Important Dates

Question 1

1700 BC?

Answer 1

Apogee of the Minoan Civilization (Palace of Knossos)

Question 2

1447 BC ?

Answer 2

Exodus of Moises From Egypt

Question 3

1183 BC?

Answer 3

Fall of Troy

Question 4

970 - 931 BC ?

Answer 4

Solomon King of Israel. First Books of the Bible

Question 5

776 BC?

Answer 5

Creation of the Olympic Games

Question 6

495 - 429 BC?

Answer 6

Rule of Pericles best ruler of Athens

Question 7

399 BC?

Answer 7

Execution of Socrates

Question 8

356-323 BC?

Answer 8

Life of Alexander the Great

Question 9

15 March of 44 BC?

Answer 9

Julius Caesar’s assassination

Question 10

27 BC - 14 AD?

Answer 10

Augustus Rule

Question 11

3 April of 33 AD?

Answer 11

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Question 12

4 September 476 AD?

Answer 12

Romulus Augustulus is deposed by Odoacer chief of the Germanic Tribe of the Heruli. End of the Western Roman Empire

Question 13

590 - 604 ?

Answer 13

Pope Gregory I the great bolsters the authority of the Church of Rome over all of Christendom

Question 14

622?

Answer 14

Hegirah of the Prophet Muhammad leaves the Mecca and goes to Medina. Beginning of the Muslim Calendar

Question 15

754?

Answer 15

Creation of the Papal States

Question 16

24 December 800?

Answer 16

Charlemagne crowning as emperor

Question 17

877?

Answer 17

Capitulation of Quierzy, the law that establishes the hereditary system of fiefs who consolidates the feudal system

Question 18

• 962 ?

Answer 18

Creation of the Holy Roman Empire (Until 1806)

Question 19

• 1054?

Answer 19

East-West Schism

Question 20

• 1066 ?

Answer 20

Battle of Hastings. End of Anglosaxon England.

Question 21

• 1075 ?

Answer 21

Dictatus Papae. Document issued by Pope Gregory VII stating the Papacy’s supremacy over lay rulers.

Question 22

• 1188 ?

Answer 22

Cortes of León (Spain) First medieval assembly of estates where cities are represented (along with nobles and bishops). Origin of the Parliamentary system.

Question 23

15th March of 1215?

Answer 23

Magna Carta, charter of English liberties granted by King John, under threat of civil war.

Question 24

• 1223 ?

Answer 24

Death of Philip II Augustus, the first to be referred as “Rex Franciae”, instead of “Rex Francorum”, the traditional title. French monarchy becomes “territorial”.

Question 25

* 1303 ?

Answer 25

The Anagni Slap. Pope Boniface VIII is incarcerated by order of the King of France Philip IV.

Question 26

* 1453 (29 May) ?

Answer 26

Fall of Constantinople in the hands of the Ottoman Empire

Question 27

1492 (12 October) ?

Answer 27

Christopher Columbus discovers “America”

Question 28

1517 ?

Answer 28

Luther publishes the Ninety five Theses. Beginning of the Reformation.

Question 29

1519 ?

Answer 29

Charles V becomes the head of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1558)

Question 30

1534?

Answer 30

First Act of Supremacy. Henry the VIII of England becomes the head of the Anglican Church

Question 31

1598?

Answer 31

Death of Philip II of Spain. The height of the Spanish Empire.

Question 32

1607 ?

Answer 32

Foundation of Virginia, first British colony in North America.

Question 33

1648 ?

Answer 33

Treaties of Westphalia. End of the Thirty Year’s War. Beginning of the Europe of States. (End of Universalism).

Question 34

1659, 7 November ?

Answer 34

Treaty of the Pyrenees. France replace Spain as main European power.

Question 35

1661?

Answer 35

Louix XIV of France comes of age (personal rule until his death 1715)

Question 36

1707

Answer 36

Articles of Union. Creation of the United Kingdom (England and Scotland)

Question 37

1713

Answer 37

Peace of Utrecht. Beginning of British Supremacy

Question 38

1740

Answer 38

Beginning of the reign of Frederick II (The Great) of Prussia. (Until 1786).

Question 39

1776 4 of July

Answer 39

Declaration of Independence. Rebellion of American colons against the British Crown.

Question 40

1783

Answer 40

The UK recognize the independence of the US after losing the war.

Question 41

1789, 20 June

Answer 41

Tennis Court Oath. Beginning of the French Revolution.

Question 42

1790,14th July

Answer 42

Day of the Federation. Origin of French National Hollyday.

Question 43

1792, 21 September

Answer 43

Foundation of the First French Republic.

Question 44

1799, 9 November

Answer 44

Napoleon Bonaparte comes to power (Coup of “18 Brumaire”).

Question 45

1804, 21 March

Answer 45

Publication of the Napoleonic Civil Code.

Question 46

1804 May 18

Answer 46

Napoleon proclaims himself emperor.

Question 47

1805, 2 December

Answer 47

Battle of Austerlitz: the height of Napoleon.

Question 48

1808, 2 May

Answer 48

The people of Madrid rebel against Napoleon. Beginning of Napoleon’s decline.

Question 49

1814?

Answer 49

Beginning of the Viena Congress

Question 50

18 June, 1815?

Answer 50

Waterloo Battle