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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
The Maya lived in southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula and they built huge temples. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The Olmecs lived in present-day Mexico, and they are one of the first civilizations in the Americas -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
The pope wants control of the holy land -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
feudalism food is created by farming -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztecs
The Aztecs lived in Mexico and built many temples and pyramids and were the best know for their ritual sacrifices. -
1271
Marco Polo travels east
Marco travels along the Silk Road for over 20 years -
1289
Crusades end
The Pope withdraws his troops from the Holy Land -
1293
Polos journey home
The Polos return to Venice, Italy after traveling for over 20 years -
1298
Polo imprisoned and writes a book
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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The renaissance is a rebirth and leads to new arts, new science, and new technologies. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The Inca lived in South America and had complex roadways and runners to deliver messages. -
1415
Portugal captures the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa
The Portuguese discover new lands in Africa. This also gives them lots of gold. -
1419
Portugal discovers the Madeira Islands
This encourages Portugal to travel farther away from Europe and to explore Africa -
1427
Portugal discovers the Azores Islands
This encourages Portugal to navigate further than they have before. -
1434
Portugal sails past Cape Bojador
This means that Portugal has sailed into uncharted waters and returned safely. -
1440
Printing Press Invented
Johann Gutenburg invents the first printing press. -
1469
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile are married
This unites Catholic Spain and allows Spain to start to gain complete control over Europe. -
1488
Bartolomeus Días becomes the first European to enter the Indian ocen
Días starts to travel to the east instead of the south but his crew will go no further. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers The Americas
Christopher Columbus discovers land which he thinks in India but is actually The Americas -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Cortes starts to invade the Aztecs and he conquers them 2 years later even though he had no permission from the king. -
1529
Pizarro invades the Inca
Pizarro starts to invade the land of the Inca and slowly works his way towards defeating them -
1532
The Inca Fall Under Pizarro
Pizarro makes different puppet leaders that give him total control. He gets their gold and their land after he defeats them. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes writes what he thinks about man and government in The Leviathan. He thinks that all men are equal and selfish. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke writes what he believes the rights man has and what type of government countries should use. -
The United States declares Independence
The United States declares independence from Great Britain and tells them that men are entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
The French citizens write the Declaration of the Rights of Man and declare themselves the new government, and that the monarchy is obsolete. -
Haiti gains independence
Haiti gains independence from Spain in a slave revolution. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
Bolivar and his soldiers start to fight for Venezuela's independence. -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
Bolivar's country of Gran Columbia gains its independence from Spain -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain and makes himself a dictator -
Mexico gains independence
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla fights for the freedom of the slaves and the natives and sparks the Mexican revolution
