Topic 15 Final Test / Cultural Events

By KennethGrey
  • 3000 BCE

    The Bronze Age

    The Bronze Age
    The beginning of new kinds of tools for all kinds of uses.
  • 1200 BCE

    Iron Age

    Iron Age
    Out with the bronze and say hello to iron. The better material and easier to obtain.
  • 776 BCE

    Start of Olympics

    Start of Olympics
    Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD games were held. These games became what we now know as the Olympics. Which people still partake in today.
  • 27 BCE

    Rise of the Roman Empire

    Rise of the Roman Empire
    The Roman Empire has been officially established and all the things they took have been integrated into the lives of the people.
  • 475

    Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome
    The end of one of the world's most powerful empires, and marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. This also impacted the rise of Christianity and new economic and political systems.
  • 1096

    The Crusades

    The Crusades
    The Crusades helped the spread of Christianity yet at the cost of many people and other cultures.
  • 1350

    The Renaissance

    The Renaissance
    Growth in philosophy, literature, art, mathematics, and science.
  • 1400

    Age of Exploration

    Age of Exploration
    People started to travel more and discover new trade routes bringing new forms of art, religion, and other cultures to someplace new.
  • 1492

    Columbus and the "New World"

    Columbus and the "New World"
    Columbus sailed and was able to establish trade routes spreading new parts of art and culture to other parts of the world.
  • 1500

    Protestant Reformation

    Protestant Reformation
    The church that held so much power has split. New branches of religion have been started.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Summary

    The Culture that was spread, lost, or even created through these events has influenced the culture of people today. Even if it's in small places each of these events has a part of their culture living on today.