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476
Beginning of the middle ages
The Western Roman Empire fell in the year 476, beginning the Middle Ages. -
Period: 476 to 507
Kingdom of Tolosa
There was a lot of insecurity in the Iberian Peninsula -
500
Creation of the university
In the 6th century, universities started to appear: associations of teachers and students who dedicated themselves to the study of the liberal arts. -
711
Battle of Guadalete
The defeat was so complete that it marked the end of the Visigoth state in the Iberian Peninsula. One of the causes of the Muslim invasion in the peninsula was the instability of the Visigoth monarchy. -
1000
Trobadours
Were educated artists, poets or musicians, in some cases, from the noble families. -
1054
Eastern Schism
It was the event that, breaking the unity of what was the State Church of the Roman Empire. -
Period: 1170 to 1310
Ars antiqua and Ars Nova
Ars Antiqua the first form of polyphony was developed: the organum.
Ars Nova,in this period, polyphonic music was perfected and became more complex in its rhythm and melodies. -
1300
Feudalism
System of government and economic, social and political organization typical of the Middle Ages. -
1337
Giotto
Was a Florentine painter, muralist, sculptor and architect of the late Middle Ages.
Lamentation over the dead Christ is a scene by the Italian painter Giotto. It was painted between 1305 and 1306. -
Period: 1350 to 1464
Quattrocento
It can be considered as a first phase of the movement known as Renaissance. -
1453
Beginning of the Renaissance
The Modern period started with the fall of the Byzantine empire in 1453. -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
The 100 years war ends and the fall of Constantinople occurs. -
1492
End of the Middle Ages
The end of this period will be the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the discovery of America soon after in 1492. -
Period: 1562 to
Lope de Vega
He was one of the most important poets and playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age and, by the extent of his work, one of the most prolific authors in world literature. -
Beginning of the Baroque
This is the name for the cultural period that developed in Europe in the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. -
William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes die.
In 1616 two great writers. -
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30 years war
La Guerra de los Treinta Años (1618 - 1648 ) entre católicos y protestantes.Sobre todo en Alemania. -
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Ilustration
European Intellectual and Cultural Movement that mainly developed in France and England, from the end of the 17th century until the beginning of the French Revolution. -
New philosophical system(rationalism)
René Descartes creates a new philosophical system and a new method of scientific research based on methodical doubt and the analysis of the parts: rationalism. -
France fights against the power of the nobility.
France fights against the power of the nobility, during the reign of Louis XIII under Cardinal Richelieu and Mazarin. In the middle of the century, Louis XIV came to power and achieved royal absolutism. The Palace of Versailles was built in 1648. -
Newton's discoveries
Newton discovered gravity in 1678. Together with Leibnitz they invented calculus (the mathematical study of motion). -
Period: to
Johann Sebastian Bach
the most important composer of that time. -
Isaac Newton
He was an English physicist, theologian, inventor, alchemist and mathematician. He published the text of the "Mathematic Principle", where he systematized science. -
Glorious Revolution
It took place in England in the year 1688 and since then meant a limit to the monarchical power in that country -
Voltaire
He was a French writer, historian, philosopher and lawyer, who belonged to Freemasonry and is one of the main representatives of the Enlightenment. -
End of the Baroque
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Piano
The most important instrument of the Classicism period is the Piano.
The first piano was created between the years 1695 and 1700 -
Symphony
A symphony is a type of musical composition for the orchestra, generally divided into four movements, each with a different moment and structure. -
Period: to
Beginning of the Classical period
The Classical period of european music lasted from 1730 to 1820, between the early Modern period and the late Modern Period. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution or First Industrial Revolution is the process of economic, social and technological transformation that began in the second half of the 18th century in the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
Period: to
Beginning of the Baroque
This is the name for the cultural period that developed in Europe in the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. -
The encyclopedia
Publication that I collect and organize the knowledge of the time. -
Discovery of australia
The discovery of Australia was an obscure and not very concrete event due to the possible knowledge that the Spanish, French and Portuguese might have had about the island. -
Period: to
Coleridge
He was an English poet, critic and philosopher, one of the founders, along with his friend William Wordsworth, of Romanticism in England. -
American Revolution
it was a war of ideas and ideals that forged "the course of events for humanity." With 165 major wars between 1775 and 1783, the Revolutionary War was the catalyst for American independence. -
Independence of the United States
On July 4, 1776, the United States Congress passed the Declaration of Independence. -
End of the Renaissance
the Renaissance ended with the French Revolution, in 1789. -
Beethoven completes his first symphony
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Period: to
Beginning of the War of Independence
The Spanish War of Independence was a military conflict, developed between 1808 and 1814 within the context of the Napoleonic Wars, which pitted the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal against the First French Empire. -
First Romance Novel
The first romantic novel, El Periquillo Sarniento, is published. -
Period: to
José Zorrilla
He is the author of “Don Juan Tenorio”; in this work he deals with the old, typically Spanish, theme of Don Juan, a libertine seducer of women who does not respect any law and who is condemned in the end. The author is considered the best Spanish romantic playwright. -
Beginning of Romanticism
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The constitution of Pepa is imposed
It was promulgated by the Cortes Generales of Spain, meeting in Cádiz, It has been given great historical importance as it is the first constitution promulgated in Spain, as well as being one of the most liberal of its time. -
Beethoven's death
beethoven death -
Period: to
The three Carlist wars broke out between liberals and absolutists.
It was a civil war that developed in Spain between the Carlists, supporters of the infant Carlos María Isidro de Borbón and an absolutist regime, and the Elizabethans, defenders of Isabel II and the regent María Cristina de Borbón, whose government was moderate absolutist and he ended up becoming a liberal to gain popular support. -
Beginning of the 20th century
beginning of this century in 1901 -
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six independent British colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia agreed to join together and form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in Australia. -
First Airplane Flies
The brothers built a movable track to help launch the Flyer. This downhill track would help the aircraft gain enough airspeed to fly. After two attempts to fly this machine, one of which resulted in a minor crash, Orville Wright took the Flyer for a 12-second, sustained flight on December 17, 1903. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history.
In 1904, the first flight lasting more than five minutes took place . The Flyer II was flown by Wilbur Wright. -
End of Romanticism
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Period: to
First World War
It was a warlike confrontation centered on Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918, when Germany accepted the terms of the armistice. -
Period: to
Second World War
Germany then invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, which started World War II in Europe. A global military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. Most of the nations of the world were involved in it. -
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
It was the fifth manned mission in the United States Apollo Program and the first in history to land a human on the Moon. -
Berlin Wall collapses
The Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night and for 28 years kept East Germans from fleeing to the West. Its destruction, which was nearly as instantaneous as its creation, was celebrated around the world. -
United Nations forms
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also known as the Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance governed by the North Atlantic Treaty or Washington Treaty, signed on April 4, 1949 -
End of the 20th century