Short History

By Vicster
  • Fall of Roman Empire
    400

    Fall of Roman Empire

  • Period: 400 to

    Middle Ages

    *Fall of the Roman Empire!
    • The Middle Ages had seen the disintegration of centralized control over Europe and was replaced by a feudal and manorial system of decentralized control.
  • Barbarians
    Sep 23, 700

    Barbarians

    Set up kindoms and dominated Europe
  • Christianity
    Sep 23, 1000

    Christianity

    Domination
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500

    Later Middle Ages

    The bubonic plague killed a amass amount of people.
  • Bubonic plague
    Sep 23, 1300

    Bubonic plague

  • Period: Sep 23, 1300 to

    Renaissance

    Rebirth of Europe
    Step into the modern ages
    Expanded industry
    Standardized money
    Expansion of towns
  • Feudalism
    Sep 23, 1400

    Feudalism

  • Standardized Money
    Sep 24, 1450

    Standardized Money

    Euros
  • Period: Sep 23, 1499 to

    Reformation

    Ended supremacy of catholic church
    Martin Luther -"95 theses"
    John Calvin- state to be loyal to religion
    Peace of Augusburg
    Beginning of nation state
  • Divine right
    Sep 23, 1500

    Divine right

  • Period: Sep 23, 1500 to

    Absolutism

    Divine Right- Granted by God
    King Louis XIV of France-"I am the state"
    Centralization of social, economic and political structure
    Professional Army Professional Army
  • Martin Luther
    Sep 23, 1534

    Martin Luther

    Born a peasant and became a priest
    Questioned religious authority
  • John Calvin
    Sep 24, 1545

    John Calvin

    Believed in predestination and contributed to the rise of capitalism.
  • The Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 24, 1555

    The Peace of Augsburg

    Ended religious wars and each ruler of the German states had to choose a religion
  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis XIV

  • Centralization

    Centralization

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1300

    High Middle Ages

    "Soldiers of Christ"
    Christianity began to dominate