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:: - the poetry of [[Virgil]] (the [[Aeneid]]) | :: - the poetry of [[Virgil]] (the [[Aeneid]]) | ||
: [[Christianity]] | : [[Christianity]] | ||
:: - the teachings of [[Augustine of Hippo]] and the other patristic philosophers<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/medieval-philosophy/ ''Medieval Philosophy'', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2009]</ref>: a doctrine of passive obediance to | :: - the teachings of [[Augustine of Hippo]] and the other patristic philosophers<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/medieval-philosophy/ ''Medieval Philosophy'', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2009]</ref>: a doctrine of passive obediance to authority<ref>[http://www.cosmolearning.com/documentaries/civilisation/14/ Kenneth Clark: ''Grandeur and Obedience'' (episode 7 of the BBC series ''Civilisation'', video of the BBC 1969 broadcast)]</ref> | ||
:: - the monasteries: the means of preserving access to Christian teaching, and to ancient Greek and Roman culture. | :: - the monasteries: the means of preserving access to Christian teaching, and to ancient Greek and Roman culture. | ||
:: - the [[Holy Roman Empire]]<ref>[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa35 ''History of the Holy Roman Empire'', historyworld.net]</ref> and the reign of [[Charlemagne]] | |||
: [[The Enlightenment]] | : [[The Enlightenment]] | ||
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==The development of the nation states== | ==The development of the nation states== | ||
:1648: Treaty of Westphalia | :1648: Treaty of Westphalia | ||
:: - created the '' | :: - created the ''Westphalian System'' of European [[sovereign state]]s[http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/westphalia.htm]. | ||
:1689: [[Glorious Revolution]] | :1689: [[Glorious Revolution]] | ||
:1690: [[John Locke]] ''Two Treatises of Government'' | :1690: [[John Locke]] ''Two Treatises of Government'' | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 6 January 2011
The European heritage
- Ancient Greece
- The Roman Empire
- Christianity
- - the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and the other patristic philosophers[2]: a doctrine of passive obediance to authority[3]
- - the monasteries: the means of preserving access to Christian teaching, and to ancient Greek and Roman culture.
- - the Holy Roman Empire[4] and the reign of Charlemagne
- The Enlightenment
- - an intellectual movement that gave priority to the power of reason over the claims of authority (influenced by the writings of Denis Diderot, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and others.)
The development of the nation states
- 1648: Treaty of Westphalia
- - created the Westphalian System of European sovereign states[1].
- 1689: Glorious Revolution
- 1690: John Locke Two Treatises of Government
- 1713: Treaty of Utrecht
- - separates France from Spain; cedes the Spanish Netherlands to Austria; cedes Gibraltar and parts of Canada to Britain
- ~1750 The Industrial Revolution begins.
- - the transition from a predominantly agricultural to a predominately industrial economy that started in Britain with the development of the steam engine.
- 1789: French Revolution
- 1799-1815 Napoleonic Wars[5]
- 1806: Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and formation of the Federation of the Rhine.
- 1815: Congress of Vienna
- - redefined the territorial map of Europe following the defeat of Napoleon; including the creation of the Confederation of Germany
- 1867: Austro-Hungarian Compromise
- - united Austria with Hungary.
- 1914-18 First World War
- 1917: October Revolution
- - the seizure of power by Lenin's Bolshevics, from the provisional government that had been formed by the revolutionary uprising of of February 1917.
- 1918: The collapse of Austro-Hungary, and the proclamation of the separate republics of Austria and Hungary.
- 1919: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
- - concluded the treaties of Versailles (with Germany), St Germain (with Austria), Trianon (with Hungary), Neuilly (with Bulgaria), Sèvres and Lausanne (with Turkey).
- 1929-35: Great Depression
- 1939-45 Second World War
- 1945: Partition of Germany
- 1946: Paris Peace Conference (1946-1947)
- - concluded peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Rumania and Italy.
The development of a union of nation states
- 1949: Treaty of London - created the Council of Europe
- 1953: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- 1954: Brussels Treaty - created the Western Union
- 1957: Treaty of Rome - created the European Common Market
- 1973: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe created the OSCE
- 1975: Signing of the Helsinki Final Act[6]
- 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 1990: German reunification
- 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union
- 1992: Treaty of Maastricht - created the European Union
- 1994: Opening of the Channel tunnel
- 1997: Treaty of Amsterdam
- 2003: Treaty of Nice
- 2008-10: Great Recession
- 2009: Treaty of Lisbon
- 2010: Eurozone crisis
References
- ↑ Pax Romna
- ↑ Medieval Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2009
- ↑ Kenneth Clark: Grandeur and Obedience (episode 7 of the BBC series Civilisation, video of the BBC 1969 broadcast)
- ↑ History of the Holy Roman Empire, historyworld.net
- ↑ Napoeonic Wars, Historyof War.org
- ↑ Signing of the Helsinki Final Act, OSCE.2010