It was a Christian empire, heir to the Eastern Roman Empire and led by an emperor. Its capital, Constantinople, was called 'the new Rome'.
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When and how did Islam emerge?
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century. Muhammad claimed that Allah (God) had revealed the basis of a new religion to him, and he founded Islam as a result
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How was the Carolingian Empire formed?
Thanks to Charlemagne, the son of the Carolingian king Pepin the Younger, who extended his kingdom and spread Christianity through much of western Europe. He wa
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What were the Germanic kingdoms?
They were territories of the Roman Empire that had been invaded and conquered by barbarian peoples.
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Chronology of the fall of the Roman Empire.
476
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Chronology of the Barbarian invasions of the Iberian Peninsula.
409
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In which year did Reccared convert to Catholicism?
