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Classical Europe- 800-400 BC
 Greece became known as the “Cradle of Democracy”
 First democratic government
 Athens wrote the first democratic constitution
Rome
 Rome-began as a monarchy, became a republic, and
finally an empire
 Christianity began and spread through the Roman Empire
 The Eastern Roman Empire fell in AD 400’s
 Western Roman Empire fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks
(modern turkey)
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire controlled most of Europe
during its height
Medieval Europe-500’s AD- 1350 AD
 Roman Catholic Church became a political power
 Crusades (holy wars) were sponsored by the church to
take Jerusalem and Palestine from the Muslims
Medieval Europe-500’s AD- 1350 AD
 Society was dominated by Feudalism.
 In this society kings gave land to nobles and lords who in turn
provided knights to the kings for military service
Renaissance -1350-1700
 Humanism arose during this time. People began to focus more
on the world and humans than religion
 Writers-Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare
Renaissance -1350-1700
 Artists- Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti
Renaissance -1350-1700
 Protestant Reformation took place- Christians revolted against the
corrupt practices of the Catholic Church. Started by Martin
Luther a German Monk.
Revolution
 British colonies revolted, French overthrew monarchy
Modern Era
 Industrial Revolution-began in Great Britain in 1700’s and
spread. People began using machines to produce goods.
 WWI-war spread across Europe involving almost all
countries and killing millions
 WWII-War between the Allied and Axis Powers which was
started by Germany under the rule of Hitler (holocaust,
Atomic Bomb, Kamikazes,
 Cold War-Global competition between the United States and
Soviet Union to dominate the world’s governments and
economies.