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Bookmark or Share- Europe - World History EncyclopediaEurope is a continent forming the westernmost part of the land mass of Eurasia and comprised of 49 sovereign states. Its name may come from the Greek myth of Europa, but human habitation of the region predates that tale, going back over 150,000 years. It is the birthplace of Western Civilization and the modern concept of the state.
- Europe | History, Countries, Map, & Facts | BritannicaEurope, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia) and occupying nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area.
- History of Europe - WikipediaThe history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500).
- History of Europe | Summary, Wars, Map, Ideas, & Colonialism - BritannicaHistory of Europe, account of European peoples and cultures beginning with the first appearance of anatomically modern humans in Europe. This treatment begins with the Stone Age and continues through the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the two World Wars to the present day.
- European History Timeline - Have Fun With HistoryFrom the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome to the medieval era marked by feudalism, the Renaissance’s cultural rebirth, and the Enlightenment’s embrace of reason, Europe has experienced periods of innovation, exploration, conflict, and transformation.
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