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Briefly introduce the history of Germany from ancient times to the present, and connect it in series with a timeline, preferably clear and not too detailed.
prehistoric age/times

Map of Germania (green area) and Roman Empire (red area)

Archaeological evidence shows that humans set foot in Germany about 700 thousand years ago. It is speculated that human beings began to migrate here about 500 thousand years ago.

Around A.D., many Germanic tribes had settled in the Danube and Rhine rivers, and these tribes were constantly in conflict with the Roman Empire, which tried to conquer this area. In 9 AD, the Germanic tribes defeated the powerful Roman Empire at that time in the Battle of Teutonburg Forest. In this battle, the Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions. Since then, the Romans have never really tried to push the eastern border of their empire to the other side of the Rhine.

From 407, Germanic tribes along the Rhine River crossed the Rhine River and established a series of short-lived kingdoms in parts of France and Spain today. In 476, the Germans United with the lower classes of the Roman Empire and overthrew the illustrious Roman Empire.

Germany's founding period

The establishment of the Frankish Kingdom at the end of the 5th century lasted for several centuries, including the glorious period of Moro Dynasty and Carolyn Dynasty. Under the rule of Charlemagne (crowned in 800), the kingdom almost extended to most of today's French and German areas, known as Charlemagne Empire in history. After Charlemagne's death, the empire soon split. In 843 AD, the territory of the Frankish kingdom was divided into three parts according to treaty of verdun. In the west, the Frankish kingdom on the left bank of the Rhine became the foundation of France. The eastern part, that is, the German-speaking Eastern Frankish Kingdom on the right bank of the Rhine River, became the foundation of the later Germanic Kingdom, the holy Roman Empire in the future, and the embryonic form of Germany today. The middle part became the root of the struggle between France and Germany.

In 9 19, Herzogtum Von Sachsen Henry I was elected as the king of the eastern Frankish kingdom and established the Saxon dynasty. The Saxon dynasty was located in today's Holland, West Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Strictly speaking, the history of Germany has begun.

Holy Roman Empire

Main items: Holy Roman Empire

In 962 AD, Otto I, the king of the Eastern Frankish and Saxon dynasties, was crowned emperor by Pope John XII in Rome (reigned from 962 to 973), becoming the guardian of Rome and the supreme ruler of the Roman Catholic world. Starting from 1 157, this empire is called the Holy Roman Empire.