the catholic church

The Church is considered as the

Middle Ages 500 -1500 C.E
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
HIGH MIDDLE AGES
LATE MIDDLE AGES
500 - 1000 C.E
1000 - 1300 C.E
1300 - 1500 C.E
most powerful entity and has the Period that begins in between fall or Roman Empire and the beginning of Renaissance
great influence during the Middle
Ages. Middle Ages brought the rise of
gothic style architecture which is
The agreements that the Kings
characterized by its asymmetry,
and Queens made with the church in pointed arches and flying interior
exchange for its defense gave them buttresses. From their started the
power and control over the empire.
GREAT SCHISM rise of iconic buildings that were
Consists of 2 factions of Christianity see today.

Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox The Great Famine began with
1ST KNOWN bad weather in the spring of 1315.
Medieval Times
Great Schism is a product of difference GOTHIC The rains were especially damaging
and disputes among eastern and western ARCHITECTURE
to Europe's food supply, rotting
leaders. Including views in the cultural, crops and spreading diseases that
theological and political context. infected livestock. REN
AISSANCE
st. denis
The famine was caused by a
The two branches of Christianity still exist CATHEDRAL lack of a consistent and plentiful
today as unique manifestations of the food supply.

1337 C.E
same religion. With more than a billion
adherents worldwide, Roman Catholicism GREAT FAMINE
1315 C.E
is the largest Christian denomination. The
CHARLEMAGNE second-largest Christian church, Eastern
HUNDRED YEAR
"First Holy Roman
800 C.E Orthodoxy has more than 260 million
adherents.
Emperor" GOTHIC BUILDINGS WARS
After 300 years Pope Leo proclaimed
1054 C.E 1135 C.E War between France and
England that lasted for 116
Charlemagne as the first "Emperor of the years in conflict who would
Roman" . succeed French Throne.

476 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500
LATE MIDDLE AGES
EARLY MIDDLE AGES HIGH MIDDLE AGES
527 - 565 C.E 919 C.E. 1095 C.E 1204 C.E 1351 C.E
JUSTINIAN'S REIGN GUN POWDER SACK OF CONSTANTINOPLE BLACK DEATH
The reign of Emperor Justinian wo is a
The Black Death was a devastating
Byzantine Emperor, lasted for almost 40
Crusader armies caught, plundered, and global outbreak of bubonic plague
years. During his reign, he implemented laws devastated parts of Constantinople, the that struck Europe and Asia in the
that will help eradicate corruption and also Byzantine Empire's capital at the mid-1300s.
provide reform to its government for the
common good of its people. Gunpowder was introduced period. It is widely viewed as a shocking
around 900 C.E, made with treachery of philosophies fueled by The infection was spread primarily
black powder mixed with other greed. to humans by infected fleas that

1216 C.E
3 ingredients such as
potassium nitrate, charcoal and traveled on rodents. The Black Death,
sulfur.
as it was known during the Middle
A vintage soda bottle or a
deep-throated mortar and Ages, killed millions of Europeans.
pestle were the oldest known
gunpowder weapons' closest
The need for navigators, sailors, and It is the most lethal pandemic in
analogies.
recorded history, killing 75-200
It's invention introduces
the revolution of war weapons
SILK ROAD merchants to safely navigate the
million people.
network of caravan routes Mediterranean waters led to the

INVENTIONS
and firearms for the coming
ages. that connected Asia to the invention of the compass in medieval
Mediterranean and European Europe.
FIRST CRUSADE worlds in ancient times and
COMPASS
The first crusade, first among many is a during the Middle Ages. These Early eyeglasses comprised of a very primitive design and
series of wars and military expedition of
trade routes had a significant were essentially meant to enable the user to read well. Such
Europeans with the Christian Crusaders
objective to reclaim "the Holy Land " impact on the development of early models comprised of two pieces of glass or crystal stones
which were occasionally framed and held together with a handle.
FAL Jerusalem from Muslims. trade interactions and cultural
L O F R O M A N E M PIR E The warfare and conflict during the
ties between the West and the EYEGLASSES
Crusades brought impact to Western Europe East.
and Middle East. In Western Europe despite The Astrolabe is a device used to precisely measure the position of the Sun
476 C.E their loss gained in terms of their economic and other stars in the sky. The first astrolabes were made in Moorish Spain during
aspect while Muslims continues to
independently gain and practice their own
the 12th century. The astrolabe spread throughout Europe from Spain and
beliefs up until today. eventually became one of the most important astronomical instruments.
ASTROLABE