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476
The Fall of Western Roman Empire
The fall of Western Roman Empire is considered as the beginning of the Middle Ages. -
Period: 476 to 1492
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages were a period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople. -
523
Boethius writes The Consolation of Philosophy
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732
Charles the Hammer and the Battle of Tours
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843
Treaty of Verdun
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1215
Declaration of Magna Carta
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1226
King Louis IX
King Louis IX was king from 1226 until he died. He was the only King of France who was canonized. -
1258
Siege of Baghdad
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1271
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia between 1271 and 1295. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period of European cultural, artistic, political, economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. It caused the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. -
1315
The Great Famine
Whole northern Europe suffered the Great Famine in 1315 which prolonged itself till 1317. During these two years of famine, a big portion of the population died of hunger and diseases. -
1337
The Hundred Years’ War
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1347
The Plague Begins
The Black Death began ravaging Europe -
1442
Filippo Brunelleschi
Along with his friend, the famous sculptor Donatello, he took a trip to Rome and studied the ancient Roman ruins, an endeavor not attempted in such great detail till then. -
Jan 1, 1445
The Printing Press
Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which is now used for news paper, books, and is now called a printer. you use it every day, it is used for everything that has printed words/ letters. -
1449
Lorenzo De Medici
Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, he is perhaps the most famous and enthusiastic patron of the Renaissance. -
1492
Transition from Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Increased interactions between different cultures, the rediscovery of Greek and Roman texts, along with different artistic and technological innovations led to the Middle Ages switching into the Renaissance. -
1504
Michelangelo finishes "David"
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1513
Machiavelli publishes "The Prince"
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Jan 1, 1514
The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo begins painting the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. It includes many biblical scenes, and it is one of the most popular and most important pieces of art from the renaissance. -
1517
Martin Luther
Martin Luther is one of the most influential figures in Western history. His writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation. -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, formally beginning the Protestant Reformation -
Period: 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. -
1550
Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution took place in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance period and continued through the late 18th century, influencing the intellectual social movement known as the Enlightenment. -
1555
John Calvin
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. -
1560
Geneva Bible
Geneva Bible published in Switzerland -
1564
Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica. -
1568
Bishops' Bible
Bishops' Bible published. -
Renaissance and the Reformation
The Reformation was a 16th-century movement in western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches. It went on during the Renaissance, and was still continuing after the era ended. -
The End of the Thirty Years War
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Salem Witch Trials
200 people are tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Over 7,000 women were executed for witchcraft in Europe between 1550 and 1700, largely in association with the various theological battles of the Reformation. -
Fire of London
The fire of London devastated for three days. So much was destroyed only a fifth of London remained. -
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin. One of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy. -
The Motion of Animals is published
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Publishes On The Motion Of Animals Borelli's work is the greatest early triumph of the application of mechanical laws to the human organism. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch businessman and scientist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists and microbiologists. -
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Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, the "Century of Philosophy". The Enlightenment emerged out of a European intellectual and scholarly movement known as Renaissance humanism. -
Cesare Beccaria
Cesare Beccaria was one of the greatest minds of the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. His writings on criminology and economics were well ahead of their time. -
The Scientific Revolution to Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution was the single most important event that fostered the creation of a new intellectual movement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries called the Enlightenment,
