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5000 BCE
People begin settling on Peloponnesus
times were rough and they needed new land -
285
Division of Roman Empire
Geographical barriers prevented them from coming together as one -
368
King Philip 2 seizes control of Greece
Macedonia was losing power and they wanted to gain it back -
380
Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire
Lots of people made the switch to Christianity -
Dec 1, 750
Sparta and Athens emerge as city-states
Geographical barriers made them seprate and small -
Dec 1, 753
Romans set up an Republic
They used an easier constatutional process than before -
Jan 28, 814
Charlemagne Dies
King of the franks who died tragically -
Nov 28, 1095
Crusades
When a Christian army went against a Muslim army in the Holy Land -
Nov 29, 1300
Renaissance Begins
is a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. -
Nov 29, 1453
Hundred Years War Ends
Bordeaux surrendered, leaving Calais as the last English possession in France. -
Nov 29, 1517
Protestant Reformation began
upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe -
Dec 1, 1543
Scientific revolution
A concept to explain emergence of modern science -
enlightment
emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition -
French Revolution
France overthrew their monarchy -
Napoleon seizes control of France
was a dictator and a strong military leader -
European Industrial Revolution
A time period where workers were being replaced by machines -
Start of WW1
the assassanation of Franz Ferdinand -
Start of WW2
Hitler tries to seize Europe and puts Jews in concentration camps -
European union formed
unique economic and political union between 28 European countries -
EU nations adopt the Euro
They decided to adopt the Euro to make it easier to pay
