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Period: 476 to 1450
Feudalism in Europe
It was a highly centralized form of government in Europe that was a combination of military, legal, economic, and cultural customs during the medieval time. It had a hierarchy which involved king, nobles, knights, merchants/farmers, and lastly peasants or serfs who were at the bottom of the hierarchy. -
Period: 618 to 1279
Tang and Song Dynasties
It is known as "China's Golden Age". The use of paper money, the introduction of tea drinking, and the inventions of gunpowder, the compass, and printing was introduced during this time, mainly while the Song Dynasty was in charge.Under the Tang rulers, the empire expanded. The Tang armies reconquered the
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Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate was a major dynasty. It can be referred to as the Golden age of Islam. The Abbasid caliphate ruled over the middle east, western Asia, and northeast Africa. It was a time of peace and prosperity. Many advances were also made during this time in math, science, and medicine. -
Period: 1206 to 1294
Mongol Empire
It is the largest land empire in history. The empire brought together nomadic Mongol and Turkic tribes that were under the leadership of Genghis Khan. While under his rule the empire grew a lot and they conquered a lot of land. By the time the empire ended the Mongol empire took up most of Asia and Eastern Europe. It's said that the Mongol invasions to gain all this land were some of the deadliest of all time. The Mongol empire also helped influence the Silk road. -
Period: 1206 to 1526
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was ruled by 5 dynasties. It was overthrown by the Mughal Empire during the 16th century. They were best known for the indiscriminate destruction of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist temples. The fusion of indigenous and Muslim customs led to the start of Indo- Islamic art and architecture. -
Period: 1235 to
Mali Empire
It was located in west Africa and was started by Sundiata Keita. He created government and a well trained army which would lead to the empire succeeding. The empire consisted of small kingdoms that all pledge allegiance to the Mali Empire. -
Period: 1279 to 1368
Yuan Dynasty
It was China's first foreign-land dynasty. The leader of the Yuan dynasty was Kublai Khan, but it was founded by Genghis Khan. This dynasty was the first to use paper money as its main currency. Trade from the silk roads gave them power because having control of the road made it easy to move troops if something came along. -
Period: 1299 to
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was created by Turkish tribes, and it eventually came to becoming one of the most powerful states in the world. It ruled areas in the middle east, Europe, and Africa. The empire was known for their achievement in arts and science. -
Period: 1300 to
European Renaissance
The renaissance was a time of big changes in Europe. Europe changed culturally, artistically, economically, and politically. Some of the greatest people came from this time period like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. -
Period: 1346 to 1353
Bubonic Plague
The plague was also known as the black death. It was the most fatal pandemic in history, killing over 200 million people. The pandemic peaked while in Europe. It killed about 60% of Europe's population during the late middle ages. -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty was one of the last of China's dynasties. It was lead by Han Chinese. During the dynasty China's population grew to large numbers, and it was able to make trade ties with the west. Capitalism also was growing during this time in China, while feudal society was declining. -
Period: 1400 to 1519
Mesoamerican Empire
The Aztec Empire was located in Mexico and it came to an end when the Spanish invaded them. The Inca Empire was located in Peru and also came to an end when the spanish came. -
Period: 1401 to
Age of Exploration
The age of exploration was a time when Europeans traveled around the world to find new trade routes. One of the most famous of these explorations was Christopher Columbus when he found the "new world" -
Period: 1492 to
Spanish Colonial Empire
The Spanish colonial empire all started out when Christopher columbus found the "new world". After this major discovery it led to many other people wanting to find other new lands. Spain gained a lot of money from the expansion to the new land, which led to change in spanish art and cultural capital. -
Period: 1498 to
Portuguese Trading Post Empire
The main purpose of the trade post was to control trade routes by making people pay duties. The first post was built by Portuguese mariners. By the 16th century they had nearly 50 post. The Portuguese were able to keep these post and take control over the trade routes because they were heavily equipped. -
Period: 1500 to
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic slave trade was the trade of Africans to America. During this time an estimated 10-12 million slaves were sent across the ocean to America. These slaves were taken to America because people were demanding slave labour for their sugar plantations and tobacco farms. This caused a lot of violence to outbreak in Africa. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
The reformation was a religious revolution that was led by Martin Luther and John Calvin during the 16th century. It had an effect politically, economically, and socially on Europe and led to one of the branches of Christianity, Protestantism. -
Period: 1526 to
Mughal Empire
The mughal empire ruled over most of south Asia. it was started by Babur, but later came to be in control by Muhammad. During this time the Empire began to break apart because of dynastic warfare and Iranian conquer. After his death the empire dissolved. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as Edo Bakufu, was the feudal military government in Japan. It centralized the nations government bringing the people of the country together. It was later overthrown by Emperor Meiji in 1868. -
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China. It is known for being one of the only times the country wasn't ruled by the Han people. The dynasty came into the making of the Republic of China -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a movement about individualism, skepticism, and science. It brought the idea of deism to light. It pushed people to think more about liberty and equality instead of monarchies. Some of the well known philosophers of the enlightenment are Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. -
Period: to
American Revolution
The American revolution began because the 13 colonies wanted independence from Britain. This led to a war between the two, but later came to the colonies winning and gaining their independence in 1783. George Washington led the army for America to later become the first president for the United States. -
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French Revolution
The French revolution was when the French people overthrew the monarchy and took control over the government. They took over the government because for the past few years the country was in an economic drought and a lot of people were very poor. It was led by Napoleon Bonaparte. it later came to an ending because they couldn't make a stable government. -
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian revolution was the most successful slave rebellion. An estimated 40,000 slaves came together and by the end they got their indepence and was able to end French control on the colony. The revolution was all started by Toussaint Louverture, who was a former slave. -
Period: to
Tanzimat Reforms
The Tanzimat reforms happened within the Ottoman empire. They were reforms about education, politics, and economics. These reforms were put in place in hopes it would modernize the empire. The reforms were carried out while under the rule of sultans Abdulmecid l and abdulaziz. The reforms eventually came to an end in 1870. -
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Opium Wars
The Opium wars were wars fought between British government and the Qing dynasty in China. It all started because of British imposition of Opium. Opium was used in Chinese medicine before the British came. It was ended when the United states signed the Treaty of Wangxia with China in 1842, but later on a second war would break out. -
Period: to
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a rebellion against the Qing dynasty that was in control of China. It all started by the class difference in China and Hong Xiuquan wanted to follow his vision. The rebellion however was not a success, as the Qing dynasty armies defeated the Taiping armies in 1864. -
Period: to
Sepoy Mutiny
The Sepoy mutiny was a violent rebellion against the british ruling in India. It's also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion started in Meerut, and later travelled to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow. The rebellion would end up failing because the Indians refused to have new cartridges because they had animal fats in them that they culturally did not ingest, which would lead to them being taken over and when others came to help more violence broke out. -
Period: to
Meiji Revolution
The Meiji revolution brought the Tokugawa Shogunate down. This was a big political revolution for Japan. The revolution brought economic, political, and social change for the country. This led to westernization and modernization for the country. -
Period: to
Scramble for Africa
The scramble for Africa all started when European countries lost their land in the Americas and were in a scramble to find new land so they wouldn't lose money. This lead them all going to Africa to colonize land. This is also known as the New Imperialism. The European countries that were all trying to get land in Africa were Spain, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Portugal. -
Period: to
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference all started because of the European countries fighting over land in Africa, after they had all lost their land in the Americas. At the conference all the countries came to a decision that there would be guidelines for claiming land in Africa. This way there would be no conflict between any of the countries trying to colonize in Africa.