Sydney Overton - AP Euro timeline

  • 1450

    Gutenberg invents the printing press

    The printing press makes writing faster. By doing this, it spreads literacy rates all throughout Europe.
    A machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.
  • Period: 1450 to

    Renaissance and exploration

  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman Empire takes over the Byzantine Empire. Sultan Mehmed II leads this and helps them officially take over.
  • Period: 1485 to

    Reign of Tudor Dynasty

    English and Welsh ruling house that reigned in England. Ended after there was no heir to the throne after Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603.
  • 1492

    Columbus voyages the Americas

    Columbus sets out to find route to markets in Asia and accidentally finds America.
  • 1492

    Alhambra Decree

    Alhambra Decree: Law from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ordering all practicing all Jews to either convert to Catholicism or leave their kingdoms. This takes place after the Jews get the blame for the Black Plague.
  • Jan 2, 1492

    Completion of the Reconquista in Spain

    Kind Ferdinand and Queen Isabella take over Granada over Moorish (Muslim) and Jewish territory. This took place over centuries, finally finishing, moving forward with forced conversion of the Moorish and the Jews.
    Reconquista: Reconquer
  • 1512

    Michelangelo completes painting the Sistine Chapel

    This painting shows how Humanism has come to Europe through his art and Renaissance style.
    Michelangelo: Italian artist
  • 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses/The launch of the Protestant Reformation

    Martin Luther publishes his book about Christianity. This leads to the Protestant Reformation.
    Martin Luther: German Preist
    95 Theses: Book about how Christian Faith needs to be around God himself, not through the church payments and work.
    Protestant Reformation: The break of religious unity in Europe
  • 1521

    Luther's attendance at the Diet of Worms

    Emporer Charles V commences that Luther is outlawed from the Catholic Church because of his writings.
    Diet of Worms: Trial about Martin Luther's "95 Theses"
  • 1532

    Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published

    The Prince: Machiavelli talks about his beliefs as a person in power, how fear is better than love when you are in his position.
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII/Angelican Church

    Parliament passed that allows Henry VIII to become the supreme head of the Church of England.
    Act of Supremacy: Legislative act that declares a monarch the Supreme Head or Governor of the Church within their own realm.
    Anglican Church: Global Christian communion with its roots in the Church of England
  • 1542

    Copernicus publishes "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"

    This book proposes new ideas in science that hadn't been thought of before.
    Copernicus: Polish astronomer
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent

    Council of Trent: Catholic Reformation that reaffirms Catholic beliefs and traditions
  • 1555

    Peace of Ausburg/Recognizes "Cuius regio, eius religio"

    Treaty passes that ends conflict between two religions.
    Peace of Ausburg: Treaty within the Holy Roman Empire that ended religious conflict between Catholics and Lutherans by allowing rulers to choose either Catholicism or Lutheranism as the official religion of their state
    Cuius regio, eius religio: Whose realm, his religion
  • 1572

    St. BartholomewSt. Bartholomew's Massacre's Massacre

    A targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion that killed 5,000 to 30,000.
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    War of the Three Henrys

    War between Henry of Navvare, Henry III of France, and Henry I of Lorraine. War ends with Henry of Navvare winning.
  • Defeat of the Spanish Amada/Philip II of Spain vs. Elizabeth I of England

    The English defeated the Spanish Armada in a decisive naval battle at Gravelines.
  • Edict of Nantes

    King Henry IV grants substantial religious and civil liberties to the Huguenots (French Protestants) in a nation still overwhelmingly Catholic.
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    Thirty Years' War

    • Defenestration of Prague: Protestants throw out leaders in the Catholic Church.
    • Peace of Westphalia: Treaties signed that extended rights of Calvinists 1) Bohemian 2) Danish 3) Swedish 4) French
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    English Civil War

    • Royalists (Charles I) vs. Parliamentarians (Oliver Cromwell)
    • Ends with execution of Charles I and establishment of the Commonwealth
    • Order of the Cromwell Burger
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    Reign of Louis XIV at Versailles

    "Without regret"
    - Leads into the French Revolution
  • Glorious Revolution

    James II replaced by William III and Mary II (Protestant monarchs invited by Parliament)
  • English Bill of Rights

    • Limits the power of the monarchy; establishes constitutional monarchy
    • Locke's Two Treatises on Government published
  • Treaty of Utrecht end the War of Spanish Succession

    Series of treaties that made changes to France; including throne, territory, and economy.
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    Reign of Maria Theresa of Austria

    War gives Austrian power to Maria Theresa
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    Diderot's Encyclopedia Published

    Diderot gets chance to write an encyclopedia in Marie Antoinette's castle in exchange for talking/trading information with each other.
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    Seven Year's War

    • Frederick the Grate, Louis XV, Maria Theresa, and George III
    • Ends with the Treaty of Paris
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    Early Industrial Revolution in Great Britain

    Era showing a shift from hand done work to machinery
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    Reign of Catherine the Great

    • Russia
    • Comes to power after coup d'etat
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    Pugachev's Rebellion

    Biggest revolt in a series of revolts after Catherine the Great takes power.
  • American Revolution inspired by Enlightenment ideals

    Adam Smith publishes "On the Wealth of Nations"
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    Haitian Revolution and Indepence

    Haitians revolt against the French for freedom of their slavery, eventually winning and being freed. (This would later be undone by Napoleon)
  • French Revolution begins

    • Triggered under Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
    • Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
    • Storming of Bastille
    • National Assembly
  • Reign of Terror led by Robespierre and Committee of Public Safety

    Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
  • Napoleon Bonaparte takes power (Coup of 18 Brumaire)

    Ends French Revolution; begins Consulate
  • Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French

    Napoleon crowns himself as leader following the revolution
  • End of the Holy Roman Empire

    Ends after Napoleon takes over parts of Europe.
  • Congress of Vienna

    Conference after the death of Napoleon.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    • Napoleon defeated by Duke of Wellington
    • Congress of Viena (led by Prince Matternich) restores conservative order.
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    Age of Metternich

    Metternich takes rule.
  • Peterloo Massacre

    Massacre that occurred on protesters.
  • Carlsbad Decrees issued in Austria

    Laws passed under Klemens von Metternich
  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon III of France dies of infection.
  • Decembrist Revolt in Russia

    Failed revolt, due to lack of leadership.
  • July Revolution

    • Takes place in France.
    • Due to political policies.
    • Charles X overthrown; Louis-Philippe becomes "Citizen King".
  • Revolutions of 1830

    • Takes place in France and Belgium.
    • Also against Charles X.
  • Great Reform Act of 1832

    • Also known as The Representation of the People Act 1832
    • Expansion of voting rights
  • Revolutions of 1848 across Europe

    • Inspired by liberal, nationalist, and socialist ideas.
    • Most revolutions fail; conservative regims restored.
    • Metternich removed on March 31.
    • Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish 'Communist Manifesto'
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    Crimean War

    • Russia vs. Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France.
    • First modern war with war correspondents and photography.
  • Franco-Austrian War

    War between France and Austria during the Austrian Expansion
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    Second Industrial Revolution

    Scientific discovery, and improvements to machinery from the first industrial revolution.
  • Unification of Italy

    • Led by Cavour (Piedmont) and Garibaldi (Redshirts)
    • Moving the states into more unity or combination
  • Alexander II of Russia emancipates the serfs

    Takes place during the aftermath of Russia losing the Crimean War.
  • Austro-Prussian War

    Between Austria and Prussia for land during Prussian expansion
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    Franco-Prussian War

    • Prussia led by Otto von Bismarck
    • France led by Napoleon III Ends in German unification under Kaiser Wilhelm I
  • Congress of Berlin

    Congress of Berlin

    Coming to terms at the end of Russian, Austria-Hungary, and Italian wars
  • Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed

    Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed

    New alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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    Berlin Conference

    • Organized by Otto von Bismarck to reulate African colonization.
      • 90% of Africa is colonized.
  • Dreyfus Affair

    Dreyfus Affair

    Alfred Dreyfus made hurtful remarks, the public finds out.
  • Russian Revolution of 1905

    Russian Revolution of 1905

    3 major parts
    - Bloody Sunday Protests in Russia
    - Russian loss in Russo-Japanese War
    - Under Tsar Nicholas II; leads to creation of Duma (federal assembly)
  • Triple Entente Forms

    Triple Entente Forms

    New alliance between Russia, Britain, and France.
  • Bosnian Crisis

    Bosnian Crisis

    Conflict between Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire over bringing Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Dual Monarchy.
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    Balkan Wars

    Two short conflicts in 1912–1913 where Balkan nations take the Ottoman Empire out of most of its European territory and then fight among themselves over what's left.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    A revolutionary group, Young Bosnia, shot him in hopes to end Austria-Hungary power over Bosnia and Herzegovina.