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1600 BCE
Minoan's become a shipping powerhouse
Minoan culture sweeps through Greece and they become a international shipping powerhouse -
449 BCE
Persia Invades Greece
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426 BCE
Plague of Athens
The plague killed 300,000 people. -
Period: 400 BCE to 3500 BCE
Old Era
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Period: 476 to 1000
Middle Era
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529
Monastic tradition begins in Europe
Benedict of Nursia and his followers establish the monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy. This marks the beginning of the monastic tradition in Europe. -
622
Muhammad Escapes the City of Mecca
Muhammad and his followers escape the city of Mecca. This event, known as the hegira, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. -
711
Arabs Invade Sind, India
Arabs invade the Sind in western India, establishing a Muslim foothold on the Indian subcontinent. -
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Modern Era
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Discovery of Antartica
The first confirmed sighting of mainland Antarctica, on 27 January 1820, is attributed to the Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. -
American Civil War began
The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. -
The Start of World War 1
The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke.