Timelines - Middle Ages Flashcards
(30 cards)
Diocletian divides the Roman Empire
286 AD
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Western Roman Empire falls to barbarians
410 AD
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Augustine reaches Britain
597 AD
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Period St. Augustine of Hippo lived
354-430 AD
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Augustine becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
601 AD
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Justinian becomes ruler of the Byzantine Empire
527 AD
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The patriarch of Constantinople defies the Pope, leading to the Great Eastern Schism
1054 AD
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Period of the Gupta Dynasty in India
320-~550 AD
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Which dynastic era is known as the “Golden Age of India”?
The Gupta dynasty
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Ajanta Caves deserted
650 AD
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Yang Chien unites north and south China, and becomes first emperor of a united China
581 AD
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Period of Sui dynasty
581-618 AD
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Yangdi becomes second emperor of China
604 AD
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Li Yuan becomes emperor of China
618 AD
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Period of the Tang dynasty
618 AD-906 AD
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Which dynastic era is known as the “Golden Age of China”?
The Tang dynasty
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Clovis inherits leadership of his Frankish tribe
481 AD
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Rodrigo becomes king of the Visigoths
710 AD
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Battle of Tours (Poitiers)
732 AD
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Charlemange becomes king of the Frankish Kingdom
771 AD
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Charlemange crowned Roman Emperor by the pope
800 AD
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Viking “Great Army” lands in England
866 AD
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Sweyn Forkbeard defeats Ethelred the Unready; Vikings rule England
1013 AD
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Edward the Confessor dies; Battle of Hastings
1066 AD
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