World History Topics 2

  • 395

    Split of the Roman Empire

    In this year the Roman Empire was finally split after hundreds of years.
  • 400

    Roman Abandon Britain

    At this point in time most of the Romans have left Britain.
  • 527

    Women of Constantinople

    Theodora, Justinian's wife, help make it so women can own some land to help raise her children.
  • 533

    Army Reorganization

    The Byzantine Army was reorganized and set to recapture the rest of the lost Roman territory.
  • 571

    The Birth of Bruhhammad

    The great prophet Muhammad was born.
  • 768

    Charlemagne's Empire

    Charles built up a large and strong empire that followed Christianity.
  • 800

    Viking Invasions

    Vikings from Scandinavia started raiding nearby countries and towns.
  • Period: 843 to

    Holy Roman Empire Beginning and End

    The Holy Roman Empire lasted for a very long time until the last emperor abdicated the throne and Napoleon came and took over.
  • 1000

    Slavic Rule

  • 1000

    Moldboard Plow

    Farming equipment
  • Period: 1095 to 1492

    The Crusades

    The Crusades were a time of "holy war" where people fought for god. Many people died without reasons.
  • 1200

    Middle Class Emerges

    A class that didn't fit in with the other classes of the time so it became a new class.
  • Period: 1206 to 1227

    Genghis Khan Started to Conquering

    During this period Genghis Khan started taking over many countries.
  • 1227

    Mongolian Rule

    Mongolian Rule
  • 1246

    Holy Roman Empire at it's Territorial Apex

    Holy Roman Empire at it's Territorial Apex
  • 1300

    Humanism

    The idea of humanism came about during the Renaissance. Humanism is an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
  • 1300

    Art in the Renaissance

    A new type of art came in during the Renaissance, which involved the beauty of nature and the unaltered human being
  • Period: 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
  • 1453

    Constantinople Falls

    The great city of Constantinople falls due to the Ottoman Empire.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus Discovers America for the Europeans

    Chris accidentally discovers America while look for a faster way to get to Asia.
  • 1500

    Lutheranism

    A new branch of religion was founded
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Reformation

    The Reformation was a movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Roman Catholic Church and papal authority in particular.
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Reformation

    The Reformation was a movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Roman Catholic Church and papal authority in particular
  • 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    A famous astronomer was born.
  • Period: to

    American Revolution

    The new colonists in America fought for their freedom from Britain.
  • Paul Revere and 2 Others Rode to warn people of the British

    Three people went house to house telling people that the British were coming and to prepare for battle
  • Battle of Yorktown

    When British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to General George Washington's American force and its French allies at the Battle of Yorktown on October 19, 1781, it was more than just military win.