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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
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Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
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1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
Called against the muslims for holy land. Ended up losing against muslims but discovered new trading goods from war. -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
Feudalism helped people earn money by farming. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
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1271
Marco Polo travels to the East
Traveled by foot and discovered all new trading goods and items. -
1289
Crusades end
4 crusades opened up to many new trading routes in the holy land from pope Urbans call against the muslims. -
1293
Polos journey home
After the Polo's journey across Asia had ended, Marco had brought many new goods that influenced more travel and trade. -
1298
Polo imprisoned and writes his book
Captured as a prisoner of war, he was inspired to write a book about his discoveries and thousands of people had discovered the book. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
Was the rebirth of times in Europe. New goods routes and inventions were being better built and discovered. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
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1415
Portuguese capture the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa
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1419
Portugal discover Madeira Islands
Prince Henry funded to create well put together boats and help Portugal to discover the Madeira Islands -
1427
Portugal discover Azores Islands
Since Prince henry funded well structured boats to allow Portugal to discover not only the Madeira Islands but the Azores Islands. -
1434
Prince Harry's ships make a successful return voyage
After many failed attempts at exploring and coming back to home, Prince Harry's ships finally made a successful return -
1440
Johann Gutenberg Creates Printing Press
Gutenberg created a new invention that allowed others to read about travels and trade of explorers and people. -
1469
Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile marry and it united christians and helped spread religion -
1488
Bartolomeu Días reaches east coast of South Africa
After many explorers had failed to travel around to South Africa Días took the lessons of his previous explorers attempts and made it to South Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus made landfall on Hispaniola
Columbus hits land on named island Hispaniola (present day Dominion Republic and Haiti) -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Spanish conquistador, Cortés helped Spanish expand their rule over the world and went to conquer the new uprising civilization, the Aztecs. The Aztecs were at the height of their civilization and after the invade of Cortes and his army, the Aztecs were destroyed. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
After the attack of the Spanish and the Aztecs, Pizarro came in to the Inca, living in Peru, and help use the strategies from the Aztec conquest to gain ideas on the best way to attack, and they were able to take down the Incas. -
1532
Inca fall under Pizarro
Due to diseases and smart strategies from Pizarro, the Inca were conquered by Pizarro and their flourishing civilization in South America came tumbling down. But rest assured, the Inca created a forever known civilization. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes was a believer that man needed to be controlled and have a strictly based government and that some are faster and smarter than others and when two men want the same thing, in which they can't both have, it results in war. The Leviathan was Hobbes way of sharing this information to the world. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke, unlike Hobbes believed men had a say in voice and a role to play in governing their own people and all men were equal. He wrote the Second Treatise on Government to show ruling of their own kind and the ability for men to create their own government for their own people. -
The United States declares Independence
The United States were able to break free of the all powerful Great Britain control and start their own country and have men be free and have freedom of speech. Although, the fight against the English was hard, the US was able to gain and start their own new country. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
France wrote a new document, that clearly stated their new man rights and freedom. Showing how each man is created equal and deserve their voice and opinions to be heard by others. -
Haiti gains independence
The Spanish, still being the dominant country of the world. Although, in Haiti, many people were starting to own many slaves imported to work the fields and gain cash crops to make money and benefit the motherland and the slaves started to revolt and with the help of Toussiant L'ouverture the people of Haiti were able to break free and separate their lives from the Spanish and take control of themselves. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
In South America, the people of Venezuela were being under the Spanish and leader Bolivar gained soldiers, and helped start the fight for independence against the Spanish. -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
After long fights with Spain, Bolivar and his soldiers and supporters were able to break free of Spain and similar to the independence of Haiti, they were able to start their own country and union. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
With another fight for independence from South America along with the help of new leader Jose de San Martin, Peru was able to retaliate and San Martin helped them fight and eventually be free from Spain. -
Mexico gains independence
Mexico was the new revolt and stand to fight for independence against Spain with the help of priest, Father Hidalgo who helped Mexico realize that they needed to have their own voices and with that, they were able to break loose of Spain.
