Western Civ.

By 81287
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    Rome

    Rome has had a huge impact on the modern world today. With things such as art, architecture, governement, religion, language, and the alphabet. Today many people practice Christianity as a religion that was was mainly infulenced by the Romans. Also art such as, mosiacs, frescos, and murals. Today we still use these types of art to decorate restraunts, homes, schools, and other buildings or even have museums of them.
  • 476

    Middle Ages

    Feudalism; Royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects; nobles offered protection and in return for service.
    Church during the Middle Ages was a way of life. It was very important to them and they would turn to the church for answers to everything. They believed that everything happened because god was making it that way.
    What was life like? Sers had to work very hard (similar to slavary), couldnt leavethe manor without permission. Lack of communication, different languages.
  • Nov 21, 1300

    Renaissance

    Rebirth of Greek and Rome culture
  • Nov 21, 1492

    European Explortion - Columbus

    Colombus discovered the Americas. Europe started to colonize in the Americas which brought great wealth and power to them.
  • Nov 21, 1521

    Reformation (Martin Luther)

    Martin Luther nailed a list of 95 theses to the door of the church saying what he dislikes and whats wrong with the church.

  • Spanish Armada

    Spain went to England becuase they wanted England to be catholic.

  • Scientific Revolution

    Ued to indicate the historical period in which the modern methods of scientific inquiry were established.

  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis VIX had absolute control over everything when he ruled.

  • Glorious Rev.

    Called the Glorious Revolution because when a group of English noblemen decided to invade England they did it with almost no bloodshed.

  • Enlightenment

    Characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.

  • Greece

    Ancient Greece invented democracy which is important because we have that form of government today. Greece invented drama which influences us because we use those same ideas in movies/tv. Had the first olympics, also their architecture (pillars) still influence us.