Casey's Time Line

  • 511

    Clovis unites Franks under Christian rule

  • 527

    Justinian becomes ruler of Byzantine Empire

  • Oct 10, 630

    Muhammad returns to Mecca

  • Oct 10, 730

    Charles Martel defeats the Muslims

  • Oct 10, 732

    Charles Martel stops Muslim invasion

  • Oct 10, 1000

    Muslim scholars share Greek works with Europeans

  • Oct 10, 1066

    Norman invasion in England

  • Oct 10, 1095

    1st Crusade begins

  • Oct 10, 1190

    Holy Roman Empire weakens

  • Oct 10, 1192

    Kamakura Shogunate rules Japan

  • Oct 10, 1215

    King John approves Magna Carta

  • Oct 10, 1240

    Mongols destroy Kiev

  • Oct 10, 1279

    Kublai Khan conquers China

  • Oct 10, 1347

    Bubonic plague strikes Europe

  • Oct 10, 1429

    Joan of Ark leads French to victory over English at Orleans

  • Oct 10, 1453

    Hundred Years' War ends with French victory

  • Tang dynasty begins 289-year rule in China

  • Heian period begins in Japan

  • Al-Khwarizmi writes 1st algebra textbook

  • Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor

  • Treaty of Verdun divides Charlemagnes empire

  • Byzantine culture spreads to Russia

  • Spur of Feudalism

  • Koryu Dynasty controls Korea

  • Song Dynasty established in China

  • Capetian dynasty begins in France