AP Euro Timeline

Black Death

Devastating plague that swept through Europe in 1348.

Humanism

Intellectual movement that emerged in the 14th century.

Renaissance

Period marked by the revival of art and literature in the 14th century.

Printing Press

Invented by Gutenberg in 1450, revolutionizing the spread of information.

Joan of Arc

Led the Battle of New Orleans in 1429.

High Renaissance

Period from c. 1490 to 1527 known for artistic flourishing.

Luther's 95 Theses

Nailed to the church door in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation.

Council of Trent

Held from 1545 to 1563, addressing Catholic Church reform.

English Civil War

Fought from 1642 to 1651 between the Royalists and Parliamentarians.

Enlightenment

Intellectual movement of the 18th century promoting reason and individualism.

Dreyfus Affair

Scandal in France involving a Jewish army officer wrongly accused of treason in 1894.

Marie Curie discovers radium

Scientific discovery made by Marie Curie in 1898.

White Man’s Burden

Poem by Rudyard Kipling in 1899 advocating for imperialism and colonialism.

Boer War

Conflict in South Africa from 1899 to 1902 between British and Boer forces.

Max Planck’s Quantum Theory

Scientific theory proposed by Max Planck in 1900 revolutionizing physics.

Emmeline Pankhurst

Founder of the Women’s Political and Social Union (WSPU) in 1903, advocating for women's rights.

Bloody Sunday

Incident in 1905 where Russian troops fired on peaceful demonstrators, sparking unrest.

Theory of Relativity

Albert Einstein's groundbreaking theory introduced in 1905, changing physics.

People’s Budget

Significant financial proposal in Britain in 1910 aiming to redistribute wealth.

Post-Impressionism

Artistic movement in the 1890s challenging Impressionism with new styles and techniques.