Middle Ages, Kieran Rus, and the Byzantine Empire

Rulers

Constantine

• Constantine moved his capital from Rome to Constantinople

• Ruled from 306 to 337 AD

• founded the city, the Eastern Roman Empire continued to thrive after his death

Justinian

• Most significant Byzantine Empire ruler, ruled duiring golden age

• Systemizes roman legal code

• Extremely rapid expanision

• Doesn’t really come close to gaining all roman lands but still expands a lot

Vladimir

• Ruled Kievan Rus from 980 to 1015 AD

• Had to choose religion, chooses orthodoxy

• Develops russion orthodox church

Yuroslav

• Develops and issues unifying law code

Cyril

Methodius

Pope Urban

Marco Polo

Charlemagne

William the Conqueror

King John

Groups

Orthodox Christans

Roman Catholics

Ottoman Turks

Vikings

Slavs

Women

Jews

Battles and Treaty’s

Battle of Tours

100 Years war

Treaty of Verdun

Battle of Hastings

Crusades

Other

Great Schism

Magna Carta

Manoralism

Feudalism

Guilds

Hagia Sophia