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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
The time the Maya civilization stood. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The time the Olmec civilization stood. -
1095
Pope Urban Calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
The pope called for the crusades to get the Holy Land back from the Muslims. -
1200
Europe is a Farming Economy
Feudalism lets people get their food by farming. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
The time the Aztec civilization stood. -
1271
Marco Polo Travels to the East
Marco Polo goes for his adventures across Europe and Asia. -
1289
Crusades Ended
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1293
Polos Journey Home
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1298
Polo Imprisoned and Writes His Book
Polo was locked in jail and there he wrote his book about his travels. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
A time of discovering new things and cultures, and a time when many new inventions were made. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The time the Inca civilization stood. -
1415
The Portuguese Captured the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa
They captured this fortress to help their dream come true about controlling the global markets of gold. -
1419
Portugal's discovery of the Madeira Islands
Prince Henry funded the work of many scientists which led to the discovery of many islands, and these discoveries encouraged Prince Henry to navigate further south. -
1427
Portugal's discovery of the Azores Islands
Prince Henry funded the work of many scientists which led to the discovery of many islands, and these discoveries encouraged Prince Henry to navigate further south. -
1434
One of Prince Henry's Ships made a Successful Voyage around the Cape
The Portuguese were finally able to go around Cape Bojador and this motivated them to venture even further. -
1440
The Invention of the Printing Press
Johann Gutenberg invented a printing press by combining the block printing technique and the press used to make wine and olive oil. -
1469
Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile
This marriage unified Catholic Spain and began building the process of building a nation that could compete for global power. -
1488
Dias made it around the tip of Africa.
Dias went further than any explorer and reached the eastern coast of South Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus made landfall on an island he named Hispaniola
Columbus thought he had landed in the East Indies and he called the native people on the island Indios and that led to the term Indians. -
1519
Cortez Invades the Aztec
Cortez took over the Aztec empire. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
Pizarro and the other conquistadors take Atahualpa. -
1532
The Inca Fall Under Pizarro
The Spanish finally take over the Inca empire. -
Thomas Hobbes Writes The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes wrote The Leviathan debating issues. -
John Locke Writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke wrote The Second Treatise on Government debating issues. -
The United States Declares Independence
The US declares independence from England and writes the Declaration of Independence. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
France used the Declaration of Independence as an example to write its own declaration. -
Haiti gains Independence
Haiti gets free from France. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
The South American revolution begins and is lead by Bolivar. -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
Bolivar finished his revolution and Northern South America gains its independence. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
Peru gains independence from Spain because of Jose de San Martin. -
Mexico gains Independence
Mexico gets free from Spain.
