Europe

Europe

By morganmccaffrey
  • 146

    Punic wars end.

    Punic wars end.
    Rome and Carthage battled in the 3rd Punic War. Rome won, destroying Carthage.
  • 330

    Roman Capital Moves

    Roman Capital Moves
    roman capital is moved to Byzantium by Constantine. It was renamed Constantinople.
  • Period: Mar 23, 1337 to Mar 23, 1453

    100 Year War

    in 1337, the war began because the King of England claimed to be the ruler of France aswell. The war ended approximatley 116 years later, with the defeat of the English.
  • Period: Mar 23, 1346 to Mar 23, 1352

    Black Death/ The Plague

    It'[s first outbreak in Europe was in the city of Crimea ( a penninsula like piece of land in the Black Sea connected to Russia,) The Plague killed 35% of London's population in Europe around 1350.
  • Period: Mar 27, 1350 to

    Renaissance

    The Renaissance (or "Rebirth") in Europe affected education. The printing press allowed books to be made more, making them less valuable and more available. Literacy went up because of this (availibility)
  • Mar 27, 1450

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Gutenberg wasn't the inventor of the printing press, but he was the first to perfect it. It changed education in Europe by allowing more books to be made more frequently. Thus, literacy went up, books b=values went down.
  • Mar 27, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in 1503. It is believed that Da Vinci "morphed" photos of himself, and made the Mona Lisa painting.
  • Mar 27, 1517

    Reformation

    Reformation
    Martin Luther began the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church. In attempt to change the Catholic Church, he ended up creating Protestant Churches, which began war between Catholics and Protestants
  • Period: to

    30 years' war

    The 30 years' war lasted thirty years, and was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia. It was mainly fought in the Holy Roman Empire, between the Catholics and Protestants.

  • roman empire divides.

    roman empire divides.
    Roman Empire divides into the Western and Eastern Empires. Eastern Empire thrives while Western Empire deteriorates slowly.

  • Rome becomes Republic

    Rome becomes Republic
    The civil wars ended up destroying the Roman Republic. So the Roman Republic became The Roman Empire.