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Introducing the Middle Ages: A Timeline

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The Rise of Christianity

33 Traditional date of the crucifixion of Jesus70 Destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans313 Christianity becomes legal in the Roman Empire476 Dissolution of the Roman Empire632 Death of Muhammad711 Muslims conquer Spain800 Coronation of Charlemagne1000 Conversion of Europe to Christianity mostly

complete

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The 11th Century: Europe and the World

1054 Schism of Western and Eastern Churches

1085 Christians begin conquering Spain1096 The First Crusade

• Christians Begin Translating Arabic Literature into Latin

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The Renaissance of the 12th Century

• Revival of Latin Literature• Science• Universities• Architecture• Philosophy• Growth of Cities• Administration• Codification of Law• Systemization

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The 13th Century: Power of the Church

1209 Franciscan order founded1214 Dominican order founded1215 Fourth Lateran Council1232 Process of Papal Inquisition founded1235 First Blood Libel1240 The Talmud on Trial1290 Expulsion of Jews from England1290 First Accusation of Host Desecration1291 Loss of Acre

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The 14th Century: The Age of Adversity

1306-1315 Expulsion of Jews from France1309 Beginning of Avignon Papacy1315-1317 The Great Famine1320 Shepherds’ Crusade1321 Leper Plot1337 Hundred Years’ War Begins1347-1352 Black Death in Europe1358 Jacquerie Revolt (France)1378 Beginning of Papal Schism1381 Peasants’ Revolt (England)1391 Anti-Jewish riots in Spain1394 Expulsion of Jews from France

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The End of the Middle Ages

1430s The Beginning of the “Witch Craze”1440s Gutenberg’s Printing Press1453 Fall of Constantinople1478 Spanish Inquisition1492 Expulsion of Jews from Spain1492 Christopher Columbus Sails West1517 Beginning of the Reformation

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Introducing the Middle Ages: Geography

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FRANCE

MALLORCA

HUNGARY

POLAND

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE(GERMANY)

ENGLAND

IRELAND

SCOTLAND

NAVARRE

GRANADA

ARAGON

CASTILE

PORT

UGAL

PAPALSTATE

BYZANTINEEMPIRE

NAPLES

SICILY

MUSLIM AFRICA

PROVENCE

VENICE

Flanders

Bohemia

Rhineland

WALES

Swiss Confederacy

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