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476
The Western Roman Empire fell
The increase of the pressure of the "barbarians", external to the Roman culture, contributed greatly to the collapse. Relevant years in this context are the year 117, when the Empire reached its greatest territorial extension, and the rise of Diocletian in 284. -
Period: 680 to 730
Gregorian Chant
The term Gregorian chant refers in general to a type of plainchant, simple, monodic and with music subordinated to the text used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church, although it is sometimes used in a broad sense or even as a synonym for plainchant. -
Period: 1400 to 1450
The Rise of Rome and the de Medici
The Medici family are called the Godfathers of the Renaissance because they laid the groundwork for cultural prosperity in Florence. Their major innovations in banking, art, and architecture persist today. The Medici family is one of the most powerful and influential groups in European history -
1453
The Fall Of The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire went through several cycles of growth and decline over the course of almost a thousand years,including major territorial losses during the Arab conquest -
Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
Cristobal Colon discovers America -
1500
The Motet
Is a sacred polyphonic choral setting with a Latin text, sometimes in imitative counterpoint. -
Shakespeare's Works
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Sometimes known as the Bard of Avon, he is considered the most important writer in the English language and one of the most famous in world literature. -
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a social and political conflict, with various periods of violence, that convulsed France and, by extension of its implications, other European nations that faced supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. -
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The Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, sometimes called the First Reich or Old Empire—to distinguish it from the German Reich of 1871-1918—was a political grouping located in Western Europe.