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J. Roth

Rough Timeline of Periods and Events

Gilgamesh [2500—1500 B.C.E.]

The Hebrews (the Israelites) The Old Testament [1000-300 BCE]

The Classical Era Greek and Roman [700 BCE—200 CE]

The Christian Era The New Testament [33 CE and on]

The Roman Church and the Popes

The Middle Ages (Medieval--“The Dark Ages”) [300-1400]

The Koran and Islam [610]

The Renaissance [1400’s—early 1600’s]

Art and Literature: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare

Science: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo

The Reformation [1500’s]

Religion: Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII (Protestant)

The Counter-Reformation [1500’s, 1600’s] (Catholic)

The Enlightenment [1600’s, 1700’s]

Neoclassicism [1600’s, 1700’s]

Romanticism [Early 1800’s]

Realism [Mid-to-late 1800’s and on] Literary Periods

Naturalism [Late 1800’s and on]

The Modern Era