Question

timeline of the middle ages
directions: after learning about the important events in europe during the middle ages, complete the timeline below by dragging and dropping the listed events into the correct order along the timeline. add the estimated year in the blue box next to each event.
place these in the correct order on the timeline:
pope urban ii calls for a crusade to help the byzantines and to free the city of jerusalem.
clovis, who would unite most of the frankish tribes in gaul, becomes king of the franks.
william of normandy is victorious in the battle of hastings and conquers england.
the fall of the roman empire.
charlemagne is crowned the holy roman emperor on christmas day by pope leo iii.
the black plague arrived in europe which would go on to kill half of europes population.
english king richard the lionheart leads the 3rd \kings\ crusade to conquer the holy land from sultan saladin of the ayyubid dynasty.
the french heroine joan of arc is captured by england during the hundred years war and executed.
king john of england signs the magna carta, officially limiting the kings power and giving more rights to the people.

Explanation:

The events are ordered by their historical occurrence dates in European Middle Ages history, with standard estimated years for each event:

1. The fall of the Western Roman Empire marks the start of the Middle Ages.
2. Clovis united Frankish tribes early in the medieval period.
3. Charlemagne's coronation established the Holy Roman Empire framework.
4. Pope Urban II's call initiated the Crusades.
5. The Battle of Hastings changed English ruling power.
6. Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade was a key medieval military/religious event.
7. Magna Carta was a foundational document for limited monarchy.
8. The Black Plague devastated Europe's population.
9. Joan of Arc's capture/execution was a late medieval Hundred Years' War event.

Answer:

1. The fall of the Roman Empire, 476 CE
2. Clovis, who would unite most of the Frankish tribes in Gaul, becomes King of the Franks, 509 CE
3. Charlemagne is crowned the Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day by Pope Leo III, 800 CE
4. Pope Urban II calls for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem, 1095 CE
5. William of Normandy is victorious in the Battle of Hastings and conquers England, 1066 CE
6. English King Richard the Lionheart leads the 3rd "Kings" Crusade to conquer the Holy Land from Sultan Saladin of the Ayyubid dynasty, 1189-1192 CE (estimated year: 1190 CE)
7. King John of England signs the Magna Carta, officially limiting the king's power and giving more rights to the people, 1215 CE
8. The Black Plague arrived in Europe which would go on to kill half of Europe's population, 1347 CE
9. The French heroine Joan of Arc is captured by England during the Hundred Years' War and executed, 1431 CE