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Period: 500 to 1500
The Middle Ages
The Collapse of the Roman Empire Triggered The Middle Ages. Fast forward 1000 years, the middle ages come to an end for many reasons. A major reason the middle ages ended was due to the decline of feudalism and the decline in power the church held over the states. -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The Renaissance started in Italy but quickly spread around all of Europe. The Renaissance was an explosion of human expansion with new ideologies such as humanism and many technological innovations. This was also an era of great literature, art, and trade. Many Geniuses arose from the Renaissance such as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Thomas Hobbs and many more. -
Period: 1450 to
Early Modern Era
The Early Modern Era consists of many time periods such as Protestant Reformation, The European Renaissance, and The Enlightenment. -
Period: 1500 to
European Expansion
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May 24, 1543
Copernicus
Copernicus writes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres, a book which advocates heliocentrism. An Italian monk who taught Copernicus’s theory was burned at the stake for heresy. -
Shakespear
Shakespeare writes his play Hamlet, followed by King Lear (1605) and Macbeth (1606). These plays may be related to the rise of James I to the throne in 1603. -
Religious Wars
The Religious wars begin between Catholics and Protestants in the HRE and soon involve most of Western Europe in the conflict. -
Defenestration In Prague
An angry crowd of Bohemian protestants defenestrate Catholic deputies in Prague in protest of the HRE's efforts to limit religious freedoms. -
Galileo's Trial
Galileo is put on trial for his observation that the earth moves and is forced to recant his theory to protect himself from death and torture. -
France Joins the Thirty Years War
France joins the Thirty Years’s war by declaring war on Spain. They ally themselves with the Dutch Calvinists who are struggling for independence from Spain. -
Newton's Laws of Gravity
Newton publishes a book explaining his law of gravity -
Bill of Rights (England)
The Bill of Rights is passed in which Mary and Wm. Agree not to raise a tax or an army with the agreement of Parliament. This gave England a constitutional government -
Locke
Locke publishes his Two Treatises of Government which were anti-absolutist government. -
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Age of Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment started when people began to question tradition and rely more on science. The enlightenment produced many books, inventions, discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions; Such as the French & American revolts were inspired by enlightenment ideals. People credited for the start of the enlightenment consist of Isaac Newton when he released his book ”Principia Mathematica”, and John Locke when he published his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding.” -
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Modern Era
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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution, in modern history, the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. These technological changes introduced novel ways of working and living and fundamentally transformed society. -
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Revolutionary Period
period of revolutions around the world, including the American Revolution, French Revolution, Spanish-American Wars for Independence, Italian Revolutions, Greek War of Independence, and the Spring of Nations. -
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Age of Imperialism
century of time in which France, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States colonized other nations around the world. -
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Technological Revolution
period in which the light bulb, the telephone, the airplane, and the Model T automobile were invented. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated
19 year old Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz in a terrorist attack. The Austria-Hungary government saw the assassination as a direct attack on the country, leading to world war 1. -
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World War I
During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). Thanks to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.