What happened in the world during Medieval Times?

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1. The Roman Empire

The Romans ruled most of Europe and the Middle East for 500 years.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE

The collapse of the Roman Empire led to a time period

called Medieval Europe around AD 500.

2. The Byzantine Empire

Also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire was based in modern day Turkey.

THE BYZANTINE EMPIREConstantinople was its capital city and it lasted 1,000 years

longer than the Western Roman Empire.

3. The Islamic EmpireIslam is a religion established in the AD 600s. This religion spread throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe (especially Spain).

THE ISLAMIC EMPIREThe leaders of Islam created

an empire from

conquered territory that challenged Europe for

control of the Holy Land.

4. West African Trading Kingdoms

Islam spread to West Africa where trading kingdoms had developed.

WEST AFRICAN TRADING KINGDOMS

These kingdoms

were known as Ghana, Mali, Songhai and created great wealth in gold

and salt.

5. Imperial ChinaDynasties ruled China for thousands of years. Two of the most artistic and important dynasties were the Tang and Song dynasties.

IMPERIAL CHINAThey ruled

over a “Golden Age” of artistic and

scientific achievement.

6. Medieval JapanJapan suffered from a period of warfare and confusion. This brought about a system of government known as feudalism. In this government, the military, with the use of samurai warriors, controlled the country.

7. The Americas: Maya, Aztec, Inca

North and South America were ruled by 500 different native groups before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

THE MAYAThe Maya

achieved great things. They

developed one of the first

writing systems in the

world.Mayan

Numbers

THE AZTEC AND INCAThe Aztecs and Inca

created huge empires through military

conquest and strong systems

of government.

8. Medieval EuropeEurope fell

in to chaos and

warfare after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

MEDIEVAL EUROPEThey used the

system of feudalism,

knights, and castles to control and protect the

people of Europe

Kings

KnightsLords

Peasants

9. Renaissance EuropeEurope eventually

recovered from the Fall of Rome and the battles of the Middle

Ages to bring in a time period of

incredible artistic, scientific, and technological

advancements which led to advancement in exploration as

well.Renaissan

ce Art

Renaissance

Exploration

Renaissance

Scientists

RENAISSANCE EUROPEThe ideas of the

Renaissance helped create the foundations of our modern world.

The Fall of Rome & The Byzantine

Empire

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