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1000 A.D.
 | Pope Sylvestor governed the
church from Rome. (? A.D.) |
| Pope John XVIII governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (1004 A.D.) |
| Pope Bergius IV governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (1009 A.D.) |
| Pope Benedict VIII governed the
church from Rome for 12 years. (1012 A.D.) |
| Pope John XIX governed the
church from Rome for 9 years. (1024 A.D.) |
| Mahometan Spain was divided into
the independent states of Cordove, Granada, Seville, etc. (1031
A.D.) |
| Pope Benedict IX governed the
church from Rome for 12 years. (1033 A.D.) |
| William II, "The
Conqueror," became ruler of Normandy. (1035 A.D.) |
| Pope ? governed the church from
Rome for 3 years. (? A.D.) |
| Pope Leo IX governed the church
from Rome for 6 years. (1045 A.D.) |
| Pope Viotor II governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (1054 A.D.) |
| Pope Nicholas II governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (? A.D.) |
| Pope Alexander II governed the
church from Rome for 12 years. (1061 A.D.) |
| Peter the Hermit began preaching
for Holy Wars. (These were Christian wars against Islamic control of
Jerusalem.) A red cross was worn on the right shoulder. The French
word for cross was Croisade hence Crusade. (1064 A.D.) |
| England was taken by Normandy.
William I became ruler. Many significant changes were made. William
I "The Conqueror" ruled 21 years. (1064 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory VII governed the
church from Rome for 12 years. (1073 A.D.) |
| William the Conqueror and his
son started building the Tower of London. (1078 A.D.) |
| Pope Victor III governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (1085 A.D.) |
| Pope Urban II governed the
church from Rome for 12 years. (1088 A.D.) |
| Portugal gained strength during
the 17-year rule of Count Henry. Portugal underwent the same changes
as Spain after the fall of Rome. The Goths and then the Saracens
overran Portugal. (1095 A.D.) |
| The Crusades began. Eight
Crusades were conducted. The first lasted from 1096 A.D. to 1099
A.D. Three hundred thousand men were blessed by Pope Urban II and
commanded by King Godfrey. (1096 A.D.) |
| Pope Pascal II governed the
church from Rome for 19 years. Crusaders captured Jerusalem and gave
Christians control of the holy city. (1099 A.D.) |
1100 A.D.
| Pope Ceiastus II governed the
church from Rome for 1 year. Thomas A. Becket, High Chancellor,
Archbishop of Canterbury was born. (1117 A.D.) |
| Pope Calixtus II governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. The Ninth Council, (First Lateran),
was held from March 18, 1118 A.D. to April 28, 1118 A.D. |
| The Right of Investiture was
settled by treaty between Pope Calixtus II and Emperor Henry V.
(1118 A.D.) |
| Pope Honorius II governed the
church from Rome for 6 years. (1124 A.D.) |
| Pope Innocent II governed the
church from Rome for 14 years. (1130 A.D.) |
| The Tenth Council, (Second
Lateran), was held starting April 20, 1130 A.D. |
| Pope Celestine II governed the
church from Rome for 1 year. (1143 A.D.) |
| Pope Eugenius III governed the
church from Rome for 8 years. (1144 A.D.) |
| The Second Crusade started. War
was preached by St. Bernard and headed by Conrad II and Louis VII.
(1147 A.D.) |
| Pope Adrian IV governed the
church from Rome for 6 years. (1153 A.D.) |
| The Leaning Tower of Pisa was
built. It reached 188 feet high. A cathedral was built nearby. (1154
A.D.) |
| The Bank of Venice was
established. George built the city of Moscow. (1157 A.D.)
|
| Pope Alexander III governed the
church from Rome for 22 years. (1159 A.D.) |
| Pope Lucius III governed the
church from Rome for 4 years. (? A.D.) |
| Genghis Khan founded the Mongul
Empire. (An alternate spelling is Zengis Khan.) Zengis-Khan was one
of the bloodiest conquerors of the world. Fourteen million people
perished by his sword, under the pretense of establishing the
worship of "One God and Mahomet as his Prophet." (1164
A.D. or 1214 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory VIII governed the
church from Rome for 2 years. (?A.D.) |
| Pope Clement II governed the
church from Rome for 4 years. (? A.D.) |
| The Eleventh Council, (Third
Lateran), was held from March 5-19, ? |
| Saladin recaptured Jerusalem
during the Second Crusade returning the city to Islamic rule. (1187
A.D.) |
| The Third Crusade was
"glorious but fruitless." Fred Barbarossa, Philip II and
Richard I were involved in the Third Crusade. (1189 A.D.)
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| Pope Celestini III governed the
church from Rome for 7 years. (1191 A.D.) |
| The Fourth Crusade began in 1195
A.D. and ended in 1197 A.D. |
| Pope Innocent III governed the
church from Rome for 18 years. (1198 A.D.) |
1200 A.D.
| The Fifth Crusade started.
Baldwin, Count of Flanders, took Constantinople. (1203 A.D.)
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| Zengis Khan took Central Asia.
(1206 A.D.) |
| Zengis Khan took Northern China.
(1214 A.D.) |
| The Twelfth Council, Fourth
Lateran, was held from Nov. 11-30, 1215 A.D.) |
| Pope Honorius III governed the
church from Rome for 11 years. (1216 A.D.) |
| The Westminster Abbey was built.
(1220 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory IX governed the
church from Rome for 14 years. Cardinal Hugo divided the Bible into
chapters. (1227 A.D.) |
| During the Sixth Crusade,
Emperor Frederick II took Jerusalem into a truce for 10 years. (1228
A.D.) |
| Pope Innocent IV governed the
church from Rome for 13 years. (1241 A.D.) |
| The Thirteenth Council was held
at Lyons from June 28 to July 17, 1245 A.D. |
| During the Seventh Crusade,
Louis IX was defeated and taken prisoner. (1248 A.D.) |
| Pope Alexander IV governed the
church from Rome for 7 years. (1254 A.D.) |
| The Mongols, under Kublai Khan
took over China. Kublai Khan ruled 34 years. Stockholm was founded
in Sweden. (1260 A.D.) |
| Pope Urban IV governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (1261 A.D.) |
| Pope Clement IV governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (1264 A.D.) |
| There was a papal vacancy for
two years. (1269 A.D.) |
| The Eighth Crusade started in
1270 A.D. Louis IX died at Carthage. Edward I followed him.
Christians were driven out of Syria in 1291. |
| Pope Gregory X governed the
church for 5 years. (1271 A.D.) |
| The Fourteenth Council was held
at Lyons from May 7 to June 11. There was a temporary union of Greek
and Latin churches. (1274 A.D.) |
| Four Popes governed the church
from Rome for 4 years. (1276 A.D.) |
| Pope Martin IV governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. Roger Bacon invented spectacles, glass
mirrors and magnifying glasses. (1280 A.D.) |
| Pope Honorius IV governed the
church from Rome for 2 years. (1285 A.D.) |
| Pope Nicholas IV governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (1287 A.D.) |
| Pope Celestine V governed the
church from Rome for 2 years. (1294 A.D.) |
| Pope Boniface VIII governed the
church from Rome for 9 years. (129? A.D.) |
1300 A.D.
| Chimneys and window glass began
to be introduced in London. (1300 A.D.) |
| Cannons were used at Gibraltar.
(1308 A.D.) |
| The Fifteenth Council was held
at Vienna. (1311-1312 A.D.) |
| The oldest clock known was put
up in this year. It is now in Dover Castle. (1348 A.D.) |
| M. Schwarts invented gunpowder.
(1320 A.D.) |
| John Wickliffe was born
inYorkshire. (1324 A.D.) |
| Pope Clement V governed the
church for 10 years. (130? A.D.) |
| There was a vacancy in the
papacy for two years. (1314 A.D.) |
| Pope John XXII governed the
church for 19 years. (1316 A.D.) |
| Pope Benedict XII governed the
church. (1335 A.D.) |
| Pope Clement VI governed the
church for 10 years. (1342 A.D.) |
| Pope Innocent VI governed the
church for 10 years. (1352 A.D.) |
| Pope Urban V governed the church
for 8 years. (1362 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory XI governed the
church for 7 years. (1370 A.D.) |
| Pope Urban VI governed the
church for 11 years. (1378 A.D.) |
| Wickliffe's Bible was
translated. (1380 A.D.) |
| Pope Boniface IX governed the
church for 15 years. (1389 A.D.) |
1400 A.D.
| John Gutenberg was born. He
created the first movable types. Air guns and muskets were invented.
(1400 A.D.) |
| Pope Innocent VII governed the
church. (1404 A.D.) |
| There were two Popes in the next
4 years. (1406 A.D.) |
| The Sixteenth Council was held
at Pisa. (1409 A.D.) |
| Pope John XXIII governed the
church for 6 years. (1410 A.D.) |
| The Seventeenth Council was held
at Constance. (1414-18 A.D.) |
| Pope Martin V governed the
church for 15 years. (1416 A.D.) |
| The first saw mill began to
operate. Initially they were violently opposed to it in England.
(1420 A.D.) |
| Pope Eugenius IV governed the
church. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 31. (1431 A.D.)
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| The Eighteenth Council was held
at Basle. (1439 A.D.) |
| Pope Nicholas V governed the
church for 8 years. (1447 A.D.) |
| Gutenberg invented the printing
press. (1448 A.D.) |
| Pope Calixtus III governed the
church for 3 years. (1455 A.D.) |
| Pope Pius II governed the church
for 6 years. (1458 A.D.) |
| Pope Paul II governed the church
for 7 years. (1464 A.D.) |
| Erasmus born was born. He lived
69 years. (1467 A.D.) |
| Pope Sixtus IV governed the
church for 13 years. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was born. He lived 59
years. (1471 A.D.) |
| Michael Angelo, architect of
"St. Peter's Cathedral," and celebrated painter was born.
He lived 89 years. (1474 A.D.) |
| Printing was introduced in
England. The first watch was introduced in Nuremberg. (1477 A.D.)
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| The "Czars" of Russia
ruled from 1482 A.D. to 1698 A.D. |
| Martin Luther was born in
German. He lived 63 years. Raphael, the painter, was born. He lived
37 years. (1483 A.D.) |
| Pope Innocent VIII governed the
church for 8 years. (1484 A.D.) |
| Pope Alexander VI governed the
church for 11 years. (1489 A.D.) |
| Columbus discovered the American
continent. He crossed the ocean in the "Santa Maria," and
discovered San Salvador on Friday, October 12. (1492 A.D.)
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| Columbus discovered the main
continent. (1498 A.D.) |
1500 A.D.
| The Portuguese settled in India.
(1502 A.D.) |
| Pope Julius II governed the
church for 10 years. (1503 A.D.) |
| John Knox of Scotland was born.
He lived 67 years. (1505 A.D.) |
| Julius commenced building St.
Peter's Cathedral at Rome. (1506 A.D.) |
| Pope Leo X governed the church
for 9 years. (1513 A.D.) |
| Luther, a Catholic priest in
Germany, broke from the Roman Catholic Church, and posted his "
95 thesis" on the church door. Luther decreed salvation by
faith alone. He stated that theological rules couldn't save. He
nullified church sacraments. Luther put the Bible above both church
and Pope as highest authority on earth. He decreed the right of
individual interpretation of scripture. He rejected the Greek Old
Testament and declared its books invalid. (1517 A.D.) |
| Luther went to the Diet at Worms
in 1521 A.D. |
| Pope Adrian VI governed the
church for 1 year. (1522 A.D.) |
| Pope Clement VIII governed the
church for 11 years. Denmark and Norway separated from Sweden. (1523
A.D.) |
| The Lutheran Protest was drawn
up and Protestant churches were born. (1529 A.D.) |
| The first Protestant creed was
written at Augsburg in Bavaria. The spinning wheel was invented at
Brunswick. (1530 A.D.) |
| Pope Paul III governed the
church for 15 years. (1534 A.D.) |
| The Catholic Council of Trent
(1545-1563) tried to reform the Roman Catholic Church and quell the
protest, but to no avail. This Vatican Council decreed faith
necessary, but retained church sacraments as essential components of
the Christian religion. (1545 A.D.) |
| Pope Julius III governed the
church for 6 years. (1549 A.D.) |
| Robert Stephens sectioned the
Bible into verses. (1551 A.D.) |
| There were two Popes in the next
4 years. (1555 A.D.) |
| Pope Pius IV governed the church
for 6 years. (1559 A.D.) |
| Fierce religious wars were waged
between all the burgeoning new faiths spread throughout Europe.
Those seeking freedom from the European religious turmoil speeded up
colonization of America. Democracy (An ancient Greek form of rule by
the people) was rediscovered. (1563 A.D.) |
| Sir Edward Coke, Attorney
General, who wrote The Oracle of English Law, was born. (1551 A.D.)
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| Akbar, the greatest prince of
India began his 49-year reign. (1556 A.D.) |
| Sir Francis Bacon of England was
born. He lived 65 years. (1561 A.D.) |
| Galileo, the astronomer, was
born. He lived 78 years. William Shakespeare was born. He lived 52
years. (1564 A.D.) |
| Pope Pius V governed the church
for 7 years. (1565 A.D.) |
| Bishop's Bible was created.
(1568 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory XIII governed the
church for 13 years. (1572 A.D.) |
| Pope Sixtus V governed the
church for 5 years. (1585 A.D.) |
| Pope Clement VIII governed the
church for 13 years. (1590 A.D.) |
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