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3000 BCE
Caves of Lascaux (Part 1)
Caves found in Lascaux discovered in 1940 from prehistoric times. Nearly 6,000 paintings were found all categorizing in groups of animals, humans, and abstract drawings. The paint coloring used was mineral pigments to bring the painting to life. -
3000 BCE
Caves of Lascaux (Part 2)
The Caves of Lascaux was a important event in the prehistoric times. When it was discovered in 1940, it helped the society understand how they lived. It showed what they hunted, how they survived, and their landscape. Since they discovered the caves, we have a more historical background from prehistoric times. These painting in the caves also showed their interest in abstract art, which interested those in the early 1900s. -
27 BCE
Pax Romana (Part 1)
After the Roman Empire ended, and Augustus became the first emperor of Rome, he brought order to Rome's vast lands. This then lead to a period called the Pax Romana, a time of peace, artistic growth, and expanding trade. During this time, Christianity was developing in the eastern part of the Roman Empire due to Jesus' resurrection. After that, Christianity became the official religion of Rome. The period of Pax Romana lasted at least 200 years. -
27 BCE
Pax Romana (Part 2)
The Pax Romana was a significant event for Europe because it lead to Christianity being the official religion of Rome. Also, this peaceful period made the population rise, rising to about 70 million people. The government was stable, therefore they were able to protect their civilians from causing conflict or getting involved. Another advance the Pax Romana led to was road systems in Rome, which helped carry water to farms. Their advance in architecture helped the economy significantly. -
1095
The Crusades (Part 1)
The Christian faith brought Europeans together, but the Islam religion was gaining popularity in the 600s. Muslims, spread to Southwest Asia, North America, and parts of Palestine. Christians were alarmed because Palestine was considered holy land. Then, nobles gathered an army and tried to win back the holy land. This was only partly successful due to Muslims regaining power to these regions. Later in the 1400s, religion conflict began again due to Spain leader forcing out Muslims in 1492. -
1095
The Crusades (Part 2)
The Crusades had a huge impact on Europeans. Goods from Europe were now easily exported to Muslim lands. This benefited the kings who charged for for goods crossing their borders. Also, due to nobles leaving to fight in the Crusades, kings took over their lands. Europe's kingdoms also grew larger and stronger, causing many of them to become a country made up of people with the same culture. -
1347
The Bubonic Plauge (Part 1)
The Black Death resulted in an estimated 75-200 million deaths in Eurasia said to be starting in Central Asia. From Central Asia it then spread to Crimea. From there, it most likely carried from merchant ships to the Mediterranean and Europe. This plague killed 40-60% of Europe’s population. It took over 200 years for the Earth's population to regain itself. This plague kept reoccurring as an outbreak until it finally was put to an end in the 19th century. -
1347
The Bubonic Plague (Part 2)
The Bubonic Plague cause many obvious problems but some of which were with goods. Since it was so dangerous to produce goods and trade them, the prices of imported and local goods skyrocketed. Also, it was hard for the goods to be produced and traded if all of the workers were infected with the plague. Although the trading industry was effected, the peasants that didn't have the plague were benefited. The raised wages to got them more money because they needed people to work for the kings. -
1350
The Renaissance (Part 1)
As Europeans recovered from the Bubonic Plague, people began finding interest in art and learning. This period is from a French word meaning rebirth, due to the changed way of thinking. This period thrived throughout Florence, Rome, and Venice because of merchants trading with Asia and the Mediterranean world. They then used that money to support poets and artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, who created masterpieces. -
1350
The Renaissance (Part 2)
The Renaissance was a time of rebirth and new ideas and concepts. Francesco Petrarca started the love and understanding of books, so libraries and other places of learning opened to the people in Europe. Also, books came from the east and west from scholars, so an affordable printing press was made for the public. Since the plague happened right before this period of time, half of Europe's population was dead, so merchants and traders lost money due to the lack of buyers. -
The Enlightenment (Part 1)
As the Renaissance ended, people began using science to explain the world. Ideas like Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei's changed the way people thought. This was also known as the Scientific Revolution. -
The Enlightenment (Part 2)
The Enlightenment period was effected due to Christianity. Since everyone was being convinced by scientists Isaac Newton and John Locke, Christianity began to fall in Europe. Also, some citizens were skeptical of these scientific concepts. Due to disagreement, there were conflicts. Civilians decided to speak out about this. They state that there is no evidence to support these philosophies. -
World War 1 (Part 2)
Due to the amount of damage from WWI, Europe's economy was impacted a lot. It said that Europe had an eight year setback in the growth of production. Germany's economy was destroyed and Europe had a period of price increases due to the over printing of their currencies. This was one period of time where this was one of the world's worst depression in economic history. There was a point in time after the war when there was a failure of export, causing the economy to take a nosedive. -
World War 1 (Part 1)
With two sides, one named the Allies (the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, United States, Italy, and Japan) and the other named the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire), this war was caused because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Advanced weaponry were developed for this war which is why over 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians were killed in this war. -
World War 2 (Part 1)
Known to be the most global war in history, there were two sides. The Allies' major contributors were the United States, Soviet Union, and France. On the other side was the Axis powers, main countries including, Germany, Italy, and Japan. This war included the horrific genocide, the Holocaust and because nuclear weapons were used in war for the first time in history. This war overall caused 50 to 85 million deaths, involving 100 million people from 30 different countries to fight in this war. -
World War 2 (Part 2)
World War 2 caused Europe's society to fall significantly. Many people were forced out of their homes to move to new lands. Periods of hunger were common even in wealthy parts of Western Europe. Also in many countries, due to WWII, economic systems would be forever changed. Due to people watching the horrors of war, including young children, would develop PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome), which wasn't common back then. The adults affected by this couldn't work due to their condition.
