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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1527
Middle Ages
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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000
Early Middle Ages
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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300
High Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
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Jan 1, 1066
William the Conquerer invades England
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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1140 to Jan 1, 1270
Rise of European Univeristies
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1527
Late Middle Ages
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Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War (France v. England)
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Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350
Black Death at its Height
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Period: Jan 1, 1375 to Jan 1, 1527
Renaissance in Italy
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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press invented by J. Gutenburg
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Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople of the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1469
Lorenzo Medici comes to power in Florence
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Jan 1, 1486
Pico Publishes "Oration"
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Jan 1, 1492
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERS THE NEW WORLD
His voyage led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas and began the Age of Discover in Europe. -
Jan 1, 1512
MICHELANGELO FINISHES SISTINE CHAPEL
This chapel in the Apostolic Palace is the official chapel of the Pope in the Vatican City. Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement" is painted on the ceiling and is arguably the most famous part of the palace. -
Jan 1, 1517
MARTIN LUTHER NAILS HIS 95 THESES
Martin Luther's distibution of his 95 theses sparks the Protestant Reformation throughout Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1525 to
Reformation
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Jan 1, 1532
Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published
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Period: Jan 1, 1558 to
QUEEN ELIZABETH I'S REIGN
Queen Elizabeth I is known as one of, if not the best, monarch in England's history. During the Elizabethan Era, literacy increased and great artistic achievements were made which is why this period is known as the golden age in England's history. -
Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France