History

2nd Semester History Timeline

By katelvisanne
  • 137

    Death of Augustas

    Death of Augustas
    Death of Augustus and Tiberius, stepson of Caesar Augustus, becomes emperor until 37AD
  • 164

    Burning of Rome

    Burning of Rome
    On July 18, 64 AD, a fire broke out on the merhcant area of Rome. Some believe that Emperor Nero set it on fire. From the ashes a new Rome was formed
  • 347

    Black Death

    Black Death
    347 - The Black Death begins in Europe. This horrible disease would kill around half of the people in Europe.
  • 476

    Beginning of Dark Ages

    Beginning of Dark Ages
    476 - The fall of the Roman Empire. Rome had ruled much of Europe. Now much of the land would fall into confusion as local kings and rulers tried to grab power. This is the start of the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages.
  • May 17, 600

    Bye bye Teotihuacan

    Bye bye Teotihuacan
    An unknown event destroys the civilization at Teotihuacan, along with the empire it supported. Tikal becomes the largest city-state in Mesoamerica, with as many as 500,000 inhabitants within the city and its hinterland.
  • Jan 1, 751

    Mayan Alliances are Broken

    Mayan Alliances are Broken
    Long-standing Maya alliances begin to break down. Trade between Maya city-states declines, and inter-state conflict increases.
  • Jan 1, 1195

    Mexico Valley (Aztecs)

    Mexico Valley (Aztecs)
    Aztecs arrived in Valley of Mexico.
  • Jan 1, 1325

    Tenochtitlan (Aztecs)

    Tenochtitlan (Aztecs)
    Tenochtitlan was founded. First temple built by Aztecs.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Invention of Printing Press (Renaissance)

    Invention of Printing Press (Renaissance)
    Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus "discovered" America

    Columbus "discovered" America
    In 1492 Colmbus sailed the Ocean blue.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Renaissance reaches Venice

    Renaissance reaches Venice
    The Renaissance reached Venice in the late 1500s
  • Jan 1, 1517

    95 Theses

    95 Theses
    1517 Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenburg. It is the first public act of the Reformation
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Lutherin FTW (reformation)

    Lutherin FTW (reformation)
    By 1524 most people supported the Lutheran Church.
  • Jan 1, 1526

    Civil War (Incas)

    Civil War (Incas)
    1525 CE - Civil War
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Pizarro and the Incas

    1531 CE - Pizarro brings Spanish to the Inca Empire. He kills Emperor Atahualpa - the Inca ruler.

  • Roanoke Disapearence (AOE)

    Roanoke Disapearence (AOE)
    In 1585, a group of Colonists financed by Sir Walter Raleigh sailed for North AmericaThey founded a colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. In six years, everyone who settled disappeared without a trace earning the name “The Lost Colony”. The English didn’t try to settled again for more than 20 years