Title: History of Europe - Wikipedia
Headings: History of Europe
History of Europe
Contents
Overview
Prehistory of Europe
Ancient Europe
Minoans and Mycenae 2000–1100 BC
Early antiquity period
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
The Rise of Rome
Decline of the Roman Empire
Late Antiquity and Migration Period
Post-classical Europe
Byzantium
Early Middle Ages
Feudal Christendom
High Middle Ages
A divided church
Holy wars
Late Middle Ages
Homicide rates plunge over 800 years
Early Modern Europe
Renaissance
Exploration and trade
Reformation
Mercantilism and colonial expansion
Crisis of the 17th century
Age of Absolutism
Thirty Years' War 1618–1648
War of the Spanish Succession
Prussia
Russia
Enlightenment
From revolution to imperialism (1789–1914)
Industrial Revolution
Era of the French Revolution
Napoleon
Impact of the French Revolution
Religion
Protestantism
Nations rising
Emerging nationalism
Germany
Italy
Serbia
Greece
Bulgaria
Poland
Education
Ideological coalitions
France under Napoleon III
Major powers
Bismarck's Germany
Austrian and Russian empires
Imperialism
1914–1945: Two World wars
World War I
Paris Peace Conference
Interwar
Fascism and authoritarianism
Great Depression: 1929–1939
World War II
Cold War Era
Economic recovery
Recent history
Chronology
AD
See also
References
Bibliography
Surveys
Geography and atlases
Major nations
Classical
Late Roman
Medieval
Early modern
19th century
Since 1900
Agriculture and economy
Diplomacy
Empires and interactions
Ideas and science
Religion
Social
Warfare
Women and gender
External links

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Historical development of Europe
Europe depicted by Antwerp cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1595
The history of Europe concerns itself with the discovery and collection, the study, organization and presentation and the interpretation of past events and affairs of the people of Europe since the beginning of written records. During the Neolithic era and the time of the Indo-European migrations, Europe saw human inflows from east and southeast and subsequent important cultural and material exchange. The period known as classical antiquity began with the emergence of the city-states of ancient Greece. Later, the Roman Empire came to dominate the entire Mediterranean basin. The fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476 traditionally marks the start of the Middle Ages. Beginning in the 14th century a Renaissance of knowledge challenged traditional doctrines in science and theology. Simultaneously, the Protestant Reformation set up Protestant churches primarily in Germany, Scandinavia and England. After 1800, the Industrial Revolution brought prosperity to Britain and Western Europe. The main European powers set up colonies in most of the Americas and Africa, and parts of Asia. In the 20th century, World War I and World War II resulted in massive numbers of deaths.