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Period: 3500 BCE to 1700 BCE
Mesopotamia civilization
The civilization of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers -
1500 BCE
Hinduism
A religion still followed by people -
1300 BCE
Judaism
A religion -
250 BCE
Buddhism
A religion -
Period: 130 BCE to 1453
Silk Road
Used for trade of all kinds -
Period: 4 BCE to 29
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus -
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Christianity
A religion -
Period: 500 to 1000
Dark Ages
The Time when the forces of darkness (barbarians) overwhelmed the forces of light (Romans) -
622
Islam
a religion -
Period: 800 to 1258
The Islamic Golden Age
Age of the Caliphs -
Period: 1092 to 1453
The Crusades
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Period: 1253 to 1324
Marco Polo's live
Birth-death -
Period: 1268 to 1273
The Battle of Xiangyang
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Period: 1268 to 1279
The conquest of china
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Period: 1271 to 1295
Marco Polo's time in china
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1275
The battle of Yangzhou
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Period: 1294 to 1368
The Mongol Empire
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Period: 1304 to 1369
Ibn Battuta
birth - death -
Period: 1325 to 1355
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta's travels -
European Exploration: Dutch
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) in 1606, but they didn’t settle there. The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration. -
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British rule in India
British rule in India from 1757-1947. This period became known as the British Raj. -
European Exploration: British
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
European Exploration : British
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia.
Cook named the area New South Wales. Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England.
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
He was a social reformer, journalist, and educationist.
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European Exploration: British
British ships called the "First Fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Period: to
Prisoners as Colonists
1787 – British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
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European Exploration: British
British prisoners settled in Australia -
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New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families. -
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New South Wales
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families. -
The East India Company ruled India
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The East India Company Ruled India
the time which India was ruled by the east India company -
Aborigines
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
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Port Arthur, Tasmania
it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
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Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
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The Opium War
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The Meiji Restoration
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Period: to
Sepoy Mutiny
a large number of British-trained
Indian soldiers(sepoys) rebelled against their British officers. Britain ended up winning. -
Commonwealth of Australia
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today. -
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Commonwealth of Australia
- 1861: government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
- January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
- Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927
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New South Wales
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868. By this time, many free immigrants were settling there.
They built businesses, trading posts, farms, etc. -
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The Rulers set the tone with Western Dress
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Period: to
Scramble for Africa
this is when The "Scramble for Africa" took place -
Period: to
Berlin Conference
Wanted to avoid war.
Agree upon carving up African continent into colonies.
Drawn up without African participation. Provided the basis for the subsequent partition (break up), invasion, and colonization of Africa by various European powers European armies sent to consolidate their claims & impose colonial rule RESULT: a transformation of political & economic Africa, with virtually all parts of the continent colonized by 1900.
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The Indian National Congress
Primarily made up of Hindus Pushed for self rule Boycotted British goods to protest division of Bengal by religion (Wore only traditional Indian clothing) -
Aborigines
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
Commonwealth of Australia
The Commonweallth of Australia was established -
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901
restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
“White Australia”
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. This was dismantled after the Second World War. -
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The Russo-Japanese War
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Period: to
Young Turks government (1908)
1914 Young Turks join WWI on the side of Germany and are defeated April 24, 1915
250 Armenian community, political, religious, educational, leaders were rounded up in the middle of the night in Istanbul, shot and killed -
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The first world war
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Why the first world war started
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg one hour before their deaths, June 28, 1914. The assassination was the spark that ignited the war. -
What did it take to get the U.S. involved?: Blockades
Germany told Americans to stay off British ships, as they could and would sink them.
Germany torpedoed the Lusitania, sinking it with 1200 passengers and crew (including 128 Americans).
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The Armenian Genocide (1915-1923)
Starved/killed people Result: By the end of 1915, approximately 1,000,000 Armenians had died By the end of 1923, nearly the entire population of Armenians in Turkey had been extinguished -
What did it take to get the U.S. involved?: Unlimited Submarine Warfare
In 1917, Germany announced “unlimited submarine warfare” in the war zone. Otherwise, Germany’s blockade would not be successful. -
How Was the War Looking for the Allies?: Not Good...
Russia left the war after its communist revolution in 1917. Russia’s withdrawal allowed Germany to fight a one- front war with all its troops concentrated on France (remember this point when you study WWII!). -
Mein Kampf
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf (“My Struggle) in 1925 while he was in prison.This became the Nazi ideology – and it attacked Jews, Communists, democracy, and the Treaty of Versailles.Hitler also wrote that Germany needed to destroy the French Nation and conquer Russia, among other things.The book sold/distributed 10 million copies between 1925-1934. -
Commonwealth of Australia
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed -
Aborigines
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australia Today...
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Eva's Birthday
The day I (Eva) was born.