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17,000 BCE
The Caves of Lascaux
The caves of Lascaux is a very complex cave system that is popular for its cave paintings that were painted about 20,000 years ago. The caves are located in southwestern France. The paintings mainly represent pictures of large animals native to the area, from that time. -
17,000 BCE
The caves of Lascaux 2
The caves of Lascaux impacted society by providing history of the area, its past people, and their actions. Although there is no proven answer as to why they were drawn, there are many theories. One of the more famous theories was put forth by Henri Breuil. The theory suggests that the people were able to overpower their prey by drawing them while having a hunting ritual. Archaeologists believe that the cave was used for a long period of time as a center for hunting and religious activity. -
1095
The crusades
By 1095 muslims had captured parts of Europe, which christians considered holy land. Nobles gathered armies and fought a series of battles known as the crusades to try and win the holy land back. -
1095
The crusades part 2
The crusades had a major impact on Europe. Goods started to spread and get traded more easily through Europe and Muslim lands. The trade benefited the European kings, who taxed the travelers passing through their land. Kings also took over nobles who left to fight in the wars. As a result of all this, feudalism grew smaller. European kingdoms grew stronger and larger and benefited from this. -
1340
The Black death
The Black Death was a disease that killed about a third of Europes population. It was spread by infected fleas carried on rats. It is clear that several existing conditions such as war, famine, and weather contributed to the severity of the Black Death. -
1340
The Black Death 2
The black death impacted the Europeans greatly, over a third of the population died which had great consequences. One consequence was a shortage of labor. This shortage hurt the economy, but resulted in workers getting higher pay. Which was another factor in weakening feudalism. The black death had a major impact on culture, learning, and religion. Serfdom had disappeared, land was plentiful, and wages were high. -
1350
The Renaissance
The Renaissance started around 1350, after certain areas of Europe had recovered from the black plague. Interests in art and learning were revived and ways of thinking changed so much in this time. It was later known as the Renaissance, or rebirth in french. -
1350
The Renaissance 2
The Renaissance impacted the Europeans greatly, it was a time of cultural, scientific, artistic, and intellectual development. The Renaissance was the best way to advance from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The Renaissance was key in the development of many new technologies and thoughts. During this time period the Gutenberg printing press was made, which made it easier to print more and faster. Famous artists such as Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo and others, influenced a new age of art. -
1517
The Reformation
During the 1500s, people started to think about religion in a different way. In 1517, Martin Luther, a German religious leader, decided he was going to reform certain church practices. The pope in Rome, did not like his ideas, soon afterwards, Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church. His ideas sparked a religious movement known as The Reformation. Which eventually led to a new religion, or form of christianity, called protestantism. -
1517
The Reformation 2
in the mid-1500s, different protestant groups dominated certain areas in Northern Europe. While the Roman Catholic church still remained strong. Wars between catholics and protestants soon spread throughout Europe. The Reformation tore apart the unity of European religion. It also made Monarchs have much more power. As the church leaders authority was challenged, kings and queens claimed more authority for themselves. -
1543
The Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution started in about 1543, it is a term used by historians to describe the emergance of modern science in the early modern period. Developments in astronomy, mathematics, biology, physics, and chemistry changed the way people thought about nature. -
1543
The Scientific Revolution 2
The Scientific Revolution impacted society by bringing new developments. Educated Europeans turned to science to explain the world. Nicholas Copernicus, an educated polish mathematician, concluded that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the earth. Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist believed that new knowledge could come from carefully observing and measuring the natural world. These and many other ideas are what became known as the Scientific Revolution. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a major horror of world war 2, the mass killing of 6 million European jews, by Germanys nazi rulers. Jewish Europeans were thought of as a alien threat to the german society, by the german nazis. Jewish europeans population stood at about 9 million, before the german nazis. -
The holocaust 2
It is clear to see why a lot of people wouldn’t be happy with Germany at this point. This fact worsened when Hitler decided to lead an unprovoked attack on Poland. This pushed everyone over the limits and that was the cause of World War 2. This event also caused the Jewish population to be almost completely eliminated. People in Europe no longer thought it was safe to share their religious beliefs. However the Jewish people event the only people killed, many other innocent people died. -
world war 2
World war 2 was a war fought between the allies and the axis powers. It had a major impact on Europe, and brought the economy low. There was an approximate of 50 million deaths in Europe. -
World war 2 part 2
The not so random uprising of ww2 lead to a lot of new technologies being invented for people’s protection. Almost every country started developing new weapons including nuclear weapons which was how the war ended. New policies were were made to try and prevent another world war from breaking out. Europe was still trying to recover from the First World War which only happened 30 year from this one. This war also lead to the isolation of Germany for a while, which meant they couldn’t trade.
