| | over West Asia. | Servia. | | | 650 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ 650 | | | Saracens (Caliphate) | ENGLAND: Final overthrow of | | | | attack the Empire in | Paganism. | | | | the East and in Africa.| Triumph of Roman over Celtic| | | | | Christianity. | | | | Rise of the Shiite sect | FRANKS: Dukes of Austrasia | | | | of Mohammedans. | (East Franks) dominate the| | | | | Merovingian kings. | | | 700 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ 700 | | | Revival in India of | Saracens (or Moors) | | | | Brahmanism, gradually | overrun Spain. | | | | developing into modern | Saracen advance checked by | | | | Hinduism. | Emperor Leo the Isaurian | | | | | at Constantinople, and by | | | | | Charles Martel at Tours. | | | | | Beginning of the | | | | | Iconoclastic controversy. | | | | | Discussions between Papacy | | | | | and Eastern Church. | | | 750 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ 750 | | | | ENGLAND: Supremacy of | | | | | Mercia. | | | | Division of the Caliphate| FRANKS: Fall of the | | | | into Eastern (Abassid) | Merovingian dynasty. | | | | at Bagdad and Western | Pepin the Short founds the | | | | (Ommeiad) at Cordova. | Karling or Carolingian | | | | | Dynasty. | | | | Rise of the Turks in the | Empress Irene at | | | | Caliphate armies. | Constantinople. | | | | | FRANKS: Karl the Great | | | | Harun-al-Raschid Caliph | (Charlemagne) succeeds | | | | at Bagdad. | Pepin as king of the | | | | | Franks. He drives the | | | | | Moors beyond the Ebro, | | | | | conquers the Lombards, and| | | | | is crowned as Roman | | | | | Emperor by the Pope. | | | | | (800). | | | 800 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ 800 | | | | Subjugation of the Saxons | |