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1206
Mongol Empire Conquering
Mongol empire emerged to conquer all of Eurasia. Which ended up being history's largest continuous empire. -
1300
Syncretism at its Height
Came from Babylonian and Greek sources from about 300BC-300AD, but became popular during the Mongol empire. -
1368
Mongol Empire Collapsing
Mongol empire split into four after Genghis Khan's death in 1227. It then lasted about another 100 before all four sides collapsed. -
1526
Trading of the Slaves
Slaves initially started being traded within the Americas shortly after the arrival of the Spanish and the Portuguese, and trading across the Atlantic started in 1526. -
1543
Earth is Not at the Center of the Universe
prior to 1543 the thing everyone believed and was certain was true, was that the earth was at the center of the universe. But in 1543 a man named Nicolaus Copernicus found out it was the sun that was at the center through the Heliocentric model. -
Asante Empire Beginning
Located in present day Ghana, in west Africa. Had a strong military and Economy. -
Battle of Feyiase
The Ashanti Empire replaced Denkyira as the greater power between the two. It took place in Ghana in 1701. -
Coal powered steam engine
The coal powered steam engine was created in 1712, by an Englishman named Thomas Newcomen. He made it so miners could pump water out of the mines to make working in a harsh environment easier. -
Seven year war
In the seven years' war from 1756 to 1763, France and Austria fought against England and Prussia in several areas. Battles raged across central Europe, India, and North America, where the conflict was known as the French and Indian war. England and Prussia Won. -
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time of revolutions
between 1775 and 1825 several revolutions occurred around the Atlantic ocean, all influenced by Enlightenment ideas. -
banks refusing to lend money
By 1786 banks began to refuse to lend money to the ailing government because they couldn't pay back loans. -
crop failure
crop failures caused bread shortages in 1788 and 1789, from severe drought. -
Free black people in Haiti at the start of the French revolution
There were about 30,000 free black people in Haiti 1789, while there were about 40,000 petit blancs. -
Influence of the Haitian revolutions
The Haitian revolution consisted of several revolutions at once. All of those revolutions were caused by the French revolution. -
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Slaves initiating the rebellion in Haiti
When the slaves had initiated the rebellion it took about 12 years for them to not just get rid of slavey but French control over the colony. -
Slaves from America to Brazil
by the 1800s, more than 80% of enslaved Africans who were brought to the Americas were taken to Brazil or the islands of the Caribbean, which were dominated by sugar plantations. -
Latin American revolutions
There were many Latin American revolutions in the early 1800s. They appeared very similar to the American Revolution. -
Opium war
In 1839, the opium war broke lose because of the leader of China decided that much of the population was dying and the British wouldn't stop the import. -
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Ejisu Loosing Power
The rulers of Ejisu lost a lot of power to the rulers of Kumasi throughout the 1840s-1870s. In 1883 their soldiers helped to put a new king of Asante on the throne. -
rebellion against East India Company
Around the mid-1800s, Most Indians were considering a rebellion and were upset with the British east India company's control because of High taxes, racist regulations, and disrespect for local customs. -
British East India Company's Fall
In 1857, rebellions ended the British East India Company’s control in India and made it a British colony. -
Samori creating a place of freedom
In the 1880s, a man named Samori, had created a state that allowed for religious freedom and supported trading. -
British invading Asante
British invaded Asante in 1895. The British won over the Ashanti. -
More Efficient Engines
By 1900, engines burned 10 times more efficiently than they had a hundred years before. The efficient engines made working easier, but it increased pollution drastically. -
Asante Empire End
British deposed and exiled king Asante. He was released in 1924. -
Recent child labor
Even in 1909, small children were used in factories, and had tons of casualties. Some of the kids were barefoot. -
the rebellion
The Xinhai Revolution happened in 1911. The rebellion ended China’s last imperial dynasty. In 1912, opposition
leaders established a Chinese republic. -
the melon
In the early 1900s, there was an image that kept popping up in Chinese newspapers and magazines.The melon represented China. It was a time when foreign influences were taking advantage of China’s weak state. There was a fear that China was being “carved up like a melon” by greedy imperialists. -
Yaa Asantewaa Death
Yaa Asantewaa died in exile in Seychelles in 1921. She was 81 years old. -
ww2 begin
WW2 started in sept 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Hitler did this because he thought Germans were the superior race and he wanted them to live in more places. -
Hitler invading Soviet union
Hitler invaded the soviet union in june 1940 to take more land but failed because of poor strategic planning. It was similar to when Napoleon wanted to take over the soviet union aswell. -
cultural revolution
In the mid-1960s, Chairman Mao announced The
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. It was a very
different kind of struggle. The Great Leap Forward
had failed. The economy was struggling. -
end of apartheid
the revolution against apartheid was a worldwide movement. even though it was a issue in cape town the entire world noticed the issue and wanted to help the black africans.