Middle Ages Timeline Flashcards

Flashcards of key vocabulary and events from lecture notes of the timeline of the middle ages.

Edict of Milan

Religious toleration established in 313 AD.

Monte Cassino

Monastery founded by Benedict of Nursia around 529 AD, emphasizing Christian monasticism.

Hijra

Muhammad's migration to Medina in 622 AD, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar.

Reconquista

Ended in 1492 with the Conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs.

Crusades

Summoned by Pope Urban II in 1095 to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslims; a series of religious wars.

Hundred Years' War

Conflict between France and England from 1340-1453.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Division of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal, circa 1494.

Fall of Constantinople

The Turkish Conquest in 1453, marking the end of the Eastern Roman Empire.