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Period: 800 BCE to 500
The Cradle of Democracy
The Cradle of Democracy -
753 BCE
753 BC- Rome Founded
Romulus and Remus mythology -
594 BCE
594 BC- The origin of Athens Democracy
Direct Democracy -
509 BCE
509 BC- The origin of the Roman Republic
Representative Democracy -
313
313 AD
Christianity is made a legal religion throughout Europe -
476
476 AD
Rome is destroyed by Germanic Tribes/Barbarians -
Period: 500 to 1500
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages -
880
880 AD
Feudalism is widely practiced throughout Europe -
1088
1088 AD
The first university is established in Bologna, Italy -
1095
1095 AD- The Crusades
Holy wars encouraged by the Church -
1215
1215 AD
King John of England signs the Magna Carta -
1347
1347 AD
Bubonic Plague spreads throughout Europe -
1400
1400 AD
Renaissance begins with Michelangelo & DaVinci -
Period: 1400 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance -
1450
1450 AD
Gutenberg invents movable type printing press -
1453
1453 AD
Copernicus publishes his ideas on astronomy -
1492
1492 AD
Columbus discovers the New World -
1609 AD
Galileo Galilei makes advancements on the telescope
