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200
200 B.C.E. Height of Roman Empire
It had 50 million people. It spaned from northern Africa to the Scottish Boarder. From Spain to Syria. THere was one language, Latin and one quote of law. -
476
476 CE: Fall of Rome
The fall of Rome also marks the start of the Middle Ages. Some say Rome turned against itself and it was fatal. -
476
476 C.E. Start of MIddle Ages
The fall of Rome marked the start of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages used the political system called feudilism. -
500
Three West African Kingdoms : 500 to 1300 CE
Ghana, Songhai, and Mali arose during this time period. They were all sucessful kingdoma until about 1300 -
570
570 C.E. Muhammad was born
He founded the faith called Islam. He was born in Makkah. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta signed
King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. It was an agreement betwwen nobles and the monarch so the monarch could continue to rule. -
Jan 1, 1300
1300's Bubonic Plauge
This disease killed millions in Europe. Death was almost instant. This lead to economic and social changes. -
Jan 1, 1309
Pope Headquaters Moves From Rome to Avignon
Under the rule of Pope Clement V, the pope headquarters moved from Rome to the french city of Avignon.This caused confusion among Catholics. -
Jan 1, 1450
End of Middle Ages
The Middle Ages were divided into three parts, the Early, High, and Late Midle Ages. During this time, Feudalism grew. It ended because of the decline of Feudalism and the signing of the Magna Carta -
Jan 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press.
In about 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. Until then, books were copied by hand. With the new invention, books were more poular and inexpensive. -
Jan 1, 1474
Isabella I becomes queen of Castile
Isabella I marries Prince Ferdinand of Aragon and becomes Queen of Castile. -
May 31, 1492
1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic and found the Americas or "new world." This created a great empire for Spain. -
May 31, 1500
Early 1500's Reformation Begins
During the earlt 1500's, at the height of the Renaissance the Reformation broke out. This was the start of Protestant churches in Western Europe. -
May 31, 1517
1517 the 95 Theses by Martin Luther
In 1517 Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses. This was a list of 95 arguments against the church about things such as indulgences. -
1618-1648 30 Years War
In 1618 The 30 Years War was primarily Catholics against Protestants. But it was also political- Catholic France fought against other Catholics just to get power. -
27 BCE: Rome Started
The greatest empire started in 27 BCE. At it's height, it had 50 million people and spaned the whole meditteranian world. It's official language was latin. -
Tang and Song Dynasties: 618 to 1279 CE
These Chinese dynasties were very successful in ariculture, trading, and had greatly populated urban ares. -
850 C.E. China invented gunpowder.
In 850 C.E. Chinese alchemist expeirement with the mineral saltpeter. They then came up with the formula for gunpowder, and then warned others not to use it.
