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Period: 900 BCE to
Mesoamerican Empires
They built great civilazation throughout Central and South America. The first were known as the Maya civilization they lived in farming villages. They had fully developed written lanuages and different ways to live. Created art and architecture and found out ways to use mathmatical and astronomical systems. -
Period: 705 to 1517
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate was established in 705 . It was the major dynasty that ruled over the islamic empire. It was known for the unbroken line of caliphs for over three centuries. It created great intellectual and cultural development in the middle east in the "Golden Age". -
Period: 960 to 907
Tang and Song Dynasties
The Tang dynasty began first in 960 and was followed by the song dynasty starting in 618. They were both also known as "China's Golden Age". Both dynasty's worked together to create inventions like gunpowder and the compass. Most of the Tang dynasty supported Buddhism. -
Period: 1000 to 1500
Feudalism in Europe
It was a combanation of legal,military, economic, and cultural customs in Europe. The feudal syatem in europe worked by the lord paying the king with soldiers or taxes. the system granted people land and the king would have peasents groing crops on the land. -
Period: 1206 to 1555
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a islamic empire based in Delhi. Five different dynasties ruled over the delhi Sultanate. It started the muslim rule in India. It brought a large cultural diversity which became an important feature in the country. Had an impact on the establishment of the Mughal Empire. -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Empire
The empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history. The empire spread from the Black Sea to the Korean peninsula. Its founder was Genghis Khan. After the death of Kubals death in 1294 the empire started to dissolve away and the Ming dynasty had the power to take over. -
Period: 1235 to
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was located in West Africa. The Empire was the largest empire in West Africa and influenced the cultural spread and the spread of the different languages. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita. It was a traffic spot for the transportaion of gold,silver,copper,etc... -
Period: 1271 to 1398
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty was China's first foreign led dynasty. The dynasty was led by the founder of the Mongol Empire. The empire was the ruling dynasty of China. The dynasty had developments in economy, mathematics, science,poetry,etc... -
Period: 1299 to
Ottoman Empire
It was a caliphate that controlled much of the southeast europe,western asia, and north africa. The empire was founded at the end of the 13th century. The empire had a large achievement in art, science and medicine. The had a absolute monarchy government and a Constitutional monarchy.The empire was defeated in the battle of Ankara in 1402. The economy was disrupted by inflation. -
Period: 1300 to
European Renaissance
It was a period in the european history marking the transition of the middle ages. It was also known as the "rebirth". The Renaissance was the rebirth of the cultural, artistic, political, and economic. It promoted the rediscovery of arts and literature. -
Period: 1342 to 1353
Bubonic Plague
The plague was the most harmful thing that happened. Millions of people died from the plague because no one had any medicine and had no way to stop the plague from spreading. It is also known as "the black death" and started in china and spread to many countries. -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Was the ruling dynasty during the time period. It followed the collapse of the mongol-led dynasty. The Ming dynasty doubled the population and was known for its trade expansion. The dynasty also had an impact on literature and drama. -
Period: 1415 to
Age of Exploration
It was a time period when the European ships sailed around the world to find new trading routes and new people to trade with. It was also the start of globalization. The three main points of the the exploration was for the European economy, religion, and glory. It was from the 15th through the 17th century. -
Period: 1492 to
Spanish Colonial Empire
They were one of the largest empires in history. They expanded across the carribean islands, half of south america and half of central america. They were also known as the hispanic monarchy and as the catholic monarchy. There was a total of 1.86 million spaniards that settled. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
It was a movement within western christianity and posed a religious challenge to the roman catholic church. It led to basic tents of christian belief. Took place in the 26th century. Some of the people saw that the way that it was working needed a change. -
Period: 1526 to
Mughal Empire
It was a early modern empire that controlled most of south asia. In south asia consolidated islam and also spread Muslim. It also spread arts and culture. The Mughal empire was the largest in india. The empire was founded by Babur. -
Period: 1526 to
Atlantic Slave Trade
The slave trade was the transportation by slave traders of african americans mostly to america. Used the triangular trade method during the slave trade process. It existed from the 16th through the 19th century. The trade went from north america, europe, to africa. -
Period: 1560 to
Portuguese Trading Post Empire
The purpose of the trading post empire was to control the trading routes by forcing merchant vessels to pay at the trading sites.it controlled the trade through the indian ocean. The french troops invaded the trading empire which started the empire to decline. -
Period: to
Tokugawa Shogunate
It was a military government in japan during the Edo period. The two religions found were buddhism and shinto. It defined the modern japanese history and united its people. It had rise of new merchant and increased the urbanization. The Shogunate was overthrown in 1868 by Emperor Meiji. -
Period: to
Meiji Revolution
It resulted in the fall of japan's feudal system of government and the restoration of the imperial system. They wanted to be able to strengthen their army and wanted to defend against foreign influence. They also wanted a new centralized government. -
Period: to
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty. The land in China expanded by a large amount under the Qing dynasty. It also increased the population by a large amount. A national economy became established. -
Period: to
The Enlightenment
It was a movement of intellectual and philosophical that dominated the world of ideas in europe. Was the late 17th and 18th century. It helped rise of deism. Was also known as the Age of Reason.The period believed that they could create better societies. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
This revolution was a way of new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States. It took place in england and the united kingdom. Was a period when small shops found in home and small building moved to larger factories which made it more easy to produce more goods at a faster rate. -
Period: to
American Revolution
It took place in the united states between the colonist in british america. The american patriots defeated the british in the american revolution with the assistance of france. Which won independence from great britain and established the united states. -
Period: to
French Revolution
Was a time when the people in france tried to overthrow the monarchy and took control of the government. The revolution took 10 years . Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of the French Revolution. It was a social and political upheaval -
Period: to
Haitian Revolutions
Was known as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the western hemisphere. By the end they had accomplished the ending of slavery and the french control over the colony. The revolution was a result in a long struggle of slavery in the french colony. -
Period: to
Opium Wars
It was a combination of two wars between the great Qing and the British government. Which started because of imposition of the opium trade upon China. Opium was also used in chinese medicine to help treat disease before the british came. -
Period: to
Tanzimat Reforms
The reforms took place in the ottoman empire. It was a time with a large range from educational, political and economic reforms. It was a process where they tried to stop the decline of the ottoman power. It ended with the first First Constitutional Era in 1876. -
Period: to
Taiping Rebellion
It was a revolt against the Qing dynasty in China. It established the dynasty and a new kingdom. It launched s religious campaign against god worshiping society. The main goal was to restore china and its greatness. The Qing dynasty ended up winning the Taiping Rebellion. -
Period: to
Sepoy Mutiny
It was a violent uprising against britain rule in india. It could also be known as the indian rebellion. The rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful. It was the first war of independence in india. Ir was a fight between the muslim and hindu soldiers. Which marked india's first attempted to gain independence from britain. -
Period: to
Scramble for Africa
It was mainly for economic, political and religious meanings.During the time period a economic depression was taking place in europe wand the most powerful countries were losing lots of money. It was a process of invasion of African territory by European powers. -
Period: to
Berlin Conference
The main purpose was to regulate the European colonization and trade in Africa. It made claims to african land to avoid problems between European powers. The biggest impact that happen was the creation of colonial empires that fragmented the entire continent of africa.