Eurpoe

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  • 1456 BCE

    Ends The movable type

  • 1453 BCE

    Ends The Hundred Years War

  • 1440 BCE

    The movable type

    Johannes Gutenberg of Germany invents a printing press with movable type that can copy a page multiple times.
  • 1431 BCE

    Ends Joan of Arc

  • 1429 BCE

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc wins the Battle of Orleans for France during the Hundred Years War.
  • 1350 BCE

    Ends The Black Death

  • 1347 BCE

    The Black Death

    A plague reaches the shores
  • 1337 BCE

    The Hundred Years War

    Edward III of England declares war on France since he feels he should also be king of that country.
  • 1215 BCE

    Magna Carta is signed.

    Rebels oppose King John of England. But they have no ruler to take his place.
  • 1200 BCE

    Ends City states and feudal systems

  • 1144 BCE

    Ends Stained glass and gothic style

  • 1135 BCE

    Stained glass and gothic style

    St. Denis Abbey in Paris is rebuilt in the Gothic style, the first church to use this design.
  • 1099 BCE

    Ends First Crusade

  • 1096 BCE

    First Crusade

    Religious people go on pilgrimages to visit sacred Biblical sites.
  • 1000 BCE

    City states and feudal systems

    Rome, Florence, Venice, and other Italians towns become city-states.
  • 899 BCE

    Ends Alfred the Great of England rules

  • 871 BCE

    Alfred the Great of England rules

    Alfred the Great defeats the Danes (Vikings) in 878. In 886 he captures London.
  • 840 BCE

    A divided kingdom

    After Charlemagne's son dies, the kingdom is split into three.
  • 814 BCE

    Ends Charlemagne rules

  • 800 BCE

    Ends Barbaric invasions

  • 768 BCE

    Charlemagne rules

    Charles Martel's grandson, Charlemagne, becomes the new Frank king.
  • 741 BCE

    Muslim invasions halted

    Along with barbarians from the north, Muslims begin to conquer lands from the south.
  • 732 BCE

    Ends The Muslim invasions halted

  • 565 BCE

    Ends Eastern Roman Empire

  • 476 BCE

    Ends Rome falls

  • 412 BCE

    Eastern Roman Empire continues

    Emperor Constantine I has made Constantinople his capital in 330.
  • 410 BCE

    Rome falls

    The Roman Empire has been split into two sections.
  • 350 BCE

    Barbaric invasions

    Barbaric tribes come into the Roman lands to steal and to find better places to live.