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476
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
The fall of the Roman Empire of the West (in the year 476, in which the last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustus, is deposed by the heels of King Odoacro in the city of Rome). -
Period: 476 to 1492
The middle ages stages
a historical period that extends from the 5th century to the 15th century. Ten centuries of history that begins with the fall of the Roman Empire of the West, in the year 476 A.D. and that ends at the end of the 15th century, in 1492, with the discovery of the Continent -
Period: 500 to 600
Ruralization of Europe
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Period: 700 to 800
Creation of the Islamic empire
Islam emerged on the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century of the Christian era with the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad. A century after his death, Islam extended from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Central Asia in the east. -
Period: 700 to 800
THE POWER OF THE CHURCH
The Church in the Middle Ages was a very powerful institution since it was a deeply religious time. Therefore, the Catholic Church had a great influence on society and, although there were other creeds, in the eleventh century Europe was largely Christian. -
Period: 900 to 1100
FEUDALISM
Feudalism was a form of social and political organization based on the relations of vassalage between the vassals and the feudal lords. Feudalism has its origins in the decline of the Roman Empire, and dominated in Europe during the Middle Ages -
Period: 900 to 1100
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CASTLES
Medieval castle was a very large building, made of stone, fortified and surrounded by walls, moats and other works, which served to defend against enemy attacks. ... Wars were a common occurrence in the Middle Ages, so the feudal lords built castles for defense. -
Period: 900 to 1100
Romanesque art
Romanesque art was the first clearly Christian and European style that grouped together the different options that had been used in the early Middle Ages (Roman, Pre-Romanesque, Byzantine, Germanic and Arabic) and managed to formulate a specific and coherent language applied to all artistic manifestation. -
Period: 1200 to 1300
City growth
City and population in the Middle Ages. The medieval period is a time of population growth, especially after the decline in birth rates that had been observed during the lower Roman Empire. -
Period: 1200 to 1300
Gothic art
The term Gothic style or art refers to the style of architecture that occurred in Europe during the late Middle Ages, sculpture and minor arts that linked medieval Romanesque art with the early Renaissance. ... All this created an evocative humanistic atmosphere quite different from the Romanesque era. -
Period: 1400 to 1500
black death
The black plague, bubonic plague or black death was a plague pandemic that ravaged Europe during the fourteenth century and was transmitted by fleas carried by rodents (rats, gerbilinos, squirrels). -
1492
Conquest of America
Columbus's expedition arrived on October 12, 1492 to the West Indies. On December 5, 1492 Columbus arrived on the island of Hispaniola, currently divided into two countries, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and there was the first European colony in the new world.
