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Classical Period

  • 3100 BCE

    The basic rules of geometry

    The basic rules of geometry
    Demonstrate that ancient peoples had already begun to devise mathematical rules and techniques useful for surveying land areas, constructing buildings, and measuring storage containers.
  • 510 BCE

    Beginning of the historical period

    Beginning of the historical period
    Overthrow of the Athenian tyrant Hippias: calling in a favour owed him by the Oracle of Delphi, the greatest shrine in all Greece, he managed to obtain Spartan help and overthrew Hippias, who fled to Asia Minor.
  • 323 BCE

    End of the historical period.

    End of the historical period.
    Greece losing its independence to the Kingdom of Macedon: during the High Classical period, Greek art became more realistic and aimed to capture the ideal human form
  • Period: 1150 to 1170

    Schools and Universities were established

    The first true university in the West was founded at Bologna late in the 11th century.
  • First concert halls

    First concert halls
    The first known public concerts for which admission was charged were given in London by the violinist John Banister at his home in Whitefriars in 1672.
  • First encyclopedias and dictionaries

    First encyclopedias and dictionaries
    The first encyclopedias to be printed were medieval texts,
  • The piano was invented

    The piano was invented
    The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofor of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano
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    Marie Antoinette

    She was accused of conspire with France
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    Beethoven

    Beethoven dead
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    French Revolution

    it was a period of great social and political upheaval in France. It witnessed the collapse of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic and culminated in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the beginning of the Napoleonic era.