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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000
Early Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France
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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300
High Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 1066
William the Conqueror 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 Universities
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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 between France and 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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Period: Jan 1, 1378 to Jan 1, 1417
Great Schism
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Jan 1, 1450
Printing press invented by J. Gutenberg
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Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1469
Lorenzo de Medici comes to power in Florence
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Jan 1, 1486
Pico publishes “Oration”
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Jan 1, 1498
The Last Supper
This painting was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. It was a fresco that was much different from the past frescoes da Vinci had painted. It was created by da Vinci using experimental pigments directly on the dry plaster wall. However the painting was finished it began to start flaking off of the wall, da Vinci tried to fix the painting however his efforts didn't matter and the painting continued to crumble. -
Jan 1, 1512
The Creation of Adam
This painting was painted by Michelangelo, it is found on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. It is regarded as one of the best works during the time of the Renaissance. However, over time the painting had been damaged from the smoke of the candles used during services, it caused the fresco to darken and need to be restored. -
Period: Jan 1, 1525 to
Reformation
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Jan 1, 1532
Machiavelli’s The Prince is published
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Jan 1, 1563
The Tower of Babel
This was painted by Pieter Bruegel, it was painted in 1563 and it can be found in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It was an oil painting and was painted on a piece of ivory. This painting is made to show the construction of the tower of babel. The Biblical Tower of Babel was built by the unified humanity, and it was aimed to reach the heaven. -
Jan 1, 1563
Wedding at Cana
This was painted by Paolo Veronese, it was painted in 1563 for the Benedectine Monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. It depicts the Biblical Wedding Feast at Cana where according to the New Testament, Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine. It is said that Paolo Veronese painted himself in the painting.
