AP Euro History

Congress of Vienna

1814 BCE

Was a conference of ambassadors.Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain, the four powers that were chiefly instrumental in the overthrow of Napoleon.

The Agricultural Revolution

1800 BCE

Was a period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity. Agricultural output grew faster than the population

Edward Jenner’s Smallpox Vaccination

1796 BCE

Jenner took fluid from a cowpox blister and scratched it into the skin of James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. A single blister rose up on the spot, but James soon recovered. On July 1, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with smallpox matter, and no disease developed.

Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication on the Rights of Women

1792 BCE

was the first great feminist treatise.Sought “to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body.

Slave Revolt in Haiti

1791 BCE

Been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion.succeeded in ending not just slavery but French control over the colony.

French Revolution

1789 BCE

French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political.was influenced by Enlightenment ideals.

Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations

1776 BCE

referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations.offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth.

The Classical Period in art and music

1775 BCE

The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods.Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex.

First Partition of Poland

1772 BCE

Ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg Austrian Empire, was the primary motive behind this first partition.

Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte

1769 BCE

a French military leader and emperor.Born on the island of Corsica.

American Revolution

1765 BCE

was a political upheaval.Also known as the U.S war of independence.

Jean Jacques Rousseau publishes The Social Contract

1762 BCE

Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community.Determine whether there can be a legitimate political authority.

Seven Years War

1756 BCE

Consisted of 2 struggles.Britain won.

Diplomatic Revolution

1756 BCE

The reversal of longstanding alliances in Europe.Austria went from an ally of Britain to an ally of France. Prussia became an ally of Britain.

The Rococo Period in art and music

1750 BCE

The Rococo style of art was more of a classic style of art.Baroque dissolved to Rococo

War of Austrian Succession

1740 BCE

involved most of the powers of Europe. austria vs prussia

Reign of Catherine the Great of Prussia

1729 BCE

Became the Russian empress.Under her reign, Russia expanded its territories.

Reign of Maria Theresa of Austria

1717 BCE

her rule in 1740.She was the only woman ruler in the 650 history of the Habsburg dynasty.

Reign of Frederick the Great of Prussia

1712 BCE

Also know as Fredrick the Great.Was prussias king.

War of Spanish Succession

1701 BCE

first world war of modern times.conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of spain.

Enclosure Movement

1700 BCE

that was a cause of the industrial revolution in England.wealthy farmers bought land from small farmers, then benefited from economies

Reign of Peter the Great

1696 BCE

Born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672.Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century.

John Locke published Two Treatises of Government

1689 BCE

The First Treatise is a criticism of Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha, which argues in support of the divine right of kings. The Second Treatise is about rights of the people and how they live.

The “Glorious Revolution”

1688 BCE

overthrow of King James II of England.Also called bloodless revolution

Newton’s publication of the Principia Mathematica

1687 BCE

often referred to as simply the Principia.The famous book of mathematical Principles of natural Philosophy marked the epoch of a great revolution in physics.

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

1685 BCE

The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was preceded by a series of repressive measures against Protestants and the Reformed Church. King Louis XIV did this.

The Enlightenment

1685 BCE

Also known as the age of reason.The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions.

Test Act in England

1678 BCE

Any law that made a person’s eligibility for public office depend upon his profession of the established religion.Test act, in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

The English Monarchy Restored

1660 BCE

Charles II, the exiled king of England, lands at Dover, England, to assume the throne and end 11 years of military rule.General George Monck met with Charles and arranged to restore him.

Thomas Hobbes publishes The Leviathan

1651 BCE

The leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes.This book is about believing in equal justice including the equal imposition of taxes.

Oliver Cromwell’s Navigation Acts

1651 BCE

It stipulated that goods could be imported into territories of the English Commonwealth only by English ships.This was intended to cripple the freight trade.

The “Golden Age” of the Netherlands

1648 BCE

The golden age happened in the 17th century. Trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world.

Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War

1648 BCE

The war or series of connected wars began in 1618.The Westphalia area of north-western Germany gave its name to the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War.

The English Civil War

1642 BCE

Charles I and Parliament over an Irish insurrection.The English Civil Wars (1642-1651)

Reign of Louis XIV

1638 BCE

known as the Sun King.Lasted for 72 years, longer than that of any other known European sovereign.

The Trial of Galileo

1610 BCE

Galileo was kept under house arrest until his death in 1642.Roman Catholic Inquisition in 1633 for his support of heliocentrism

The Baroque Period in art and music

1600 BCE

European culture generated a new artisitic style, known as
the Baroque.This term means "irregular".

Height of Mercantilism in Europe

1600 BCE

dominated the major European trading nations during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries."mercantile system" was based on the premise that national wealth and power.

Consumer Revolution

1600 BCE

there was a marked increase in the consumption.Things were cheaper.

Ottoman siege of Vienna

1529 BCE

Suleiman failed to capture Vienna.Another battle of Vienna in 1683, European powers began to push the Ottomans out of southeastern Europe.

Last appearance of Bubonic plague in Western Europe

1347 BCE

Killed millions of people.Spread by rodents.

Commercial Revolution

1300 BCE

a period of European economic expansion. Began in the late Middle Ages