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38,000 BCE
Bering Land Bridge_Paleo-Indians
When the Ice Age happened, water froze into glaciers making sea level drop. A land bridge between Asia and Alaska appeared called the Bering Land Bridge and people called Paleo-Indians crossed over to Alaska between 38,000 and 10,000 BC. -
Period: 5000 BCE to 1400
America, Africa, and Europe_The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic
Mesoamerica= 1200 BC-1532 AD
Native America= 5000 BC-1700 AD
Africa= 300 AD-1500 AD
Europe= 500 BC-1350 AD -
1500 BCE
Native America_Anasazi
The Anasazi were people who lived in the North American Southwest. -
300
Africa_Soninke groups band together and started the beginning of Ghana
The Soninke farmers were threatened by nomadic herders, so they grouped together for protection and started the beginning of Ghana. -
1350
Europe_The Renaissance begins
The Renaissance happened after the Middle Ages and brought a period of order and stability to Europe. -
1400
Portugal_Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal became a leader in world exploration because of Prince Henry the Navigator who taught better methods of sailing. -
1450
Europe_Movabletype Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg develops his movabletype printing press. -
1492
America_Christopher Columbus finds the Americas
Christopher Columbus lands on the Bahamas in the Americas thinking he found a new route to Asia. -
Period: 1492 to
Europe_ New Empires in the Americas
European Explorations of the Americas = 1492-1682 -
1497
Portugal_Vasco da Gama was the first person to travel to Asia by sea
Vasco da Gama traveled by sea from Portugal to India and won the race for a sea route to Asia. -
1517
Europe_Martin Luther helps start the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church and doing so he helped start the Protestant Reformation. -
1518
America_Enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas
The first ship full of enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas. -
1519
America, Aztec Empire_Hernan Cortes sails to Mexico to conquer the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes sails from Cuba to present day Mexico to conquer the Aztec Empire than was being ruled by Moctezuma ll. -
1522
Portugal_Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigated the globe
Ferdinand Magellan's crew traveled some 40,000 miles and circumnavigated the globe. -
1534
America, Inca Empire_Franciso Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire
Franciso Pizarro and some help from Native American allies conquered the Inca Empire. -
Period: to
America_The English Colonies
England develops colonies in North America and rules over them= 1605-1774 -
America, Jamestown_Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America
105 colonists were sent by the London Company and founded Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
England_The Pilgrims left Europe in the Mayflower and sailed to the Americas
Because the Pilgrims were being persecuted in England, a group of them left England in the Mayflower to start a new colony in the Americas. -
England_Puritan colonists leave England for Massachusetts
Puritan colonists leave England for Massachusetts in search of religious freedom. They were led by John Winthrop. -
New Netherlands_Director General Peter Stuyvesant led the colony beginning
Director General Peter Stuyvesant led the beginning of the colony in New Netherlands. -
Pennsylvania_William Penn begins a colony called Pennsylvania
William Penn received a charter from King Charles ll giving him permission to begin a colony. His colony became known as Pennsylvania. -
England_English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights reduced the powers of the English monarch. -
Europe_The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society. -
America_The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when thy bought paper items. -
Boston Harbor_Boston Tea Party
Colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto the three tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests into Boston Harbor. It became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
World_123 countries with electoral democracies
The Athens were the first Greek city states to created a democracy. It is related to this event because 58.2% of the worlds population live in a country that is based on democratic principles. -
World_636 languages with a printed Bible
Johannes Gutenberg develops a movable type printing press which allowed people to read the Bible on their own instead of relying on what the priests said. It is related to this event because now a days the printing press is being used to print Bibles in different languages so everyone can read it in their own language. -
Malaysia_Tourist Tax
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a way that the British government made money from the colonist by texting them on goods they purchased. It is related to this event because Malaysia is making money by taxing their tourists on the hotel that they stay at.