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476
The beginning of the middle ages
When the Western Roman Empire fall in 476 -
Period: 700 to 800
Invention of musical notation
Between the 8th and 9th centuries. The invention of a notation for music became indispensable. -
Period: 786 to 980
Construction of the mosque of Córdoba
It was built in 8th century on the remains of visigothic cristian church -
Period: 800 to 1200
Feudalism
Political and social system of the middle ages characterized by the division of society -
Dec 25, 800
Carlomagno
He ascended the throne in 800 -
1350
The beginning of the renaissance
The Renaissance originated in Italy in the fifteenth century and from there it spread to other parts of Europe. -
1350
Publication of the Baena book
The Portuguese prince Don Pedro collected the book of Baena -
1400
Music at the rennaisance
The Renaissance era of classical music saw the growth of polyphonic music, the rise of new instruments, and a burst of new ideas regarding harmony, rhythm, and music notation -
1450
Creation of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg created it in 1450 -
1455
Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible was printed in Mainz in 1455 by Johann Gutenberg and his associates, Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus reaches the Bahamas
On October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani. -
Oct 12, 1492
The end of the middle ages
When Columbus discovered America in 1492 -
Period: 1500 to 1550
FRENCH CHANSONS
Experimentation with French Chansons.Know composer during this period was Clément Janequin -
Period: 1501 to 1504
Michelangelo finishes the David
David, marble sculpture executed from 1501 to 1504 by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The statue was commissioned for one of the buttresses of the cathedral of Florence -
1527
End of the Renaissance
The Renaissance end with the fall of Rome in the 1527 -
Period: 1550 to 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg, first permanent legal basis for the coexistence of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany, promulgated on September 25, 1555, by the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire assembled earlier that year at Augsburg.