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MIDDLE AGES
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MIDDLE AGES
The middle ages is a period of history between the 5th and 15th centruries. -
476
The fall o the Roman Empire.
It is believed that it began in the year 476 with the fall o the Roman Empire. -
476
The dark age
The "Dark Ages" is a term for the High Middle Ages or Middle Ages in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, characterizing it as marked by economic, intellectual, and cultural decline. -
1300
The Islamic invasion
In the year 711, the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula took place, ending one of the most important kingdoms, the Spanish Visigoth kingdom. The Muslims would even reach the south of France, where they were repelled by Carlos Martel, in the battle of Tours in the year 732, expelling the Muslims back to the peninsula. -
1337
The hundred years war
Between 1337 and 1453, one of the most intense warlike phenomena in Western Europe took place between the kingdom of England and France for the French throne: the Hundred Years' War. -
1348
The black plague
It was an epidemic that between the years 1348 and 1350 wreaked great havoc throughout Europe. This epidemic came from the rats that transported the plague from Asia to Italy, due to the incipient trade that re-emerged at the hands of the Venetians, it soon became spread throughout Western and Central Europe. This caused the workforce to decline and thanks to that, the peasants and artisans were able to demand better treatment from their lords and the Church. -
Period: 1370 to
RENAISSANCE
Renaissance is the name given in the 19th century to a broad cultural movement that occurred in Western Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. It was a transitional period between the Middle Ages and the early Modern Age. -
1377
Fillipo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
Brunelleschi invented a new machine for building the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. -
1450
Johannes Gutenburg (1400-1468)
Brunelleschi invented a new machine for building the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. -
1451
Birth of christopher columbus
In 1451, Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa (Italy), son of the wool carder Domenico Colombo and Susana Fontanarossa. His family had a weaving tradition and maintained a workshop in the lower part of the city -
1453
Collapse of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople, (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople's ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days -
1485
Birth of Venus (1485-1486)
The picture was created by Botticelli. The goddess Venus came out of the ocean after her birth as an adult woman. -
1492
Discovery of America
Discovery of America is the name given to the historical event that occurred on October 12, 1492, consisting of the arrival in America of a Spanish expedition led by Christopher Columbus by order of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel de Castilla and Fernando de Aragó -
Period: 1492 to
MODERN AGE
The Modern Age is the third of the historical periods in which universal history is conventionally divided, between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. -
1495
The Last Supper
The Last Supper is an original mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci executed between 1495 and 1498. It is located on the wall on which it was originally painted, in the refectory of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan. -
1509
The School of Athens (1509-1511)
Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, a monk, a composer, a preist, and he was a very important player in the Protestant Reformation. In 1517, Marin Luther wrote the 95 Theses. He wrote these because the church had too much power. -
1517
Protestant Reformation.
In Germany, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation. -
1519
Conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire. -
Period: 1521 to
Colonization of Mexico
It is called the colonization of Mexico to the period of the
history of Mexico that elapsed between the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, Tenochtitlan, until the domination of all Mexican
terrtories by the Spanish. -
1543
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the rise of modern science. Modern science spread throughout the world with advances in modern science such as mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry. -
1545
The Catholic Counter-Reformation.
The Catholic Church initiated profound reforms in the institution, known as the Catholic Counter-Reformation. -
1558
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth the First
Elizabeth the first became queen in 1558. She was the last of the Tudor dynasty. -
Start of colonization
England sends ships to the Chesapeake Bay. (The crew founded the village of James-town) -
Period: to
COLONIZATION NEW ENGLAND
The first English colony in New England, Plymouth Colony, was established in 1620 by Pilgrims fleeing religious persecution in England; a French colony established in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, Maine had failed. Plymouth was the second English colony in America, after Jamestown. -
Pilgrims
They arrived to the colony (New England) in America from England,
refugees and victims of religious persecution by Anglicans. They managed to reach
America on the Ship “Mayflower”. -
Pilgrims founded the city of Plymouth.
Its beginings were difficult but in November 1621 they received a ship with
provisions and got a Good harvest of corn and a successful turkey and deer hunt, so
they organized a Thanksgiving party for God. -
Puritans
Puritans arrived from England to the Colony (New England) and founded theBoston villages.The Puritans introduces a great religious intolerance. -
King Charle l
King Charle l initiated a Catholic colonization with religious tolerance led by Lord Baltimore. -
English revolution
The English Revolution took place, a series of confrontations for political power between the absolute monarchy and the members of Parliament. -
The glorious revolution
In England, the Glorious Revolution put an end to the absolutist monarchy and consecrated the parliamentary monarchy. -
Bourbon reforms
A series of Bourbon reforms began to modernize the Spanish monarchy. -
First Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution began in England. -
United States independence
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America from the British Crown was signed -
The french revolution
The French Revolution broke out, which overthrew the monarchy and changed the power structures in France. -
INDEPENDENCE
The process of colonization in Mexico ends when the Independence of Mexico is
declared in 1821.
