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800 BCE
Ancient Greece
the Ancient Greece went on for 350 years, Ancient Greece moves past from its dark ages around 776 BC. historians say it ends with the death of Alexander The Great in 323 BC. The period lasts from 776 BC to 323 BC. -
509 BCE
The Roman Empire
While Greece ruled the eastern Mediterranean, Rome became a dominant power on the Italian Peninsula. Rome began as a monarchy but changed to a republic in 509 B.C. In a republic, people choose their leaders.Rome was led by two consuls who were elected by the citizens. As the Roman republic expanded, it evolved into the massive Roman Empire. The first emperor, or all-powerful ruler, was Augustas, who gained that position in 27 B.C. His rule brought order to Rome’s vast lands. -
800
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages started in 476 AD, A Germanic king named Charlemagne united much of Western Europe. After Charlemagne's death the empire broke up. -
1095
The Crusades
The Crusades started in 1095-1291. The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. -
1300
The Renaissance
The Renaissance started 1300s and ended in the 1700s. Ways of thinking changed so much between about 1350 and 1550 that this period is called the Renaissance, from the French word of "rebirth." -
1400
European Explorations
As Europe's kingdom grew stronger, European seafarers began a series of ocean voyagers that led to a great age of exploration and discovery. In the Americas, Spain found gold and other resources and grew wealthy as a result of its overseas expeditions. Its success mad other European countries, such as England, France, and the Netherlands, eager to end forth their own explorers. -
1500
The Reformation
During the 1500s, the renaissance idea of humanism led people think about religion in a new way. The pope in Rome did not accept Luther's ideas (in 1517 Martin Luther, a German religious leader, set out to reform, or correct, certain church practices) -
A New Era For Europe
In 1989 people in Eastern Europe forced several Communist governments from power and set up new democracies. A year later, East and West Germany merged to become one democratic state. In 1991 the Soviet Union broke apart.
