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509 BCE
Roman Empire
Leaders: Augustus
Location: Rome
What was this period: In Rome they were republican in 509 b.c. Rome was led by two consuls who were elected by the citizens.
-Consuls reported to and were advised by laws, this was written on bronze tablets, the Twelve Tablets
-As the Roman Empire expanded over time they elected an emperor, Augustus. -
392 BCE
Christianity
Leaders: Jesus of Nazareth
Location: Rome(Roman Empire)
What was this period:
-Jesus of Nazareth began preaching about love and forgiveness. -Jesus attracted followers quickly along with enemies.
-Jesus was executed, but rose up from the dead giving proof he was son of God.
-Jesus began to teach Peter and Paul. -
300 BCE
Ancient Greece
-Leaders:Philip II of Macedonia and Alexander the Great (Philip's son)
-Locations:Athens
-What was this period:The Athenian people were the first to set-up a democracy, women and enslaved people didn't vote. Philip II of Macedonia took over Greece, after Philip died his son Alexander the Great took over. Alexander was emperor of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and India, whom they traded with. When Alexander the Great died his empire fell and spread into little kingdoms. -
300
Romes Decline
Leaders:Germanic Leaders (no names)
Locations:Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire
What was this period:
-Germanic groups attacked from the north.
-About 395 A.D. the Roman Empire was split into the western and eastern parts. In 476 A.D.
-Germanic leaders overthrew the last emperor in Rome and brought Western Roman Empire to an end. -
600
The Crusades
Leaders:Muhammad
Location:Southwest Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe
What was this period known for:
-Muslims had taken over part of Palestine, which alarmed Christians who called this land the Holy Lands.
-Nobles began a war with Muslims to win back the Holy Land. -
800
Middle Ages
Leaders:Charlemagne
Locations:Western Europe
What was this period known for:
-After Charlemagne's death, western Europe's empire broke.
-Since they had no strong government to keep out invaders they started a new system called, feudalism.
-Feudalism was when kings gave land to nobles, who gave it to military services, nights, and warriors.
-Most western Europe was made up of poor people who worked for the kings, nobles, church leaders, etc. -
800
Christian Europe
Leaders: Nicholas V.
Locations: Byzantine Empire, Western and central Europe
What it was known for:
-Two different churches spread through Europe, the Roman Catholic Church, based in Rome
-The Eastern Orthodox Church which was centered in the middle of the Byzantine Empire.
-For the people living in western and central in Europe the Catholic Church spread Roman culture and law to Germanic groups.
-While in people living in eastern Europe were taught Eastern Orthodox, Greek, and Roman culture -
1400
The Renaissance
Important People: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci
Locations: Italy, Rome, Venice, Florence, and Greece
What was this period known for:
-Recovering from the Black Death, interest in art and learning revived.
-Merchants in the cities listed above gained great wealth through trade with Asia and the Mediterranean world.
-Poets, sculptors, and painters such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, created stunning masterpieces.
-Humanism was a way of thinking that gave importance to the society. -
1517
The Reformation
Leaders: Martin Luther and Pope in Rome
Location: Northern and Southern Europe
What is this period about:
-Luther's ideas sparked a religious movement called reformation, which led to a new form of Christianity called Protestantism.
-War broke out between the Roman Catholic.
-Church and Protestants, soon swept through Europe. -
The Enlightenment
Leaders - Galileo Galilei, John Locke, and Napoleon
Locations - Europe
What this time period was known for - Galileo Galilei and other peoples ideas sparked a revolution of changing the way people thought. -
European Exploration
Leaders/Important people:Christopher Columbus
Locations:Europe and Northwest Passage
What was this period known for: They all wanted to find the Northwest Passage, which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient - home of spices, silks and wealth. -
World War 1
Leaders: Christian X of Denmark, Paul Reynaud of France, George II of Greece, Otto Ruge of Norway, etc.
Locations: Europe
What was this period known for:
-World War I was also known as The Great War and War to end all Wars.
-Over 70 million military personal were originated from Europe.
-Europe was left in pieces and was ruined. -
World War II
Leaders/Important people: King George VI of Britain, Adolf Hitler of Germany, etc.
Locations: Germany, Europe, many other countries -
The Cold War
Leaders of the: United States and the Soviet Union
Locations: Eastern Europe
What was this period known for: The government of the Soviet Union wanted to have communism in Eastern Europe right after World War II had ended.
- Eastern Europe did have communism for a while right after World War II.
- After World War II the United States and the Soviet Union were rivals right away. -
Communism
Leaders:
Locations: Mostly in Eastern Europe, and some parts of Western Europe
What was this period known for:
-After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union became rivals.
- Communism is a system in which the government controls the ways of producing goods.
