Europe History Michael and Parker

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  • 5000 BCE

    People begin settling on Peloponnesus

    This allows Greek city-states to be formed.
  • 2000 BCE

    Sparta and Athens emerge as city-states

    Because the land on Greece was too hard to govern, the country split into sections where the city could make its own laws and governed the area surrounding the city.
  • 509 BCE

    Romans set up a Republic

    They thought it would any individuals from gaining to much power.
  • 339 BCE

    King Philip II seizes control of Greece

    Greece falls to Macedon.
  • 285

    Division of a Roman Empire

    Division of a Roman Empire
    Rome gets split into two parts, the West and the East.
  • 380

    Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire

    Rome adopts Christianity as its official religion.
  • Jan 28, 814

    Charlemagne dies

    Charlemagne dies
    Charlemagne aquires some fevers and a limp in his last years.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Crusades

    Crusades
    When christian armies sent fleets to take back the Holy Land from the muslims.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Renaissance begins

    The revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning.
  • Oct 19, 1453

    Hundred Years War Ends

    Hundred Years War Ends
    The war between France and England comes to a close.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Protestant Reformation
    Martin Luther leads a group of Christians away from the Roman Catholic Church creating thousands of protestant religions.
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Scientific Revolution

    Science under went advances.

  • The Enlightment

    When scientists and philosophers began to over look past beliefs and created new explanations.

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    A period where machines took the place of hand tools.

  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The French people rebelled against the corrupt government which led to Napolean Bonaparte's rise to power.

  • Napoleon seizes control of France

    Napoleon came into power in France due to military success in Italy.

  • Start of WWI

    Start of WWI
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is murdered.

  • Start of WWII

    Start of WWII
    World War 2 was the most widespread and deadly war in history, more than 30 countries were involved and resulting in more than 50 million soldiers and civilians.

  • European Union Formed

    European Union Formed
    The Maastricht treaty was signed.

  • EU adopts the euro

    EU adopts the euro
    The euro becomes the EU's official currency.