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The Silk Road
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476
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus and proclaimed himself ruler of Italy. Although the empire was in decline for many years (and had been sacked by various barbarian groups) this date marks the end of the Roman Empire -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1400
The Middle Ages
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Period: 570 to Jan 1, 700
Rise of Islam
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
The Medieval division of Christianity into Eastern (Greek) Orthodox and the Western (Latin) Catholic Church. -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
The Crusades
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Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 2, 1450
Pax Mongolica-Silk road Era
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Renaissance
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500
Pax Mongolia
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Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1351
Black Plague in Europe
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Jan 1, 1450
Gutenburg Press
The letterpress invented by Johannas Gutenberg made the spread of printed information much easier and led to widespread changes in Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Age of European Exploration
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Period: Jan 1, 1513 to Jan 1, 1532
Conquest of the Americas by Europeans
Conquest of the Aztec and Incan Empires by Spanish Conquistadors. -
Oct 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation
The Protestand Reformation split the Christian Church in Europe into mainly Catholic and Protestant brands of Christianity. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1453
Byzantine Empire
