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The Romans created a republic where citizens have the right to vote.
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Solon, the leader of Athens, granted citizens the right to vote for government officials
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Pericles, the leader of Athens, created the world's first direct democracy. The people were able to vote directly to change laws and make government decisions.
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Sparta and Athens, the two most powerful Greek city-states, went to war against each other. Sparta won and Athens was defeated.
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Rome had many civil wars, from which an emperor named Augustus emerged and took power. Augustus' reign led to a time of peace called the Pax Romana.
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Jesus of Nazareth is born. Jesus was a major religious teacher and his teachings form the basis of Christianity.
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The Roman emperor, Constantine I, converted to Christianity. Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Christians were no longer persecuted, and over the next 100 years Christianity was adopted by most of Europe.
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Civil wars broke out, and the Western Roman Empire fell. The Eastern Roman Empire survived and became the Byzantine Empire. This started the Middle Ages, also know as the the Medieval Ages.
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Christians disagreed over who should be in control of the church. The church split into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
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The crusades were military expeditions to take control of Palestine. The crusaders captured Jerusalem, which was then recaptured by the Muslims.
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Lords and church leaders rebelled against King John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta, which limited the king's power.
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The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England from 1337 to 1453. France won.
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In the 1400s, Johanns Gutenberg invented the printing press. This machine allowed books to be printed using movable type. Bibles and other books could be created cheaper and in great numbers.
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The Scientific Revolution was a time from the 1500s to the 1600s when scientists applied logic and reason to their studies. Many discoveries were found during this period, such as gravity and bacteria.
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The Enlightenment was a time from the 1600s to the 1800s when it was determined that people had natural rights and that governments existed to serve the people. Many revolutions occurred during this time, such as the American Revolution in 1776.
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The English Bill of Rights is a document signed by a new king and queen. This document limits the monarch's power and protects the rights of the English people and Parliament.
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The Industrial revolution began in the mid-1700s. Machines were used in factories, which produced a greater amount of products faster.
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In 1914, World War I broke out in Europe. The Allies defeated the Central Forces in the largest war ever seen to that time. The war ended in 1918, with millions of casualties on both sides.
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The Great Depression started in 1929, when the stock market collapsed. Million of Americans lost money, their homes, and struggled to obtain basic necessities. It ended in 1941, when the United Stated joined World War II.
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World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. The Allied Forces fought against the Axis Powers. It ended in 1945 and reshaped the modern world.