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Study help (not replacement for resources ie REA) for the CLEP(c) test Western Civilization 1 ~~~
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Study help (not replacement for resources ie REA) for the CLEP(c) test Western Civilization 1 ~~~
Section One, Ancient Near East, Complete || Section Two, Ancient Greece, Complete || Section Three, Ancient Rome, Completed || Section Four, The Middle Ages, Complete || Section Five, The Renaissance and Reformation, Completed || Section Six, Early Modern Europe, In Progress Show Less
12000 BCE - 1648 CE
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1000 ce
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Ancient Near East
12000 BCE
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8000 bce
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3500 bce
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3200 bce - 2300 bce
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3000 bce
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First written language; used angled impressions to create pictographs, ideograms and a syllable based alphabet with over 600 symbols.
Developed by the Sumerians, adopted by Akkadians and other near east cultures.
Initially for economy and admin. used for lit and religion.
2300 bce - 2200 bce
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Sumer was united by Sargon I of Akkad
2100 bce - 2000 bce
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2000 bce - 1900 bce
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2000 bce
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1900 bce - 1600 bce
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Old Babylonian Dynasty
1792 bce - 1750 bce
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Code of Hammurabi; first written code
1600 bce
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Hittites were from Asia Minor
Kassites were from present day Iran
1600 bce - 1300 bce
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Hittites left with Spoils and Kassites took over
1500 bce - 1400 bce
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Established kingdom in N. Mesopotamia, kicked out by Hittites
Ancient Near East
3100 bce - 2700 bce
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1st-2nd Dynasties
Very structured hierarchy
2700 bce - 2200 bce
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3rd-6th dynasties
Height of the Pharaoh's Power
2200 bce - 2050 bce
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7-10th Dynasties
Nomarchs of small sections quarreled under weak Pharoahs
2050 bce - 1700 bce
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11-12th dynasties
Ended when the Hyksos invaded N. Egypt.
1700 bce - 1550 bce
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13th-17th Dynasties
N. Egypt dominated by the Hyksos, lower Nile under the control of the Pharaohs.
Ended with the expelling of the Hyksos by Ahmose
1550 bce - 1100 bce
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18-20th Dynasties
Expanded into the East Coast of the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula, battled with the Hittites for the territory
1375 bce - 1358 bce
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Pharoah Akhenaton started the cult of the sun god Aton
1274 bce
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Concluded the centuries long conflict between the Hittites and the Egyptians, concluding in a peace treaty, but no victor.
100 bce
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Under Cleopatra Egypt was incorporated into the Roman Empire.
Ancient Near East
2000 bce
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1800 bce
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Destroyed many palaces, but was recovered from quickly.
1627 bce
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Destroyed colonies on Thera and created tidal waves destroying coastal cities on Crete.
1550 bce
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Attacks destroying many settlements; probably from the Mycenaeans.
1200 bce
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Effectively gone, but continued until 1200 bc
Ancient Near East
6500 bce
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3000 bce
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Arts develop, including metal working and marble sculpture.
2300 bce
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1700 bc
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Centralized Culture after several centuries of small villages
1550 bce
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1400 bce - 1200 bce
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1250 bce
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Last major undertaking of the Mycenaeans before their destruction by the Sea People
Ancient Near East
1000 bce
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Guesstimate of the REA
600 bce
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Monotheistic Dualist religion, maybe as early as 1000 bce, but most commonly thought to be started around 600 bce.
559 bce - 530 bce
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Ended the Chaldean Empire and started the Persian Empire
550 bce
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547 bce
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Defeated Croesus of Lydia.
539 bce
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530 bce - 522 bce
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Conquered Egypt and Libya.
521 bce - 486 bce
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Conquered Indus Valley to the East and Thrace to the West
486 bce - 465 bce
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Defeated by Greeks
Ancient Near East
2000 bce - 1500 bce
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1275 bce
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The Hebrews were slaves in Egypt and were freed by Moses
1020 bce - 1004 bce
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1004 bce - 965 bce
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871 bce - 852 bce
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750 bc
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586 bce - 539 bce
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539 bce
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Ancient Near East
Color coded || Including; The Hittites, The Sea Peoples The Phoenicians, The Assyrians, The Neo-Babylonians/Chaldeans
2000 bce
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Urbanization moved out of the select areas and into a broader area, and encompassed more cultures.
1600 bce
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Downfall of the Amorite dynasty, based out of Anatolia.
1400 bce
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Adopted and adapted by the Phoenicians and has been developed as the basis of most western alphabets.
30 symbols, Phoenicians used 22, and simplified the cuneiform letters
1300 bce
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Over disputed areas in Syria and Palestine.
1250 bce - 1150 bce
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Raiders who overthrew many governments.
1150 bce - 750 bce
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900 bce
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Settlements all over the Mediterranean and as far North as Britain
800 bce - 612 bce
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All of the near east was conquered by the Assyrians
800 bce
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660 bce
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This made the Assyrians the first nation to control both the Nile and Tigris/Euphrates River valleys.
612 bce
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612 bc - 539 bc
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Emphasis on culture.
605 bce - 562 bce
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Exported the Hebrews after capturing Jerusalem.
556 bce - 539 bce
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Ancient Greece
2300 bce - 1100 bce
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Migration to destruction by the Sea Peoples
1700 bce
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Amassed wealth came from raiding and trading.
1400 bce - 1200 bce
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Massive raids and invasions, large scale trading, high culture.
1100 bce - 800 bce
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Decline in culture, Dorian Greeks were not as advanced as those who fled the Sea Peoples. Little to no information about this time period.
800 bce - 500 bce
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800 bce
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800 bce
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Composed by Homer as an account a a semi-mythological war taking place around 1250 bc
776 bce
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Held in honor of the Olympian Gods
750 bce - 500 bce
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Black Sea, Mediterranean, Iberia, Gaul, Corsica, Sicily, S. Italy, Libya, and the Nile Delta to an extent.
735 bce - 715 bce
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Against its neighbor Messenia.
700 bce
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Wrote 'Works and Days' - life of a farmer
And 'Theogony' - a history of the gods and their myths
700 bce - 500 bce
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650 bce - 620 bce
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Enslaved the inhabitants of Messenia.
632 bce
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he tried to establish a tyranny to settle socio-economic troubles, but was defeated by his rivals.
621 bce
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594 bce
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546 bce - 527 bce
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Benevolent and lower class pleasing, though he exiled those he didn't agree with.
534 bce
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Instituted by the tyrant Peisistratus
525 bce - 456 bce
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Profoundly religious and focused on Hubris.
'The Persians', 'Prometheus Bound' and the 'Oresteia' Trilogy.
518 bce - 438 bce
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Poet who wrote Odes to Sporting events
508 bce
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redefined the classes and phratries
500 bce
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Used mainly in study when artistic language was unnecessary.
499 bce
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The Ionians in Lydia rebelled against Persian oppressors, with assistance from the Greek Mainland, esp. the Athenians who raided Persian controlled Sardis.
496 bce - 406 bce
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Expressed deep sorrow on the plight of humanity;
'Oedipus', and 'Antigone'.
495 bce - 429 bce
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Important Statesman and General in the Athenian Empire.
490 bce - 479 bce
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The Greeks were victorious through superior strategy despite large numerical disadvantage.
490 bce - 430 bce
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designed and sculpted Athena for the Parthenon
484 bce - 425 bce
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Historian
Father of History, divided between East and Western Civ, recorded the Persian wars.
480 bce
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Vital battle, won mostly due to the efforts of the thetes rowers on the triremes.
480 bce
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480 bce - 406 bce
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Unconventional endings and methods, emphasizing human achievements over those of the gods.
'Medea' is a prime example of his work
478 bce
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A large Naval alliance signed at Delos, where the treasury was located, between over 100 poleis including Athens and Sparta.
469 bce - 399 bce
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Founded the Socratic method, and trained philosophers to find truth.
460 bce - 377 bce
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Hippocratic Oath, Father of Medicine, observation and chronicles of what works
460 bce - 400 bce
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Impartial account of the Peloponnesian War
450 bce - 404 bce
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Nephew of Pericles, and lost the Peloponnesian war
450 bce - 385 bce
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Comedic writer who used mainly satire. Extensive.
440 bce - 429 bce
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431 bce - 404 bce
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Sparta v. Athens
430 bce
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Honored fallen Athenians
428 bce - 347 bce
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Wrote the 'Dialogues' to record Socrates teachings, founded a school in Athens, abstract and spiritual gave the concrete and physical meaning, 'Republic' and Timaeus.
413 bce
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Peloponnesian War
411 bce - 403 bce
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Following revolt in subjugated polies
384 bce - 322 bce
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Founded the Lyceum, Taught every subject, believed in a Prime Mover who started all things, single universe, moderation is preferable to extremes, categorized government and was opposed to democracy (which he equated with anarchy).
359 bce - 336 bce
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Established Macedonia
341 bce - 270 bce
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Founded Epicureanism which is the pursuit of pleasure, in particular those of the mind.
338 bce
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336 bce - 323 bce
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Conquered much of the known world; empire stretching from Greece down the Nile and to the Indus river
335 bce - 263 bce
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Founded Stoicism; enlightened apathy, suppression of desire and acceptance of divine providence.
334 bce
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328 bce
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323 bce
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310 bce - 250 bce
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Heliocentric Theory
300 bce
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'Elements'
287 bce - 212 bce
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Calculated the value of pi, Archimedes screw, pulleys, levers,
276 bce - 196 bce
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Calculated the Circumference of the Earth
190 bce - 120 bce
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Developed the Astrolabe
30 bce
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Ancient Rome
753 bce
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509 bce
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450 bce
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Gave the Plebians certain rights
390 bce
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307 bce - 272 bce
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Greek ruler in S. Italy who had a Pyrrhic victory.
287 bce
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265 bce
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264 bce - 241 bce
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Naval battles Rome defeated Carthage and gained Sicily
254 bce - 184 bce
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Comedic Dramatist
239 bce - 169 bce
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First Roman Poet.
Chronicled the history of Rome in the 'Annales'
218 bce - 201 bce
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Started in Spain, Hannibal crossed the Alps, Rome attack Carthage.
216 bce
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Major defeat of Romans who then changed to Fabian tactics, fighting almost guerrilla warfare.
202 bce
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Scipio the Elder defeats the Carthaginians
197 bce
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Major victory of Rome against Greek tactics
190 bce - 159 bce
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Comedic Dramatist
161 bce - 134 bce
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161 bce - 135 bce
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Under the leadership of the Maccabees, the Jews rebel against the Seleucids.
160 bce
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First major Roman work of prose.
160 bce - 43 bce
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Wrote political essays, speeches and letters. Was executed for outspoken opposition.
149 bce - 146 bce
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Scipio the Younger destroys Carthage
133 bce
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133 bce
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121 bce
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111 bce - 106 bce
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Won General Marius fame
102 bce - 101 bce
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90 bce - 88 bce
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86 bce
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85 bce - 54 bce
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Late Republic, love poems to his unfaithful mistress
80 bce
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74 bce
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73 bce - 71 bce
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Famous slave revolt
70 bce - 19 bce
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Patronized by Augustus Caesar, wrote epics, Aenid, propaganda paid for by Caesar
65 bce - 8 bce
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Lyricist.
59 bce - 17 ce
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Historian
53 bce
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Member of the Triumvirate
49 bce - 45 bce
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Caused by Ceaser who marched into Rome with a victorious army
44 bce - 42 bce
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Caesar's supporters outraged at his assassination
44 bce
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Caesar assassinated on the 15 of March
43 bce - 14 ce
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Roman Literature; Characterized by Virgil, Horace, Ovid and Livy
43 bce - 17 ce
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Metamorphoses; on Greco-Roman Mythology,
On the Art of Love; a manual for seduction; exiled for following <
37 bce - 4 bce
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30 bce
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27 bce
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27 bce
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27 bce - 14 ce
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4 ce - 30 ce
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Founder of Christianity
4 ce - 65 ce
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Stoic Philosopher who wrote tragedies and was executed by Nero.
14 ce - 138 ce
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characterized by suppression, pessimistic; Tacitus, Seneca, Lucan, Persius, Petronius and Juvenal
14 ce - 37 ce
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14 ce - 37 ce
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34 ce - 62 ce
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Satirist
37 ce - 41 ce
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39 ce - 65 ce
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Wrote 'Pharsalia' as an epic history of the war between Caesar and Pompey. Executed by Nero.
54 ce - 68 ce
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55 ce - 117
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Historian who highlighted the negatives of Roman civilization and the positives of Barbarian.
64 ce
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65 ce - 128 ce
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Satirist
66 ce - 73 ce
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68 ce
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Four rivals claimed Nero's throne
70 ce
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72 ce - 80 ce
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81 ce - 96 ce
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100 ce - 170 ce
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Astronomer; Ptolemaic model of the solar system/cosmos.
106 ce - 113 ce
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117 ce - 138 ce
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117 ce
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included Mesopotamia
118 ce - 128 ce
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most impressive Roman Dome
125 ce - 200 ce
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First Latin Novel; 'The Golden Ass'
129 ce - 199 ce
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129 ce - 199 ce
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Physician
132 ce - 135 ce
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In response to a Roman plan to build a pagan temple.
161 ce - 180 ce
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180 ce
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205 ce - 270 ce
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Founded Neoplatonism as a philosophy
216 ce - 275 ce
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Started the Manichaean cult
233 ce - 305 ce
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Added Magical Rituals to Neoplatonism
249 ce - 251 ce
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250 ce - 300 ce
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Added Magical Rituals to Neoplatonism
250 ce - 350 ce
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Desert Father who practiced ascetic regimes
284 ce - 305 ce
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290 ce - 346 ce
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Desert Father who organized a community of monks
293 ce - 373 ce
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306 ce - 337 ce
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312 ce - 315 ce
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313 ce
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324 ce
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325 ce
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Against Arianism
329 ce - 379 ce
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329 ce - 389 ce
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330 ce
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339 ce - 397 ce
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347 ce - 420 ce
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Created the Vulgate Bible
354 ce - 430 ce
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360 ce - 433 ce
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Spread monasticism to Europe
361 ce - 363 ce
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Tried to revert Christianity to persecution
376 ce
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379 ce - 395 ce
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390 ce - 459 ce
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Desert Father who practiced ascetic regimes
395 ce
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407 ce
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408 ce - 450 ce
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Theodosian Code
410 ce - 485 ce
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Added Magical Rituals to Neoplatonism
410 ce
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410 ce
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428 ce - 477 ce
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431 ce
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Against the split personality doctrine of Nestorianism
433 ce - 453 ce
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440 ce
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440 ce - 461 ce
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451 ce
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Against the monophysitism doctrine saying Christ was only spirit.
452 ce
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455 ce
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474 ce - 526 ce
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Western Rome
474 ce - 491 ce
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475 ce - 476 ce
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476 ce
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481 ce - 511 ce
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500 ce
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527 ce - 565 ce
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Codified Civil Law.
535 ce - 555 ce
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between the Ostrogoths and the Western Roman Empire
568 ce
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572 ce - 774 ce
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590 ce - 604 ce
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The Middle Ages
306 ce - 337 ce
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Founded the Byzantine Empire
330 ce
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395 ce
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476 ce
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527 ce - 565 ce
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Justinian Code, Conquered much of the former Western Empire, but was lost after his death.
530 ce - 539 ce
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Team of experts led by Tribonian
610 ce - 641 ce
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628 ce
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634 ce
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672 ce
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717 ce - 741 ce
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Forbade the use of icons in worship on the grounds it was idolatry.
717 ce - 718 ce
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843 ce
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1000 ce
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Including the Balkans, Anatolia, S Italy and Crete & Cyprus
1081 ce - 1118 ce
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Asked the Pope for help against Muslim aggressors, initiating the Crusades.
1453 ce
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The Middle Ages
570 ce - 632 ce
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'Final Prophet', Founded Islam.
610 ce
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622 ce
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632 ce - 634 ce
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Put down revolts to maintain unity.
634 ce - 644 ce
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Initiated Islamic conquests
644 ce - 656 ce
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Showed favoritism and caused inner strife
656 ce - 661 ce
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Started with the assassination of Uthman, ended with the death of Ali; Muhammad's son in law | Between Shiites (direct descent from Muhammad) and Sunnites (elected Caliphs).
656 ce
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Inc. Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine & Egypr
661 ce - 750 ce
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Expanded Conquests, moved capital from Mecca to Damascus, did not encourage mass conversion for financial reasons.
680 ce
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750 ce - 1258 ce
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Abul Abbas overthrew the worldly Umyyads, moved capital to Baghdad, encourage philosophy & conversion.
1258 ce
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Color coded || Including Visigoths, Franks, Britains & Vikings
The Middle Ages
410 ce
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430 ce
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448 ce - 458 ce
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Started the Frankish Merovingian Dynasty, United the two Frankish Groups
481 ce - 511 ce
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Merovingian king, converted to Catholicism, subjugated Arian Gauls, Vandals and Visigoth.
507 ce
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538 ce - 594 ce
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Wrote an account of Clovis
563 ce
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597 ce
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664 ce
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Roman and Celtic churches agreed on celebrations such as Easter.
673 ce - 735 ce
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wrote 'History of the English Church and People'.
688 ce - 741 ce
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First Carolingian Mayor of the House, fought the battle of Tours.
711 ce
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714 - 768
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First Carolingian to claim the title of King, crowned by Pope Stephen II.
732 ce
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Charles Martel led the Merovingian Franks to defeat and stop Muslim expansion.
735 ce - 804 ce
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headed educational reforms in Charlemagne's Empire
751 ce
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752 ce - 757 ce
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Crowned Pepin the Short
754 ce
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755 ce
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Part of Lombardy, beginning of the papal states.
768 ce - 814 ce
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Expanded the Frank's empire.
772 ce - 804 ce
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774 ce
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778 ce
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795 ce - 796 ce
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Located on the Danube river
795 ce - 816 ce
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800 ce
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December 25, 800 ce
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By Pope Leo III
814 ce - 840 ce
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Unable to hold the Carolingian empire together.
843 ce
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Muslim pirates
843 ce
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Divided the Carolingian empire into three parts;
Charles the Bald in the West
Emperor Lothair in the central area
Louis the German in the East
870 ce
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Settled border disputes between the three kingdoms. Continued debate until the 20th century.
900 ce
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Nomadic group from the East, raided the remnants of the Carolingian empire.
955 ce
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German ruler Otto the Great defeats the Magyars, who settle in Hungary.
The Middle Ages
440 ce - 461 ce
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Convinced Attila the Hun not to attack Rome.
480 ce - 547 ce
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Wrote the Benedictine Rule on Monastic life.
590 ce - 604 ce
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Greatly expanded the political powers of the Papacy and maintained excellently as Pope
858 ce - 867 ce
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A revision of the Nicene Creed caused a split in the Church
910 ce
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Strict use of Benedictine rule
955 ce - 964 ce
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Removed by Otto I of Germany and replaced by Leo VIII.
999 ce - 1003 ce
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Intellectual Frenchman ordained by Otto III. Viewed as an outsider and not very respected, despite his excellent papacy.
1048 ce - 1054 ce
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Divided the church by attempting to dictate doctrine to the Eastern Church.
1054 ce
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After the Filioque Controversy Pope Leo IX attempted to take control over Eastern churches. Both called the other heretical, and divided over the importance of the person of Christ.
1059 ce
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Elected the Pope, forbidding secular rulers from intervening.
1073 ce - 1085 ce
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Initiated the Gregorian reforms
1088 ce - 1099 ce
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Began the Crusades at the Council of Clermont.
1090 ce - 1153 ce
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Preached for a crusade to win back Edessa, which the Muslims had taken.
1090 ce - 1153 ce
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Spokesman for the Cistercian Rule.
1095 ce
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Called by Pope Urban II at the request of Byzantine emperor Alexius I initiating the crusades.
1096 ce - 1099 ce
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Christian victory; Succeeded partly because of inner strife among the Muslims.
1098 ce
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By Robert of Molesmes
1144 ce
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1170 ce - 1221 ce
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Founded second order of friars - the Dominicans.
1181 ce - 1226 ce
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Founded the first order of Friars - the Franciscans.
1187 ce
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Saladin, Prince of Egypt, captured Jerusalem. Richard I, Philip II Augustus, and Frederick I led the crusade. Failure.
1198 ce - 1216 ce
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Height of Papal Power
1203 ce
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Never even reached Israel, raided the Byzantine Empire for money.
1204 ce - 1261 ce
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Based out of Constantinople when the crusaders were distracted by the wealth of the Byzantines.
1208 ce - 1229 ce
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Absolutely brutal.
1227 ce - 1241 ce
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1228 ce
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Ended in diplomacy, giving Christians access to the Holy Land.
1231 ce
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Ordained by Pope Gregory IX to find escaped Cathars, and any other heretics.
1249 ce
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Organized by S. Louis IX of France, won victories on the coast, but was forced to surrender and pay a ransom
1270 ce - 1291 ce
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led by Louis IX, tried to conquer Tunisia, Louis died in the campaign. The last outpost fell in Acre in 1291 ce.
No further crusades were attempted in the Holy Land. Redirected to Spain and the suppression of Heretics.
1294 ce - 1303 ce
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tried to assert papal power, but was beaten by French Soldiers and died as a result.
1305 ce - 1314 ce
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First Avignon Pope
1309 ce - 1377 ce
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Papal offices in Avignon France
1312 ce
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In order to take their money
1330 ce - 1384 ce
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English reformer. Translated the Bible into English. Critical of Catholic hierarchy and emphasized Bible over Councils. Followers called Lollards.
1370 ce - 1378 ce
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Moved the Papacy back to Rome.
1370 ce - 1415 ce
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Czech (Bohemian) reformer, influenced by Wycliffe. Attended the Council of Constance in order to proclaim his beliefs, but was burned at stake.
1378 ce - 1394 ce
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French Pope, antipope to Urban VI. Refused to Abdicate
1378 ce - 1417 ce
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A Pope in both Avignon and in Rome
1378 ce - 1389 ce
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Elected under duress, refused to abdicate.
1409 ce - 1417 ce
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John XXIII elected as a compromise between the College of Cardinals in Avignon and Rome. Other Popes refused to Abdicate
1414 ce - 1418 ce
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Convened of all church leaders to rectify the Great Schism.
1417 ce - 1431 ce
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elected at the Council of Constance
1419 ce - 1436 ce
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prompted by the execution of John Huss, ended by a compromise between Hussites and the Chatholic Church
1431 ce - 1449 ce
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Called by Martin V for a general reform of the Church.
1431 ce - 1447 ce
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Pope, called the Council of Ferrara-Florence and reasserted Papal authority. Tried to reach a compromise with the Eastern Church.
1438 ce - 1445 ce
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An attempt to end the schism between East and West Churches.
The Middle Ages
996 ce - 1002 ce
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Ordained Sylvester II
1056 ce - 1106 ce
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Sparked the Investiture Controversy
1076 ce
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Convened by Emperor HEnry IV to depose Gregory VII in order to preserve his power. He was excommunicated and had to seek absolution.
1122 ce
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Solved the Investiture Controversy with a compromise.
1138 ce - 1152 ce
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Organized and fought in the Second Crusade
1152 ce - 1190 ce
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1215 ce - 1250 ce
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Granted the Teutonic Knights land.
The Middle Ages
871 ce - 899 ce
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Attacked the Viking settlements.
1016 ce - 1035 ce
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Combined kingdoms of England and Normandy
1042 ce - 1066 ce
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Last Anglo-Saxon King, died w/out an heir.
1066 ce - 1085 ce
% complete
Duke of Normandy, defeated the Earl of Wessex and King of Norway. Reorganized the government.
1135 ce - 1154 ce
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1154 ce - 1189 ce
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Member of the Angevin dynasty. Inherited the County of Anjou & Duchy of Normandy, married into French territories, invaded Ireland and forced Wales & Scotland to observe his rule. Tangled family, ruled and was a servant to the French monarchs. Added common law, juries, removed feudal courts, tried to have church trials in royal courts, but was overruled by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket.
1170 ce
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1189 ce - 1199 ce
% complete
Lion-Hearted, spent most of his rule on the Crusades.
1199 ce - 1216 ce
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Inept ruler, enforced unfair taxes in order to war with France w/out consulting his Barons, resulting in Civil war ending in the Magna Carta
1215 ce
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Protected the feudal rights of the barons from the King
1216 ce - 1272 ce
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See Barons revolt, and Provisions of Oxford
1258 ce
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Amendments to the Magna Carta, started a revolt of Barons
1263 ce - 1267 ce
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led by Simon de Monfort, because of the refusal of the King to recognize amendments to the Magna Carta.
1264 ce Capture of Henry III
1265 ce First Parliment
1290 ce
% complete
1327 ce - 1377 ce
% complete
See First Phase of the Hundred Years' War
1413 ce - 1422 ce
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see battle of Agincourt
The Middle Ages
987 ce
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987 ce - 996 ce
% complete
Started the Capetian Dynasty which ran until 1328
1137 ce - 1180 ce
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Organized and fought the Second Crusade.
1180 ce - 1223 ce
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Expanded power of the French Monarchy drastically, seized land from John of England.
1226 ce - 1270 ce
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Centralized power, very active, pious = St. Louis.
1285 ce - 1314 ce
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Used increasing power to crush enemies including Pope Boniface (over taxes). Expelled Jews. Increased taxes, manipulated and reinterpreted existing laws. Convened the first Estates General during his quarrel with the Pope.
Popular King.
1350 ce - 1364 ce
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First ruler of the Valois Dynasty.
1364 ce - 1380 ce
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see second phase
1422 ce - 1461 ce
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See 'French Retaliate'
The Middle Ages
1328 ce
% complete
Edward III claims French throne on his mother's side.
1337 ce - 1360 ce
% complete
1337 ce - 1453 ce
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Centralized Monarchies in France and England fought many wars, collectively refered to as The Hundred Years' War
1346 ce
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English longbowmen defeat French Calvary, ending the age of chivalric warfare.
1356 ce
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Edward the Black Prince captured John II.
1360 ce
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French concede the province of Aquitaine (~1/3 total area of France)
1369 ce - 1389 ce
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Charles V of France regained lost territory, sudden death resulted in a truce.
1415 ce
% complete
Henry V of England invades N. France, Philip the Good duke of Normandy assisted
1429 ce
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Joan of Arc convinces Charles VII of France to go on the offensive.
1431 ce
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After capture by the Burgundians in 1430 - executed by British.
1435 ce
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Removing much support for England. England is left with a few minor coastal cities.
The Middle Ages
711 ce
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1043 ce - 1099 ce
% complete
Spanish warrior/adventurer
1139 ce
% complete
1179 ce
% complete
The Middle Ages
862 ce
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882 ce
% complete
1054 ce
% complete
Brought the combined city state of Kievan Rus to its heighth
1167 ce - 1227 ce
% complete
Giant empire across China into E. Europe.
1234 ce
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Pope Gregory IX gives the order to Christianize E. Europe to the Teutonic Knights.
1236 ce - 1263 ce
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Powerful ruler
1237 CE
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Organize the 'Golden Horde', Moscow uses collaboration with the Mongols to grow their power.
1242 ce
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Halted the Eastward Expansion of the Teutons.
1386 ce - 1434 ce
% complete
Accepted Roman Catholicism and married into polish dynasty
1386 ce
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1410 ce
% complete
Teutons defeat the Lithuanians & Poles
1462 ce - 1505 ce
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Overthrew the Mongols in the late 15th century and was poised to take over Russia.
1525 ce
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The Middle Ages
1079 ce - 1142 ce
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Charismatic Theological teacher, in favor of using logic to solve disparities.
1115 ce - 1180 ce
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Political theorist, described medieval society as a body, with the King as its head.
1140 ce
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1175 ce - 1253 ce
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companion of Roger Bacon
1200 ce - 1280 ce
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continued Bacon's work
1214 ce - 1294 ce
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Scientist who contributed greatly to the scientific method
1225 ce - 1274 ce
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Dominican Monk, wrote 'Summary of Theology' which combined faith and reason.
1254 ce - 1324 ce
% complete
Pioneered Silk road.
1265 ce - 1321 ce
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venacular Italian poet
1267 ce - 1337 ce
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Added the illusion of depth to Gothic painting
1275 ce - 1343 ce
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wrote 'defender of the peace'.
Favored laymen's council to papal leadership.
1285 ce - 1349 ce
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'Ockham's Razor' foundation for modern scientific method.
1297 ce - 1358 ce
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Changed Aristotle's theory of motion to a theory of 'impetus'.
1304 ce - 1374 ce
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Popular Itaian poet
1315 ce - 1317 ce
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caused by over population
1330 ce - 1382 ce
% complete
see Buridan
1347 ce - 1351 ce
% complete
1400 ce - 1468 ce
% complete
First printing Press
The Renaissance and Reformation
1304 ce - 1374 ce
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Father of Renaissance Humanism. Valued Roman writings. Poet Laureate of Rome
1313 ce - 1375 ce
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Renaissance Humanist
1331 ce - 1406 ce
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Advocated Civic humanism.
1369 ce - 1444 ce
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Civic humanist
1389 ce - 1464 ce
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Part of the family of wealthy Florentine nobles who ruled Florence much of the 15th Century.
1401 ce - 1466 ce
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Condottiere (mercenary-General) who conquered Milan and set up a dynasty there.
1401 ce - 1428 ce
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Built off Giotto's effects and created linear perspective.
1407 ce - 1457 ce
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Donation of Constantine = Fraud.
1420 ce - 1436 ce
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Built in Florence, designed by Brunelleschi.
1430 ce - 1435 ce
% complete
1433 ce - 1499 ce
% complete
Translated the complete works of Plato to Latin. Translated Neoplatonic works. Philosopher and Theologian.
1436 ce
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1449 ce - 1492 ce
% complete
Part of the family of wealthy Florentine nobles who ruled Florence much of the 15th Century.
1452 ce - 1498 ce
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Dominican Preacher, preached against luxury and corruption, called for destruction of artist works in "The Bonfire of the Vanities." Burned at stake as a dangerous fanatic.
1452 ce - 1519 ce
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Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Engineer, Scientist, Musician and Inventor. 'The Last Supper,' 'Mona Lisa,'
1454 ce
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Milan, Florence and Venice allied against the Papal states and the Kingdom of Naples.
1463 ce - 1494 ce
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'Oration on the Dignity of Man'
1469 ce - 1527 ce
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Politician and author. Called for Italian political reform in 'The Prince.' Historical study of ancient Rome; 'The Discourses'.
1475 ce - 1564 ce
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Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet
1478 ce - 1529 ce
% complete
'The Book of the Courtier'
1483 ce - 1498 ce
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Invaded Naples
1483 ce - 1540 ce
% complete
Historian
1492 ce - 1503 ce
% complete
1494 ce
% complete
French invasion, overthrew the Medici and instituted a Republic.
1494 ce
% complete
Led by Charles VIII
1494 ce
% complete
1495 ce - 1497 ce
% complete
1497 ce - 1500 ce
% complete
1498 ce - 1515 ce
% complete
Invaded Milan.
1499 ce
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led by Louis XII
1501 ce - 1504 ce
% complete
1508 ce - 1512 ce
% complete
1511 ce - 1574 ce
% complete
'Lives of the Artists'
1515 ce - 1547 ce
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Invaded Italy.
1515 ce
% complete
1527 ce
% complete
Delayed payment.
1546 ce
% complete
designed by Michelangelo.
The Renaissance and Reformation
1390 ce - 1441 ce
% complete
Flemish Painter. Used Gothic styles, atmospheric perspective.
1400 ce - 1468 ce
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Invented the movable type Printing Press
1400 ce - 1464 ce
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Contemporary of Jan van Eyck
1450 ce - 1515 ce
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Venetian Printer
1450 ce - 1516 ce
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German Painter; Allegorical works.
1450 ce
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1471 ce - 1528 ce
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Introduced many Italian techniques to Northern Europe, inc. portraiture.
1497 ce - 1543 ce
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Contemporary of Albrecht Durer
1525 ce - 1569 ce
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German Painter; lively and intricate scenes of peasant life.
Renaissance and Reformation
1260 ce - 1327 ce
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Began a movement to have religious experience in everyday life, known as The Modern Devotion.
1349 ce - 1384 ce
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Layman who preached the Modern Devotion
1380 ce - 1471 ce
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Wrote 'The Imitation of Christ' which expressed the Modern Devotional movement.
1450 ce - 1536 CE
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French Theologian who hoped to reform the Catholic church from the inside.
1455 ce - 1522 ce
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German Humanist; studied languages to better understand scripture. Published a Hebrew grammar.
1466 ce - 1536 CE
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Early reformer, believed in everyday study for all believers.
1478 ce - 1535 CE
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English Statesman who criticized society in the satirical essay 'Utopia'.
The Renaissance and Reformation
955 ce - 964 ce
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Worldly and corrupt Pope
1483 ce - 1546 ce
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Reformer known for his 95 Theses and his other works
1484 ce - 1531 ce
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Swiss reformer.
1491 ce - 1547 ce
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Requested annulment of his marriage, refused by the Pope. Created the Anglican Church and got his own divorce.
1509 ce - 1564 ce
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French Reformer, moved to Geneva Switzerland, Double predestination
1513 ce - 1572 ce
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Scottish Reformer who established the Presbyterian Church
1513 ce - 1521 ce
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Medici Pope | Proliferated the use of indulgences to pay for his worldly lifestyle.
1517 ce
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Written by Martin Luther against the sale of indulgences.
1519 ce
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Written by Martin Luther
1521 ce
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MArtin Luther Refused to recant and was excommunicated.
1523 ce - 1534 ce
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refused the divorce of HEnry VIII
1525 ce
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1526 ce
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allowed the German Princes freedom of religion
1529 ce
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Revoked the first
1529 ce
% complete
Lutheran Creed
1531 ce
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between Swiss Cantons and Forest Cantons. Zwingli served as Chaplain and was killed.
1531 ce
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Defensive Protestant Alliance
1532 ce
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By Henry VIII
1534 ce
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translated by Luther
1536 ce - 1559 ce
% complete
Written by John Calvin
1536 ce
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Anabaptist radical who captured the town of Munster.
1539 ce
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Anglican Confession
1547 ce - 1553 ce
% complete
Reformed the Anglican Church
1555 ce
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Allowed the Princes to Choose Lutheran or Catholic.
1558 ce - 1603 ce
% complete
Reformed the Anglican Church
The Renaissance and Reformation
1491 ce - 1556 ce
% complete
Founded the Jesuit society
1506 ce - 1552 ce
% complete
A Jesuit Missionary who preached in the Far East.
1515 ce - 1582 ce
% complete
Rejuvenated the Carmelite order.
1534 ce
% complete
Intellectual sect, fanatics of the papacy.
1534 ce - 1549 ce
% complete
Reformed the Catholic Church
1542 ce
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Monitored newly published works and censured them.
1545 ce - 1563 ce
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Met three times, called by Pope Paul III
1559 ce
% complete
see Roman Inquisition,
The Renaissance and Reformation
1420 ce - 1498 ce
% complete
Dominican Friar who led much of the Spanish Inqusition.
1451 ce - 1481 ce
% complete
Conquered Constantinople
1455 ce - 1485 ce
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In England between the Lancaster and York Houses. Eventually won by the House of Tudor
1461 ce - 1483 ce
% complete
Hired Swiss Mercenaries to conquer the Burgundians.
1469 ce - 1516 ce
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Beginning with their marriage and ending with Ferdinand's death. Institutes the Spanish Inquisition and streamlined the bureaucracy.
1478 ce
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Brutal, searched for dissenters, esp. Marranos (Jewish Converts) and Moriscos (Muslim Converts). Stopped protestantism from spreading to Spain.
1483 ce - 1498 ce
% complete
Conquered the Kingdom of Naples.
1483 ce - 1485 ce
% complete
Last king of the House of York. Defeated by Henry VII.
1485 ce - 1509 ce
% complete
Won the Wars of the Roses. Worked with Parliament and streamlined administration. Expanded Trade and limited warfare.
1498 ce - 1515 ce
% complete
Conquered Milan
1509 ce - 1547 ce
% complete
Founded the Anglican Church, boosted nationalism, built English Fleet.
1515 ce - 1547 ce
% complete
fought the Valois Hapsburg wars.
1516 ce - 1558 ce
% complete
Emperor starting in 1519 ce.
Abdicated Spanish throne 1556 ce.
Fought the Valois Hapsburg wars.
1520 ce - 1566 ce
% complete
Captured Serbia and Hungary. Laid Siege to Vienna.
1525 ce
% complete
1529 ce
% complete
An attempt to end the Valois-Hapsburg wars. Failed.
1530 ce - 1538 ce
% complete
1556 ce - 1598 ce
% complete
1558 ce - 1564 ce
% complete
Holy Roman Empire
1559 ce
% complete
Ended the Valois Hapsburg war, France admitting defeat.
Early Modern Europe
1394 ce - 1460 ce
% complete
Portuguese who started the Age of Exploration
1451 ce - 1504 ce
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Hired by Spain; discovered the Americas while searching for the Indies
1454 ce - 1512 ce
% complete
Florentine Explorer who recognized the Americas as continents.
1474 ce - 1566 ce
% complete
Campaigned against the harsh treatment of the Natives by the Spaniard colonists.
1488 ce
% complete
Portuguese
1491 ce - 1557 ce
% complete
French. Sought NW passage.
1492 ce
% complete
1494 ce
% complete
Divided the World between Portuguese and Spanish Empires.
1497 ce - 1499 ce
% complete
Portuguese
1500 ce
% complete
For Portugal
1509 ce - 1515 ce
% complete
Portuguese trading posts In India, Indonesia & at the mouth of the Red Sea.
1513 ce
% complete
Spaniard
1516 ce
% complete
By German Cartographer Martin Waldseemuller after Amerigo Vespucci
1519 ce - 1521 ce
% complete
Spanish Conquistador
1520 ce - 1522 ce
% complete
Portuguese hired by Spaniard
1532 ce - 1533 ce
% complete
Spanish Conquistador
1542 ce
% complete
1577 ce - 1580 ce
% complete
Englishman who claimed N. America for the Crown
1607 ce
% complete
First permanent English settlement
1608 ce
% complete
Founded by French Explorer Samuel de Champlain.
1609 ce
% complete
Henry Hudson, explored the Hudson river.
1620 ce
% complete
1624 ce
% complete
By the Dutch
Early Modern Europe
1395 ce - 1456 ce
% complete
French merchant and Banker; Powerful in the court of Charles VII
1553 ce
% complete
First Major British joint-stock company
1602 ce
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Traded in Asia
1621 ce
% complete
Traded in the Americas and Africa
Early Modern Europe
1515 ce - 1547 ce
% complete
Expanded the powers of the French monarchy
1516 ce
% complete
Allowed the French Monarchy to take over the Church
1547 ce - 1559 ce
% complete
Systemised persecution of Hugenots
1562 ce
% complete
Over religion
1572 ce
% complete
Ordered by Catherine de Medici, against the Huguenots.
1585 ce - 1642 ce
% complete
Highly active Chief Minister under Louis XIII. Granted limited religious freedom, proponent of Absolutist monarchy.
1589 ce - 1610 ce
% complete
Huguenot, converted to Catholicism to retain peace. Established the Bourbon Dynasty
1598 ce
% complete
Granted Freedom of Religion
1610 ce - 1643 ce
% complete
Figurehead, real ruler in Cardinal Richelieu
1628 ce
% complete
By Cardinal Richelieu
Early Modern Europe
1556 ce - 1598 ce
% complete
Lost the Netherlands, expanded religious suppression, first major defeat of the Turks.
1566 ce
% complete
Because of intense religious persecution.
1571 ce
% complete
First major victory against the Turks
1580 ce
% complete
1588 ce
% complete
Failed, due to a superior English Navy
Early Modern Europe
1553 ce - 1558 ce
% complete
Tried to reestablish Catholiscism
1558 ce - 1603 ce
% complete
Reformed the Anglican Church and expanded tolerance of Private religion
1559 ce
% complete
Standardized the Anglican faith, differentiating it theologically from the Catholic Faith
1563 ce
% complete
Outlined England's theological stance?
1569 ce
% complete
1585 ce - 1587 ce
% complete
1587 ce
% complete
1588 ce
% complete
1603 ce - 1625 ce
% complete
Persecuted Catholics, KJV,
1605 ce
% complete
Assassination attempt because of the persecution of Catholics
1611 ce
% complete
1625 ce - 1649 ce
% complete
Absolutist monarch, caused schism, estranged parliament and was executed.
1629 ce - 1640 ce
% complete
in response to the Petition of Right
1640 ce - 1653 ce
% complete
1642 ce - 1649 ce
% complete
Tactless treatment of Parliament by the Stuarts
1566 ce
% complete
1572 ce - 1584 ce
% complete
1579 ce
% complete
Northern Dutch provinces
1581 ce
% complete
1609 ce - 1621 ce
% complete
1648 ce
% complete
Spain recognizes Dutch independence
Early Modern Europe
1555 ce
% complete
Temporary religious compromise
1608 ce
% complete
Confederation of Protestant States in Germany
1609 ce
% complete
Confederation of Catholic States in Germany
1611 ce - 1632 ce
% complete
Swede who conquered much of Germany during the Swedish Phase.
1618 ce - 1625 ce
% complete
Catholic supression
1618 ce
% complete
Protestant revolt against the Catholic rulers of Bohemia
1618 ce - 1648 ce
% complete
Began as a religious conflict over the rights of Protestants
1625 ce - 1629 ce
% complete
Christian IV of Denmark led attack against the Catholic states, was defeated
1630 ce - 1635 ce
% complete
Led by Gustavus Apolphus of Sweden, freed Northern Protestant States and conquered southern Catholic States. Victories lost.
1635 ce - 1648 ce
% complete
Dynastic Conflict
1635 ce
% complete
Ended religious struggles, divided the country and dissolved the Holy Roman Empire.
1648 ce
% complete
Redistributed power, dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, left Religion to the rulers.
Early Modern Europe
1473 ce - 1543 ce
% complete
'On the Revolutions of Celestial Orbs' Heliocentric theorist, but had errors.
1486 ce
% complete
Written by Dominican Inquisitors, how to find witches
1493 ce - 1541 ce
% complete
Alchemist who discovered that foreign bodies cause disease
1494 ce - 1553 ce
% complete
Satirical author who criticized society.
1514 ce - 1564 ce
% complete
Dissected cadavers - 'On the Structure of the Human Body'
1530 ce - 1596 ce
% complete
'Republic', favored absolutist monarchies
1533 ce - 1592 ce
% complete
Skeptical of beliefs without a basis
1541 ce - 1614 ce
% complete
Mannerist, predecessor to Baroque painting
1543 ce
% complete
1546 ce - 1601 ce
% complete
Precise observations led to elliptical orbits being discovered.
1547 ce - 1616 ce
% complete
Satirist; Don Quixote
1553 ce
% complete
Studied the Pulmonary circulatory system
1561 ce - 1626 ce
% complete
Mathematician, developed inductive reasoning, empirical methods. Contributed greatly to the Scientific method.
1564 ce - 1642 ce
% complete
Popularized the Heliocentric world view
1564 ce - 1616 ce
% complete
Collection of plays and sonnets
1571 ce - 1630 ce
% complete
Discovered elliptical orbits and finished Copernicus's work.
1576 ce
% complete
by Jean Bodin
1577 ce - 1640 ce
% complete
Dutch Baroque Painter
1578 ce - 1657 ce
% complete
Role of the heart in the circulatory system
1583 ce - 1645 ce
% complete
Used natural law to outline international law
1588 ce - 1679 ce
% complete
'Leviathan', people need absolute rulers to keep them from depravity.
1596 ce - 1650 ce
% complete
Cartesian Coordinates, deductive reasoning, Philosophy = "I think, therefore I am", Reasonable arguments for the existence of God.
1598 ce - 1680 ce
% complete
Baroque Sculptor
1599 ce - 1660 ce
% complete
Baroque Painter
1606 ce - 1669 ce
% complete
Dutch Baroque Painter
1623 ce - 1662 ce
% complete
Probability theory, conic theory, atmospheric pressure, Called for spiritual renewal through Janenism
1625 ce
% complete
by Hugo Grotius
1628 ce
% complete
William Harvey
1651 ce
% complete
by Thomas Hobbes