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5000 BCE
People begin settling on Peloponnesus
Beginning of what would eventually be part of Greece. -
750 BCE
Sparta and Athens emerge as city-states
Two very important and different city-states are created -
509 BCE
Romans set up a republic
The Romans set up a republic, starting the rapid expansion of the Roman Republic. -
284
Division of the Roman Empire
Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into East and West -
339
King Philip II seizes control of Greece
King Philip II takes control of Greece, laying the foundation for the expansion of Greece by his son, Alexander the Great. -
380
Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire
The emperor declare the official religion to be Nicene Christianity -
Jan 28, 814
Charlemagne dies
The death of Charlemagne, a person who had united Europe in a time of disarray. -
Jan 1, 1096
Crusades
A series of religious wars to take "the holy land". -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
An era of renewed interest in culture in Europe. -
Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years War ends
End of a 115-year long war between England and France. -
Jan 1, 1517
Protestant Reformation begins
Martin Luther spreads Protestantism through Europe. -
Jan 1, 1543
Scientific Revolution
An age of renewed interest in science. -
Enlightenment
A large intellectual movement. -
Industrial Revolution
A time where machines start to change the everyday lives of people. -
French Revolution
An uprising against France's monarchy. -
Napoleon controls France
Napoleon Bonaparte controls France. Most use this day to represent the end of the French Revolution. -
Start of WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed by a Serbian nationalist. -
Start of WWII
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, much to the disliking of England and France. -
EU formed
12 countries joined to make an organization to bring Europe together -
EU adopts euro
The current currency of the EU is adopted.
