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137
Death of Augustas
Death of Augustus and Tiberius, stepson of Caesar Augustus, becomes emperor until 37AD -
164
Burning of Rome
On July 18, 64 AD, a fire broke out on the merhcant area of Rome. Some believe that Emperor Nero set it on fire. From the ashes a new Rome was formed -
347
Black Death
347 - The Black Death begins in Europe. This horrible disease would kill around half of the people in Europe. -
476
Beginning of Dark Ages
476 - The fall of the Roman Empire. Rome had ruled much of Europe. Now much of the land would fall into confusion as local kings and rulers tried to grab power. This is the start of the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. -
May 17, 600
Bye bye Teotihuacan
An unknown event destroys the civilization at Teotihuacan, along with the empire it supported. Tikal becomes the largest city-state in Mesoamerica, with as many as 500,000 inhabitants within the city and its hinterland. -
Jan 1, 751
Mayan Alliances are Broken
Long-standing Maya alliances begin to break down. Trade between Maya city-states declines, and inter-state conflict increases. -
Jan 1, 1195
Mexico Valley (Aztecs)
Aztecs arrived in Valley of Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1325
Tenochtitlan (Aztecs)
Tenochtitlan was founded. First temple built by Aztecs. -
Jan 1, 1450
Invention of Printing Press (Renaissance)
Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus "discovered" America
In 1492 Colmbus sailed the Ocean blue. -
Jan 1, 1500
Renaissance reaches Venice
The Renaissance reached Venice in the late 1500s -
Jan 1, 1517
95 Theses
1517 Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenburg. It is the first public act of the Reformation -
Jan 1, 1524
Lutherin FTW (reformation)
By 1524 most people supported the Lutheran Church. -
Jan 1, 1526
Civil War (Incas)
1525 CE - Civil War -
Jan 1, 1531
Pizarro and the Incas
1531 CE - Pizarro brings Spanish to the Inca Empire. He kills Emperor Atahualpa - the Inca ruler. -
Roanoke Disapearence (AOE)
In 1585, a group of Colonists financed by Sir Walter Raleigh sailed for North AmericaThey founded a colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. In six years, everyone who settled disappeared without a trace earning the name “The Lost Colony”. The English didn’t try to settled again for more than 20 years
