Roman Catholic Church*The largest Christian Church.
*Consists of 23 particular churches.
*Teaches a doctrine of faith or morals.
Clovis*United all Frankish tribes, and conquered Romans and Germans in Northern Gaul
Emperor Justinian*He revised all Roman Law
*Helped restore the Roman Empire
*Put together very powerful armies
Prophet Muhammad*Born in Mecca
*Given revelations from God more specificly amgel Gabriel.
*He believed that the final revelations of Allah were given to him
*He formed the first community of practicing Muslims
Jan 1, 610
Byzantine Empire*It is the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
*Spread Greek, Roman, and Christianity to parts of the world.
*Fell to the Ottomans
Jan 1, 622
Hijrah*Muhammad was discouraged by the fact that Makkans did not accept his message
*Prophet Muhammad and some of his closest followers left Makkah and moved to a place called Yathrib, which was later named Madinah
Jan 1, 636
Jan 1, 661
Umayyads*Mu'awiyah governer of Syria became caliph.
*He moved the capitol of Arab Empire from Madinah to Damascus in Syria.
*In 732 Arab Forces were defeated at the Battle of Tours in Gaul, France stoping Arab expansion in Europe.
Jan 1, 750
Abbasid*Abu al-Abbas overthrew the Umayyad dynasty and set up the Abbasid dynasty
*In 762 they built a new capital city at Baghdad on the Tigris River
*Harun al-Rashid was known for his charity and also had the support of artists and writers
*Lasted until 1258
Jan 1, 762
Jan 1, 771
Charlemagne*Determined to strengthen and bring order to Europe
*In 800 he was the ruler of Western Europe
*Since he established a central government over Western Europe he was able to regain parts of the old Roman Empire
Jan 1, 814
Jan 1, 858
Golden Age of Islamic Society*The advancements in science, technology, and literature
*Muslim scholars also had involvement in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry
Jan 1, 962
Holy Roman Empire
Jan 1, 969
Jan 1, 1042
Pope Urban II
Jan 1, 1060
Seljuk Turks*An army group under the Fatimid.
*Nomadic people who were from Central Asia.
*Gained control of the eastern provinces of the Abbasid Empire.
Jan 1, 1066
William of Normandy*He invaded England and killed King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and defeated the English
*After his later successes he bacame crowned King of London on Christmas day 1066
Jan 1, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Jan 1, 1095
Crusades*They took over Jerusalum.
*Lost to the Turks trying to take back the city of Odessa.
*Had a truce with the Muslims after many battles.
Jan 1, 1199
Jan 1, 1206
The Mongols in the Middle East*Nomadic civilization
*Mongol rulers converted to Islam
*Led by Genghis Khan, Mongol armies spread across Central Asia
*By the fourteenth centrury the Mongol Empire had split into seperate kingdoms, and it was the old Islamic Empire established by the Arabs
Jan 1, 1215
Jan 1, 1348
The Black Death*Also known as the Bubonic plague.
*The disease hit England sevens times by the end of the century.
*Caused by fleas that were on rats.
*Fleas bit the people in towns/cities of England
*Death was quick for the weak victums.
Jan 1, 1478
Spanish Inquisition*Queen Isabella and the Church added the inquisition to increase their power by eliminate heretics in Spain.
*Tortured is you were suspected of heresy.
*Many people were killed and also many people left the country to get away.