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Western Civilization

By maggiebrady
  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1527

    Middle Ages

  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000

    Early Middle Ages

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300

    High Middle Ages

  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

  • Jan 1, 1066

    William the Conquerer invades England

  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099

    First Crusade

  • Period: Jan 1, 1140 to Jan 1, 1270

    Rise of European Univeristies

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1527

    Late Middle Ages

  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

    Hundred Years' War (France v. England)

  • Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350

    Black Death at its Height

  • Period: Jan 1, 1375 to Jan 1, 1527

    Renaissance in Italy

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Printing Press invented by J. Gutenburg

  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople of the Ottoman Turks

  • Jan 1, 1469

    Lorenzo Medici comes to power in Florence

  • Jan 1, 1486

    Pico Publishes "Oration"

  • Jan 1, 1492

    CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERS THE NEW WORLD

    His voyage led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas and began the Age of Discover in Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1512

    MICHELANGELO FINISHES SISTINE CHAPEL

    This chapel in the Apostolic Palace is the official chapel of the Pope in the Vatican City. Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement" is painted on the ceiling and is arguably the most famous part of the palace.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    MARTIN LUTHER NAILS HIS 95 THESES

    Martin Luther's distibution of his 95 theses sparks the Protestant Reformation throughout Europe.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1525 to

    Reformation

  • Jan 1, 1532

    Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published

  • Period: Jan 1, 1558 to

    QUEEN ELIZABETH I'S REIGN

    Queen Elizabeth I is known as one of, if not the best, monarch in England's history. During the Elizabethan Era, literacy increased and great artistic achievements were made which is why this period is known as the golden age in England's history.

  • Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France