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476
Begining of the middle ages
Fell of the Roman Empire -
Period: 590 to 604
Gregorian chant was developed
It is also known as plainchant or plainsong and named after Pope St. Gregory the Great. This pope was credited with bringing it to the West. -
695
The organum was developed.
It is an early form of counterpoint, which eventually led to polyphony. This type of song had a plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony. -
Period: 786 to 988
Mezquita of Córdoba was builded
It began to be built as a mosque in the year 784; until recently it was believed that after the appropriation by the Muslim conquerors of the Hispano-Roman basilica of San Vicente Mártir 4 and the reuse of part of the materials, it was reserved for Muslim worship, but more recent archaeological studies dispute this hypothesis. -
Period: 1096 to 1099
First Crusade
At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II calls upon Christians to undertake a military expedition in support of the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk Turks. It would lead to the conquest of Jerusalem four years later and a concerted effort by Western Europeans to take control of the Near East -
1200
El cantar del mio Cid is published
El Cantar de mio Cid is an anonymous epic poem that recounts heroic deeds freely inspired by the last years of the life of the Castilian knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar el Campeador. The preserved version was composed, according to most current criticism. -
Period: 1400 to 1468
Johannes Gutenberg
He invented the first printing press to print many bibles and introduced printing to England. -
1453
Beggining of the renaissance
Fell of the Byzantine empire -
May 29, 1453
Siege of Constantinople
Sultan Mehmed II conquers the capital of the Byzantine Empire, establishing the Ottomans as a major international power for the next several centuries. -
1485
The birth of Venus
The picture was created by Botticelli in Florence. The goddess Venus is coming out of the ocean after her birth as an adult woman. -
Dec 10, 1492
End of the middle ages
Dicovery of America by Cristobal Colon -
Period: 1508 to 1516
War of the League of Cambrai
The War of the League of Cambrai was fought from February 1508 to December 1516 The main participants of the war were France, the Papal States, and the Republic of Venice. -
1520
The madrigal was invented
The madrigal is a composition of three to six voices over a secular text, often in Italian.
Musically, it recognizes origins in the frottola, it has lyrics in the Italian language with secular themes, contrapuntal harmony, and a popular character. -
Period: 1543 to
William Byrd
William Byrd is perhaps the greatest English composer of all time. With hundreds of individual works, Byrd seemingly mastered every style of music that existed during his lifetime, outshining Orlando de Lassus and Giovanni Palestrina. -
1555
The peace of Augsburg
The Peace allowed the state princes to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism as the religion of their domain and permitted the free emigration of residents who dissented -
End of the renaissance
The French Revolution was a social and political conflict, with various periods of violence, that convulsed France and, by extension of its implications, other European nations that faced supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime.