Floral Timeline

By rc3337
  • Aborigines in Austrailia
    9997 BCE

    Aborigines in Austrailia

    Aborigines in Australia paint on stone portrayal of organized warfare.
  • Sumerians
    3300 BCE

    Sumerians

    Invention of writing by Sumerians in Mesopotamia, wheels, and plows.
  • Egyptians use Calendar
    2773 BCE

    Egyptians use Calendar

    Egyptians use calendar with 365 days.
  • Art Deco Period
    1940 BCE

    Art Deco Period

    Strong geometric lines and patterns.
  • Victorian Period
    1901 BCE

    Victorian Period

    Detail with colors and patterns.
  • French Period
    1814 BCE

    French Period

  • 1814 BCE

    Empire Period

  • American Federal Period
    1801 BCE

    American Federal Period

  • 1792 BCE

    Louis XVI Period

  • Colonial Williamsburg Period
    1780 BCE

    Colonial Williamsburg Period

  • English-Georgian Period
    1760 BCE

    English-Georgian Period

  • Baroque and Dutch-Flemish Period
    1750 BCE

    Baroque and Dutch-Flemish Period

    Symmetrical and asymmetrical designs, large containers, elaborate arrangements, oval shapes, different shapes.
  • French Baroque Period
    1700 BCE

    French Baroque Period

    S curved lines, large amounts of ornamentation.
  • 1665 BCE

    Great Plague of London

    The Great Plague of London kills 75,000.
  • Renaissance Period
    1600 BCE

    Renaissance Period

    Large, symmetrical, bright colors.
  • Henry VIII
    1509 BCE

    Henry VIII

    1509-1547 A.D.
    Coronation of Henry VIII
  • Gothic Period
    1425 BCE

    Gothic Period

    Tall arrangements, minimal amount of flowers.
  • Middle Ages Period
    1400 BCE

    Middle Ages Period

    Little emphasis on floral arranging for decorative purposes.
  • Byzantine Period
    600 BCE

    Byzantine Period

    Incorporates fruit, placed arrangements in baskets, goblets, or low containers.
  • Roman Period
    325 BCE

    Roman Period

    Less graceful designs, fragrant purposes.
  • Greek Period
    46 BCE

    Greek Period

    Flowers for adornment, limited amount of flowers, triangular and symmetrical arrangements.
  • Egyptian Period
    28 BCE

    Egyptian Period

    Simplistic, repetitious, and highly stylized. Use of primary colors.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    The first American colony is founded, Jamestown.
  • The Mayflower

    The Mayflower

    The Mayflower departed from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims.
  • Early American Period

    Early American Period

  • The Great Depression