Medieval era
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| 1838760 | Beggining of the Medieval Era | Began circa 500 because of the complete political, social, and economical collapse of the Roman Empire in WESTERN Europe; the weakening of Roman political, economic, and military center led to the development of a vacuum, which the barbarians filled. These groups include Franks, Vandals, and Goths in the first wave of barbarian invasions. | 0 | |
| 1838761 | Absent Central Authority | No more Roman Emporers; no central government. | 1 | |
| 1838762 | Feudalism | Political system of middle ages where kings and lords serve one another. Nobles gained absolute power over serfs; kings just nobles, no real authority | 2 | |
| 1838763 | Lords | Nobles, own lots of land, greater lords | 3 | |
| 1838764 | Vassals | lesser nobles, owe allegiance to other lands, no loyalty to the king | 4 | |
| 1838765 | Serfs | a feutile slave, belongs to the land, made up 97% of populaton, surrenders every right they have but the right to breathe, provides agricultural service, worth nothing/scum of the Earth. | 5 | |
| 1838766 | Merchants | non existant | 6 | |
| 1838767 | Barbarians | nomatic, cultural destroyers; invasions ended trade. | 7 | |
| 1838768 | Dark Ages | 500-1500 | 8 | |
| 1838769 | Africa and Asia | Produced all Roman goods, The gold of western Rome dissappeared | 9 | |
| 1838770 | Manorial System | Economic system where wealth is based on land rather than money; barter system; trade was not encouraged | 10 | |
| 1838771 | Money Economy | Allows economic freedom | 11 | |
| 1838772 | Nobility | upper class/second estate, only ones able to be fancy, born into it | 12 | |
| 1838773 | Peasantry | Freed serfs | 13 | |
| 1838774 | Christendom | The united Westen Europe under the authority of the pope | 14 | |
| 1838775 | Political authority | Pope usurped(illegaly took) authority, absolute power corrupts absolute, Pope had absolute political and religious authority | 15 |
