Natasha Culpepper
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Updated: 11 Oct 2017
Timeline Project 10/10/17
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Pythagoras determines musical intervalsAristotle lays foundations of music theoryAristoxenus defines musical modesJulies Caesar ascends to thrones; start of the Roman EmpireJesus of Nazareth bornFall of the Roman EmpireBirth of the Renaissance in Florence, ItalyDufay bornGutenberg invents the printing press; Joan of Arc burned at the stakeJosquin des Prez bornFirst printed musicDufay diesHenry VII defeats Richard III, ending the War of the RosesLeonardo da Vinci paints "The Last Supper"Columbus discovers the New World; Spain pushes Moors out of Europe and expels the JewsFirst Caesarian section performedJosquin des Prez publishes "First Bank of Masses"Leonardo da Vinci paints "The Mona Lisa"Europe launches Afican slave trade with the New WorldHomer writes "The Iliad and The Odyssey"Five-and seven tone scales appear in BabyloniaHittites use guitars, lyres, trumpets, and tambourinesEarliest documented written musicFirst lyres and clarinetsEnd of prehistory; ancient era begins; first stringed harps and lutesFirst known bone fluteHumans migrate from AfricaFirst use of stone toolsMichelangelo completes painting the ceiling of the Sistine ChapelJosquin des Prez composes Missa Pange LinguaCopernicus develops heliocentric theoryMartin Luther leads the Protestant ReformationMagellan launches first round-the-world voyageJosquin des Prez diesPalestrina bornSecular tunes introduced into the MassPalestrina composes "Missa Papae Marcelli"Monteverdi bornShakespeare writes "Richard II and Romeo and Juliet"NIcholas Yonge publishes Musica Transalpina, introduces the madrigal to EnglandPalestrina diesMass evolves into an unaccompanied contrapuntal styleFall of the Roman Empire; beginning of the Middle AgesPope Gregory I standardizes the Catholic MassBeowulf writtenCharlemagne begins rule in EuropeFirst use of polyphonyRise of the troubadours in southern FranceD'Arezzo invents music notationFirst agriculture revolution beginsWilliam the Conqueror invades EnglandFirst Crusade beginsCrusaders capture JerusalemBeginnings of secular musicRichard the Lionhearted assumes English crownCathar Crusade; troubadours flee southern FranceThomas Aquinas teaches at the University of ParisRobin Hood dies (according to legend) at Kirklees PrioryFranco of Cologne invents modern rhythmic notationEdward 1 establishes English ParliamentMachaut bornRise of ars novaLegends about King Gilgamesh appear on clay tabletsThe epic of "Gilgamesh" begins to take shapeEgyptian "Book of the Dead"The epic of Gilgamesh written downMesopotamia: Sumerian cuneiform writing on clay tablets. Egypt: Writing in hieroglyphic scriptGilgamesh is king in UrukHebrews migration from Mesopotamia beginsHammurabi's Code of Law written in BabylonThe Leiden Hymn written downThe Torah text assembled: PsalmsMoses leads the Jews in Exodus from Egypt to PalestineStart of Hundred Years' War between France and EnglandThe Black Death begins to plague EuropeLute playing becomes popular across EuropeMachaut writes "Le Messe de Nostre Dame"Machaut diesFirst Mass setting with all movements related to each otherPalestrina named director of music at St. Peter'sFirst modern violinAesop's FablesAesop's FablesHerodotus, HistoryJerusalem captured by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar; many Jews taken to exile in BabylonThe Persian shah Cyrus the Great conquers Babylon and allows the Jews to return to Israel. He founds the Iranian empire, which later envelops most of the Middle East and Central AsiaCambyses, king of Persia, conquers EgyptRome conquers EgyptGreek alphabetic scriptsSappho writing her lyrics on the island of LesbosMycenareans from mainland Greece occupy CreteTroy destroyed by the AchaeansOlympic Games founded in GreeceSoon reforms laws at Athens, which becomes the world's first democracy (508), ad defeats a Persian invasion at Marathon (490)Trial and execution of SocratesPlato founds the AcademyAeschylus's dramatic trilogy, "The Oresteia", produced in AthensSophocles, "Antigone"Euripides, "Madea"Sophocles, "Oedipus the King"Aristophanes, "Lysistrata"Written Language DevelopedPeriods
Love lyrics of the New Kingdom composedOld Kingdom: (Egypt) Great Pyramids: SphinxMiddle Kingdom: (Egypt)Akhenaten's "Hymm to the Sun" composedNew Kingdom: (Egypt)King Akhenaten dedicates his capital to Aten, the sun godDavid, then Solomon, king in IsraelAlexander the Great conquers Syria, Mesopotamia, and Iran; defeats the last Persian army at Sungamela and occupies Babylon and PersopolisAlexander conquers Central Asia and the Indus Valley, but dies in Babylon(323). His generals divided up the empire. Selecus becomes king of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Iran; Ptolemy, of EgyptPalestine falls to Antiochus III, king of a land empire stretching east from Asia Minor. Rome defeats Antiochus III in 190. Successful Jewish revolt against Antiochus IV between 173 and 167Herod is king of JudaeaMinoan civilization flourishes on CreteGreece turns back a massive Persian invasion by sea at Salamis and by land at PlataeaPeloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta; Athens surrenders (404)Plato, author of "The Apology of Socrates and Phaedo"Aristotle, author of "Poetics"Iranian PlateauStonehengeColosseumPyramids of Mycerinus, Chefren, and Cheops at GizaPolitical decline- Assyrian ConquestNew Kingdom Temple of Abu SimbelEuripidesSophoclesPythagorasPlatoSocratesGreat Wall of ChinaThe Silk Road was created and used
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