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Social Project

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Two separate branches of religion formed.
Lead by a pope
Catholic Church spread roman culture & law to Germanic groups

Photo by alaninabox

THE MIDDLE AGES

A.d. 800 a Germanic King united most of Western Europe
After he died the empire fell apart
Nobody was able to help Western Europe withstand invaders

Photo by bill barber

ROME'S DECLINE

By 300 a.d. The Roman Empire was in decline
It split into two parts - the eastern and western
The western was strong and was known as the Byzantine empire
Despite falling to Germanic leaders, Rome still had great influence on Europe and the west.

Photo by vgm8383

THE RENAISSANCE

Interest in art and learning revived after Europe recovered from the Black Death
The renaissance thrived in Italian cities and states
Merchants gained wealth and used it to support scholars and artists
People took and interest in Ancient Greece and Rome
Renaissance ideas spread from Italy to other parts of Europe.

Photo by DanieVDM

THE REFORMATION

In 1517 Martin Luther King set out to reform church practices
The pope didn't accept Luther's ideas
Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church
Luther's ideas sparked a religious movement called the reformation

Photo by Moyan_Brenn

A NEW ERA FOR EUROPE

In 1998 people in Western Europe forced several communist governments from power
They set up a new democracies
A year later east and west Germany became a demacratic state
In 1991 the Soviet Union broke apart
In 1993 several democracies in Western Europe formed the European Union

Photo by Wolfgang Staudt

THE CRUSADES

The Muslims took control of different parts of Europe and Palestine
In the early 1,000s nobles fought together to take the land back
After the war, goods began to flow easier
Between Europeans and Muslims.

Photo by www.thameralhassan.com Thamer Al-Hassan

EUROPEAN EXPLORATIONS

In the 1400s Portuguese navigators developed new trade routes
They sailed south around the continent of Africa and Asia.
In 1492 Christopher Columbus tried to find a different route to Asia
In the Americas Spain found gold and other resources.
They grew wealthy as a result of its overseas expeditions.

Photo by House of Hall

INDUSTRY AND CONFLICT

Instead of making goods by hand people use machines and building factories
Thanks to new inventions such as railroads travel improved
Many people left farms to get jobs in the cities.

Photo by ecstaticist

THE ENLIGHTMENT

Europeans used science to explain the world
During the revolution Europeans relied on reason rather than faith
John Locke believed that if the government didn't protect rights
Citizens could over power them

Photo by hradcanska

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