Medieval Timeline
Middle Ages Timeline
Step #1
Open your notebook to page 33
Step #2
Draw a straight line across the front of the paper.
Step #3
Mark every inch across the line.
Step #4
Label every 1 inch 100 years starting with 400. IMPORTANT: You must have an accurate scale (i.e. 1 inches = 100 years). Write the scale on the paper.
Step #5
Put each of the dates below on your timeline where they appropriately fit. Make sure you have 10 events.
1215 – Barons force King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede
1347 – The first trace of the Black Death in Europe
1096 – The First Crusade begins
1291 – The Crusades end
1225 – Final draft of the Magna Carta was signed
768 – Charlemagne became Frankish king
1146 – Turks begin uniting and taking back cities in the Holy Land
800 – Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans
1000 - European Feudalism begins
476 – End of the Roman Empire
Step #6
Using color, draw 3 illustrations in the space above your timeline. You can draw pictures from different events.
Step #7
Answer the following questions on the page, below your timeline.
1. How long was Charlemagne a king before he became an Emperor?
2. How long did the Crusades last?
3. How many years did it take for the final draft of the Magna Carta to be signed after King John was forced to sign the first draft?
Step #8
Now on the timeline place just the letter where the events below would fit onto the timeline.
A – 750 – Beds become popular in France and Germany.
B – 797 – French kings establish a royal messenger service.
C – 915 – Crossbows used in Europe.
D – 1124 – Coins are first minted in Scotland.
E – 1190 – The magnetic compass is used by mariners in Western Europe.
F – 1253 – Linen is made in England.
G – 1269 – The first English toll roads are built.
H – 1328 – The sawmill is invented.
Step #9
Using the information on the timeline along with the letters you just place on it, answer the following questions below your timeline on your paper.
4. Was Charlemagne crowned king before or after beds became popular in France and Germany?
5. What war do you believe the crossbow was used in?
6. Which king of France was in rule when the royal messenger service was established?
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1. 32 Years
2. 195 Years
3. 10 Years
4. Charlemagne was crowned after beds became popular.
5. Crusades
6. Charlemagne
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