Dates Flashcards
what year was Charlemagne crowned holy roman emperor
800
what year was the first crusade
1096
what year did Marco Polo leave on his famous journey to explore asia
1271
what year did the Black Death begin in Europe
1347
what year did Johannes Gutenburg invent the printing press
1444
what year did Leonardo Da Vinci pant ‘the last supper’
1482
what happened in 476
the Roman Empire fell. rome had ruled much of Europe. the land fell into confusion as the local kings and rulers tried to grab power. it is the start of the dark ages
what happened in 800
charlemagne, king of the franks, was crowned holy roman emperor. he united much of Western Europe. he is considered the father of the french and german monarchies
what happened in 1096
the start of the first crusades. holy wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the muslims over the holy land. there were several crusades over the next 200 years
what happened in 1271
Marco Polo left on his famous journey to explore asia
what happened in 1347
the Black Death begins in Europe. killed around 1/2 people in Europe
what happened in 1444
Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press. start of renaissance
what happened in1482
Leonardo Da Vinci paints the last supper
what year was the fall of the Roman Empire
476
