Dates Flashcards
(26 cards)
What year is traditionally considered the year that Jesus died?
70 AD
When does the Nero persecution begin?
303
What significant event occurred in 313?
Edict of Milan
What year did the Council of Nicaea take place?
325
What year was Charlemagne crowned King?
800
What significant event is known as the Great Schism?
1054
What time period is referred to as the Middle Ages?
476-1500
What year did the French Revolution begin?
1789
What year did Napoleon take power?
1799
What years encompass World War I?
1914-1918
What years encompass World War II?
1939-1945
What years encompass Vatican II?
1962-1965
What are the 4th and 5th centuries known for?
Heresies
What is the 18th century known for?
French Revolution
What are the 11th to 13th centuries known for?
Crusades
What are the 14th to 17th centuries known for?
Renaissance
What significant event occurred in the 5th century (410-493)?
Fall of Rome
What is the 6th century known for?
Rise of monasticism
What occurred in the 8th to 9th centuries?
Division between East/West; Iconoclasm - War Charlemagne rise in power
What occurred in the 4th to 11th centuries?
Conversion of Barbarian tribes
What is the 13th century known for?
Mendicant orders
What significant events occurred in the 14th century?
1) Black Plague 2) Start of 100 Years War 3) Western Schism
What is the 16th century known for?
Reformation
What are the 17th to 18th centuries known for?
Age of Enlightenment
