European Timeline

  • Jesus Born
    Dec 25, 1004

    Jesus Born

    Jesus was the Son of God, born in a manger then crucified by the Romans thus creating Christianity.
    Subtract 1000 years from the date.
  • Siege of Troy
    Feb 28, 1200

    Siege of Troy

    Greeks invaded Troy by hiding inside a wooden horse so that when the Trojans feel asleep they attacked.
    This year is B.C.
  • Hundred Years War
    Feb 28, 1337

    Hundred Years War

    A war that was between England and France and their animosity lasted 100 years.
  • The Bubonic Plague
    Feb 28, 1348

    The Bubonic Plague

    This plague also called the Black plague was carried by rats and killed a third of the population.
  • Printing Press
    Apr 27, 1450

    Printing Press

    The printing press allowed people not to have to write out all the books they wanted to write.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Feb 28, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    He was most commonly known as an artist the painter of the Mona Lisa.
  • Discovery of the New World
    Feb 28, 1492

    Discovery of the New World

    Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered what is now North America and that the world isnt flat.
  • Galileo Invents The Telescope

    Galileo Invents The Telescope

    Galileo contructs the first telescope to amplify stars in space to prove a theory
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

    He tried to Westernize Russia to catch it up with the modern war.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Native Americans united to try and kick Britain out of the Americas.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    Constituent was formed and then broken up, in 1792 political stability was regained.
  • Napolean Takes Power

    Napolean Takes Power

    Napolean took power from nowhere and declares himself emperor.
  • Communist Manifesto

    Communist Manifesto

    Socialism took public storm but never took roots anywhere but Russia.
  • Assassination of Francis Ferdinand

    Assassination of Francis Ferdinand

    An Austrian archduke was shot, which was one of the reasons for World War I.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall that seperated East and West Germany finally came down.