A Timeline Of Europe

1. A Timeline of Europe

2. IEarly History
A400-300 BC. Greece is the major world
civilization of the time. They form the City
State which were linked by language and
culture. They also introduced the idea of
democracy.
B27 BC-AD 180. Roman Empire reaches its
height. Romans made important
breakthroughs in government and law
C43 AD.Romans invade Britain

3. IIRomans and the Beginning of the
Middle Ages
A300-400. Romans pushed out of Britain. This
ushers in the middle ages (500-1500).
B400. Roman empire falls to Germanic forces.
C400s. The Eastern part of the Roman Empire
survives and becomes known as the Byzantine
Empire and had its capital in Constantinople.
D400s-500s. Early Slavic people start spreading
throughout Eastern Europe

4. Middle Ages continued
E500-1500. Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade
Britain. Also, Scandinavian powers raid the
coasts of Europe leading Norway, Sweden, and
Denmark to develop
F500-900. Germanic Franks rule with the most
famous ruler being Charlemagne, who reigned
from 768 to 814. He developed a system where
land was distributed among lords, and peasants
paid taxes to the lords for the right to live on the
land. This became known as Feudalism.
G711. Spain is invaded by a Muslim group called
the Moors and control much of Spain for 700
years.

5. IIIEnd of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance
A962-1806. The Holy Roman Empire dominated
Western Europe and Emperors, Nobles, and
Popes fought for power.
B1066. Normans invade England and set up
Feudalism.
C1000s. Western European armies (including
England) fight a series of wars to take back
Palestine, the birth place of Christianity, from the
Muslims. Called the crusades, they failed to
capture the land but did extend trade routes to
the Mediterranean.

6. Renaissance continued
D1300s. The Renaissance begins in Italy. This is
a great period of artistic and intellectual
achievement.
E1400s. Scandinavia is united; at the end of the
century they divide and fight for power.
F1453. Byzantine Empire in southeastern
Europe Falls and the Ottoman Empire takes
over.

7. IVWinds of Change
A1500s. The Reformation introduced
Protestantism and weakened the control of
the Catholic church in northern and western
Europe.
B1500s. Spain and Portugal start to grow
wealthy from developing trade routes around
the world, including the “New World”.
C1600. Wars were fought for control of land
and religious power. France emerged as a
major power.

8. Winds continued
D1700s. Enlightenment, a movement that brought
value to reason and to question traditions. At this time
many were pushing for a voice in Government. It was
during this time that British people passed a bill of
rights limiting the power of the monarch.
E1700s-1800s. The beginning of the Industrial
revolution starts to replace man power with
mechanical power. Industrialization leads to
capitalism, which eventually lead some dissatisfied
with capitalism to develop Communism.
F1700s. French Revolution brought an end to the
monarchy and they would never have absolute power
again.

9. VWorld Wars and the Shifting of
Power
A1800s. During the Mid 1800s Prussia rose to
power and was successful at unifying
Germany. Southern Europe undergoes many
battles and brings increased Nationalism.
B1900s. Sees WWI, WWII, the Holocaust and
the Cold War between the United States and
their areas of influence and the Soviet Union
and their areas of influence. Spain remains
neutral, but fights its own Civil war in the
1930s.

10. Wars continued
C1900s. Slavs overthrow the Ottoman Empire
on the Balkan Peninsula. Slavs in the region
have a hard time uniting and cooperating.
Balkanization becomes a term used to any
region of the world that splits up into smaller
regions that don’t get along and fight with
each other. This was the location of ethnic
cleansing in the region.
D1950s-2007. Development of the European
Union

11. Timeline Assignment
•On a large piece of paper construct a linear
timeline of the major events in European History.

•Use your outline as well as pages
296,297,301,302,308,314,315. to illustrate at
least 10 events from your timeline. Create
simple drawings to help you remember the
events.
•Hint. Choose events that are also vocabulary
words from Chapter 12.