The Black Death (i.e., the bubonic plague) wipes out a third of Europe’s population in five years.

A. The Ancient World

B. The Middle Ages

C. The Renaissance

D. Enlightenment and Romanticism

Christopher Columbus First lands in America.

A. Realism and Impressionism

B. The Middle Ages

C. The Renaissance

D. Enlightenment and Romanticism

The Roman Empire rules up to a fifth of the world population.

A. The Ancient World

B. The Middle Ages

C. The Renaissance

D. The Distant past

The Invention of the steam engine sparks the Industrial Revolution in England.

A. The modern World

B. Realism and Impressionism

C. The Renaissance

D. Enlightenment and Romanticism

Rise and worldwide influence of American Popular Culture.

A. The modern World

B. Realism and Impressionism

C. The Renaissance

D. Enlightenment and Romanticism

Slavery is abolished in the United States.

A. The modern World

B. Realism and Impressionism

C. The Renaissance

D. Enlightenment and Romanticism