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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1527
Middle Ages
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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000
Early Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France
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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300
High Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
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Jan 1, 1066
William the Conqueror invades England
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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1140 to Jan 1, 1270
Rise of European Universities
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1527
Late Middle Ages
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Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' war between France and England
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Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350
Black Death at its height
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Period: Jan 1, 1375 to Jan 1, 1527
Renaissance in Italy
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Jan 1, 1415
COSIMO DE MEDICI COMES TO POWER IN FLORENCE
Cosimo de Medici was the first Medici to gain power and wealth for his family. This started the 2,000 year span the Medicis ruled over Florence. -
Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press invented by J. Gutenburg
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Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1469
Lorenzo De Medici comes to power in Florence
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Jan 1, 1486
Pico publishes the "Oration"
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Jan 1, 1504
FINAL RELEASE OF MICHELANGELO'S "THE DAVID"
The 13-foot-tall, entirely-marbled structure was placed in the center of Florence. It was one of the most famous pieces of art displaying Humanism. -
Jan 1, 1517
MARTIN LUTHER POSTS 95 THESES
This starts the Reformation, which later led to the creation of the Protestant Religion. Less power is given to the Catholic Pope. -
Period: Jan 1, 1525 to
Reformation
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Jan 1, 1532
Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published
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Period: Jan 1, 1558 to
QUEEN ELIZABETH IS IN THE THRONE
A common name given to her was the Virgin Queen, wihch symbolized that she had never married nor had children in her lifetime.