracheotomy by doing surgery on animals. He was the first to think of this.

SUNDISATA KEITA

Aug 20, 1190

Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali empire. He was a prince.

MAGNA CARTA

Jun 15, 1215

The Magna Carta was created to spare the rights of the people from a cruel king. It stated that everyone must follow the law, even though sin charge, and everyone is allowed to a fair trial.

GENGHIS KHAN

Aug 18, 1227

Genghis Khan was the first emperor of the Mongol empire. The Mongol empire became the largest empire in the world after his death.

MARCO POLO

1271

Marco Polo was an explorer that traveled through Asia through the silk road. He documented most of unknown Asia.

MANSA MUSA JOURNEY FOR THE HAJJ

1324

Mansa Musa was the first Muslim ruler in West Africa to travel 4000 miles. He was traveling to mecca.

JANI BEG SIEGE OF KAFFA/CAFFA

1343

Jani Beg gathered people to raid the Crimean port city of Kaffa in 1343. His soldiers caught the black plaque and they used this to weaken the defenders.

GUY DE CHAULIAC

1363

Guy de Chauliac was a surgeon who wrote Chirurgia Magna. The Chirurgia Magna was a book read by many physicians in medieval Europe.

CHRISTINE DE PISAN

Sep 11, 1364

Christine de Pizan, or Pisan, was an author and poet. He worked for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes.

GEOFFERY CHAUCER

1387

Geoffrey Chaucer was a poet and author. He is known for The Canterbury Tales.

JOAN OF ARC

May 23, 1430

Joan of Arc was a peasant who believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its war against England. They won.