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This was the year when Genghis Khan established the largest empire in history, the Mongol Empire.
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This is the moment in history when India would see its first sultanate.
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This was the pivotal moment in history that the leader of the Mongols died.
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This was when the Mali Empire was first announced to be a state.
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The Mongol Siege of Baghdad is a turning point in history as before this Baghdad was a shining star in the Islamic Heartland.
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This event would mark the fall of the Islamic Caliphates. This is important as this partially crippled trade in the Middle East.
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This would be when Kublai Khan would take power. This is important as he would secure trade from the Mongol-controlled Yuan Dynasty.
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This was the moment in history when the Mongols conquered China and established the Yuan Dynasty.
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This was the moment in history when it was proven that the Mongols were not ‘all-powerful.’
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This would be the time in history that Marco Polo would begin traveling and documenting the world.
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This is the date that the Ottoman Empire was founded. It is important as this was the date that the Middle East would begin to see it’s longest empire yet.
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This would be the moment in history that the leader of Mali would travel on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes to Mecca for the first time.
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In this year, Ibn Battuta would begin his journey that would lead him from his home for 24 years.
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This is the time when the Black Death first showed itself to Europe.
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This would be the moment in history when the Ming Dynasty in China would be founded.
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This was the first voyage sought out by Zheng He.
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This would be when Zheng He would begin his third great voyage for riches and profits for China.
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This was the time when Zheng He would make one of his biggest voyages ever to the islands of Southeast Asia.
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This was the moment that the Aztecs came to power in the Americas.
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This would be the time in history when the Inca Empire would be established and trade would begin to flourish in the Americas.
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This was the establishment of a confederacy of Native nations. This was important as this was a technical nation of the Americas to oppose European powers.
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This was the moment in history when the major trading city of the world at the time, Constantinople, fell to the Ottomans.
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This would be the moment in history that the Silk Road would begin to become less popular among trade and travels.
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This would be the year that Songhai would be formed from Gao.
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This would be the first documented moment the Americas would be set upon by Europeans.
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This would be the time of the first Spanish establishment of a colony in the Americas: Port Isabela.
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This would be the moment that the Safavid Empire would be created.
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This would be the time in history when forced human labor would be widespread across the world, especially in the Atlantic.
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This battle would be the culmination of tension between the Safavids and Ottomans.
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This would be the year that the Islamic Leadership of the Mughals would be established in India.
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This would be the first time that a Tokugawa Shogun would come to power.
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This would be the founding of the first British colony in the Americas: Jamestown.
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This would the first establishment of a French colony in the Americas: Quebec.
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This would be the first Portuguese colony in North America known as Sacramento.
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This would be the founding of the first Dutch colony of Fort Orange.
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This would be the year that the Qing Dynasty would be founded in China.
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This would be the founding of the Western city of St. Petersburg in Russia. This is important as it represents a modernizing Russia.
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The Iroquois Confederacy took in another nation and became the Haudenosaunee.
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This would be when the Russian Empire would be founded as a new power in Europe.
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The 13 Colonies were established and finalized with the introduction of Georgia in 1733.
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This would be the first great revolution of the modern age and would be the first of many to come.
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This would be a key moment in imperialism as a European power was strong enough to use an entire continent as a super-prison.
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This would be the founding of the first republic of Europe and would mark a changing of politics in the world.
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This would be the first moment in history that a slave state would rebel against a world power and win.
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This would be a big native response to the pressure asserted by the United States.
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This would be the start of the fall of the Spanish Empire.
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This would be the culmination of all forms of industrialization up to this moment.
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This would be a pivotal moment of independence in South America and would further show how fast independent ideas spread.
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This would be the revolution of a new ‘to-be’ nation in North America. This revolution would represent how even with the United States, Mexico, and British Canada dominating North America, some people could still feel prosecuted.
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This would be the first of two wars of the selling of Opium to China by Britain. This is important as it represents the abuse of China by European powers.
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This would be a key moment in how European powers had the power to divide China.
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This would be the second independence movement from Mexico. This would represent how many felt independent based on their state and culture rather than nation (white revolutionists vs Mexican federalists).
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This would be one of the first religious-focused revolutions of the Modern age. It is important as it represents how religion can still cause problems in this day and age.
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This would be the second of the two Opium Wars. This further represents abuse of China.
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This would be the bloodiest war ever to be in American history. This would represent how North America was still in a very chaotic state.
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This would be the moment in history when Japan realized it must reform to survive.
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This would be the first of a few ways of restricting and excluding Chinese immigrants and culture in North America.
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This would be the pivotal moment when Europeans would split Africa amongst themselves.
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This would be the follow up to the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act by charging a 50 dollar fine to all Chinese immigrants entering Canada.
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This would be a crucial moment in history when peasants were no longer going to treated unfairly.