Middle Ages

The Fall of Western Roman Empire

476

There were many different theories about why one of history's most legendary empires finally came crashing down, but most scholars agree that each one interweaved with the other that caused a steady decline. Some theories are the Invasions by Barbarian tribes; Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labour; the rise of the Eastern Empire; Overexpansion and military overspending; Government corruption and political instability; Lead poisoning.

Islam Begins

700

Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God, and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. spread all around Europe, Africa and Asia. Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. Islam started in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, during the time of the prophet Muhammad's life. Today, the religion is spreading rapidly throughout the world.

First King of Europe

Period: 742 to 814

Charlemagne was the first king of Europe. Once he was in power he wanted Germanic people to join his kingdom. When he was king he gave money to the Christian church. He had proved to his kingdom that he was a talented king and till this day the churches have not recognised his saintly duties.

Battle of Hastings

1066

The Battle of Hastings was fought on October 14, 1066, between two great armies for the throne of England. On the hilltop, 7 miles from Hastings were the forces of King Harold II, who had been crowned king nine months earlier. Facing them on the far the side of the valley were the Norman-French army of Duke William. By the end of the day, thousands lay dead on the battlefield and King Harold II of England was defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror.

The Knight Templar Form

1156

The Knights Templar was a large religious military order of knighthood established during the medieval era who carried out an important mission: to protect European travellers visiting sites in the Holy land while also carrying out military operations. They became defenders of the Crusader sites in the Holy Land and were known as elite warriors. Its prominence and growing wealth, however, provoked opposition from rival orders and was destroyed by King Philip IV of France.

Mongols invasion of Central Asia

1206

Genghis Khan was the first leader of the Mongol Empire from 1206 CE - 1227 CE. Genghis Khan was a destructive and intimidating leader. He initially forged the Mongol Empire in Central Asia with the unification of the Mongol and Turkic confederations on the Mongolian plateau in 1206. Then Mongol forces invaded westward into Central Asia. These conquests seriously depopulated large areas of central Asia and northeastern Iran.

The Hundred Year War

Period: 1337 to 1453

The Hundred-year war was a long conflict against the kings and kingdoms of France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453, 116 years! The battle started in 1337 when King Edward III of England claimed that he was the righful king of France through his mother Isabella. Other disputes kept the righting going for over one hundred years. The French continued to giht back. They pushed the English army out of France taking Bordeaux in 1453 signaling the end of the Hundred Years War.

The Black Death

Period: 1347 to 1453

The Black death was a devasting global epidemic killing 50 million people from 1346-1453. The plague arrived in Europe when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina. Most sailors aboard the ships were dead and those alive were gravely ill and covered in black boils that oozed blood and pus. Over the next five years, the contagious Black Death killed more than 60% of Europe's entire population.

Jon Of Arc

Period: 1412 to 1431

Joan of Arc, a peasant girl was born in 1412 in Domremy, France. She is a national heroine of France, at age 18, he led the French army to victory over the English at Orleans. Captured a year later, Joan was burned for witchcraft and heresy at the stake at the age of 19 by the English and their French collaborators. She was canonized in 1920, the Maid of Orleans and is considered one of history's greatest saints, a symbol of French unity and nationalism.

Leonardo Da Vinci

1452

Leonardo da Vinci was a true genius who lived from April 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519. He is among the most influential artists in history, has left a significant legacy not only in the art but in science as well. Da Vinci's famous masterpieces included the "Baptism of
Christ" and the "Annunication". He also invented the flying machine and the clock which is useful to this day as it inspired gliding and an easy way to see time.

Byzantium were dominant in eastern Europe before being over run by the Turks

1453

The Byzantium also was known as the Eastern Roman Empire were the proud rulers of the eastern side of Europe in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the Turkish people overrun the Byzantium in 1453.

Fall of Granada

1492

The Grandada War was a series of wars that lasted from 1482 to 1492 where the Christians of Europe tried to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims. After years of fighting, the nation of Spain was united when King Ferninand of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile were married in 1469. Crusaders conquered Spain, Portugal and southern Italy by 1492 CE.