First Crusade to the Holy Land and the capture of Jerusalem by the crusaders.
1166 Dermot
MacMurrough seeks help from English King Henry II to help him get rid of O’Connor.
1117
The University of Oxford is established.
1100 1156
Rory O’Connor becomes High King of Ireland.
1206
Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan.
1200 1170
The Earl of Pembroke, Strongbow, declares himself King of Leinster.
1347
The plague called the Black Death spreads across Europe.
1300 1453
Constantinople, which is modern- day Istanbul, falls to the Ottoman Turks.
1400 1500 1600
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90% of Europe’s population were peasants.
CONSIDER THIS When you have completed this chapter, discuss the following points with your partner, in small groups or as a class.
1. What was it like to live in the medieval period? 2. What difference did it make if you were born a man or a woman, in a town or the country, rich or poor?
3. What were the biggest challenges that people faced during this period? My Portfolio See Sources & Activity Book pages 45 – 55 for linked activities. 79