Important Dates Flashcards

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1700 BC?

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Apogee of the Minoan Civilization (Palace of Knossos)

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1447 BC ?

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Exodus of Moises From Egypt

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1183 BC?

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Fall of Troy

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970 - 931 BC ?

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Solomon King of Israel. First Books of the Bible

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776 BC?

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Creation of the Olympic Games

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495 - 429 BC?

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Rule of Pericles best ruler of Athens

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399 BC?

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Execution of Socrates

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356-323 BC?

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Life of Alexander the Great

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15 March of 44 BC?

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Julius Caesar’s assassination

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27 BC - 14 AD?

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Augustus Rule

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3 April of 33 AD?

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Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

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4 September 476 AD?

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

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590 - 604 ?

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

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622?

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

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754?

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Creation of the Papal States

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16
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24 December 800?

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Charlemagne crowning as emperor

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877?

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

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  • 962 ?
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Creation of the Holy Roman Empire (Until 1806)

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19
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  • 1054?
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East-West Schism

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  • 1066 ?
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Battle of Hastings. End of Anglosaxon England.

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  • 1075 ?
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Dictatus Papae. Document issued by Pope Gregory VII stating the Papacy’s supremacy over lay rulers.

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  • 1188 ?
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Cortes of León (Spain) First medieval assembly of estates where cities are represented (along with nobles and bishops). Origin of the Parliamentary system.

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15th March of 1215?

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

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  • 1223 ?
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Death of Philip II Augustus, the first to be referred as “Rex Franciae”, instead of “Rex Francorum”, the traditional title. French monarchy becomes “territorial”.

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  • 1303 ?
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The Anagni Slap. Pope Boniface VIII is incarcerated by order of the King of France Philip IV.

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  • 1453 (29 May) ?
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Fall of Constantinople in the hands of the Ottoman Empire

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1492 (12 October) ?

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Christopher Columbus discovers “America”

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1517 ?

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

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1519 ?

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

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1534?

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

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1598?

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

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1607 ?

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Foundation of Virginia, first British colony in North America.

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1648 ?

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

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1659, 7 November ?

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

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1661?

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

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1707

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

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1713

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Peace of Utrecht. Beginning of British Supremacy

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1740

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

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1776 4 of July

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

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1783

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

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1789, 20 June

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Tennis Court Oath. Beginning of the French Revolution.

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1790,14th July

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Day of the Federation. Origin of French National Hollyday.

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1792, 21 September

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Foundation of the First French Republic.

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1799, 9 November

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

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1804, 21 March

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Publication of the Napoleonic Civil Code.

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1804 May 18

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Napoleon proclaims himself emperor.

47
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1805, 2 December

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Battle of Austerlitz: the height of Napoleon.

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1808, 2 May

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

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1814?

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Beginning of the Viena Congress

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18 June, 1815?

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Waterloo Battle