First Semester Topics Timeline

By jaredjacobson1978
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    The Silk Road

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road
  • Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus and proclaimed himself ruler of Italy. Although the empire was in decline for many years (and had been sacked by various barbarian groups) this date marks the end of the Roman Empire
  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1400

    The Middle Ages

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages
  • Period: 570 to Jan 1, 700

    Rise of Islam

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_islam
  • Great Schism
    Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    The Medieval division of Christianity into Eastern (Greek) Orthodox and the Western (Latin) Catholic Church.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291

    The Crusades

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
  • Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 2, 1450

    Pax Mongolica-Silk road Era

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Mongolica
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500

    Pax Mongolia

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Mongolica
  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1351

    Black Plague in Europe

  • Gutenburg Press
    Jan 1, 1450

    Gutenburg Press

    The letterpress invented by Johannas Gutenberg made the spread of printed information much easier and led to widespread changes in Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1490 to

    Age of European Exploration

  • Period: Jan 1, 1513 to Jan 1, 1532

    Conquest of the Americas by Europeans

    Conquest of the Aztec and Incan Empires by Spanish Conquistadors.
  • Protestant Reformation
    Oct 31, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    The Protestand Reformation split the Christian Church in Europe into mainly Catholic and Protestant brands of Christianity.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire