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300
Camels were first brought to the Sahara
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300
Classic Mayan Civilization began
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476
The Fall of Rome
From about 27 B.C.E. to 476 C.E., Rome was the greatest empire the world had ever known, but it didn't last. Some of the problems that led to this was polical instanbility, ecomical and social problems, and weakening frontiers. This was only for the Western part of Rome, though. The Eastern part survived for another 1,000 years! -
500
The Byzantine Empire Begins
Emperor Constantine changed the future of Rome by moving the capital 850 miles to the east, to the ancient city of Byzantium. He renamed it New Rome and it was renamed again to Constantinople -
500
The Ghana Empire Began
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552
Buddhism was introduced to Japan
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Jan 1, 604
The Seventeen Article Constitution began
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Jan 1, 610
Muhammad became a prophet of Islam
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Jan 1, 651
The first official edition of the Qur’an was written
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Jan 1, 700
Traders brought Islam to West Africa
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Jan 1, 710
Nara became the capital of Japan
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Jan 1, 750
Bookmaking began to spread the Qur’an
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Jan 1, 1000
Feudalism Begins
Feudalism began between the 9th and 10th centuries and it was created to defend themselves against the Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars. -
Jan 1, 1000
The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written
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Jan 1, 1050
Moveable type was invented in China
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Jan 1, 1054
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches Split
Both churches from the east and west fought until finally Cerularius closed all churches that worshipped western rights. This made the west pope angry so he told a Cardinal to excommunicate Cerularius, which led to them splitting. -
Jan 1, 1065
Song Dynasty began civil service exams
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Jan 1, 1085
The Reconquista began with Toledo
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Jan 1, 1096
First Crusade began
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Jan 1, 1099
The First Crusade Ended
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Jan 1, 1146
The Second Crusade began
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Jan 1, 1148
The Second Crusade Ended
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Jan 1, 1185
The Heian period ended
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Jan 1, 1189
The Third Crusade began
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Jan 1, 1192
The Third Crusade Ended
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Jan 1, 1192
The era of the samurai began
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Jan 1, 1192
The first shogun came to power
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Jan 1, 1200
The Incas first settled in Cuzco
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Jan 1, 1203
The Ghana Empire Ended
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Jun 1, 1215
Signing of Magna Carta
Angry Barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, or the Great Charter. This gave kings the right to rule, but only if they consult barons and church officials when imposing special taxes and kings can't jail a free man without the lawful judgement of his peers or the law of the land. -
Jan 1, 1240
The Mali Empire began
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Jan 1, 1250
Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico
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Jan 1, 1258
The Mongols destroyed Baghdad
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Jan 1, 1279
The Mongols Dynasty began
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Jan 1, 1300
The Mongol empire was weakened
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Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance began in Italy
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Jan 1, 1300
Humanism began in Italy
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Jan 1, 1312
Mansa Musa was the first Islamic leader
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Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan
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Jan 1, 1337
The Hundred Years' Wars Begins
The Hundred Years' Wars weakened the feudalism in England and France. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Bubonic Plague Begins in Europe
The bubonic plague started around 1347 C.E. to 1351 C.E. and it was caused because of the bad living conditions and was carried around by traders or travelers. -
Jan 1, 1350
Timbuktu became a center of Arabic learning
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Jan 1, 1368
The Ming Dynasty began
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Jan 1, 1368
The Mongols Dynasty ended
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Jan 1, 1400
The Inquisition took place
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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He made his first voyage
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Jan 1, 1438
The Incas began to create roads
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Jan 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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Jan 1, 1453
The Byzantine Empire Ends
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Jan 1, 1453
The Hundred Years' Wars Ends
The Hundred Years' Wars ended when Joan of Ark led a French Army to victory. -
Jan 1, 1460
The Songhai Empire Began
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Jan 1, 1469
The Medici family began to rule Florence
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Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa
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Jan 1, 1492
Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia
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Jan 1, 1492
The Spanish conquered Granada
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama began to sail to India
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot landed in Canada
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Jan 1, 1500
The microscope was invented
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Jan 1, 1500
Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended
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Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil
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Jan 1, 1504
Michelangelo completed his statue of David
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Jan 1, 1514
Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses
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Jan 1, 1519
The Aztec Empire ended
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Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the world
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Jan 1, 1520
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs
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Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America
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Jan 1, 1525
William Tyndale translated the Bible into English
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Jan 1, 1532
The Inca Empire ended
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Jan 1, 1533
Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas
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Jan 1, 1534
King Henry VIII created Anglicanism
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Jan 1, 1541
John Calvin created Calvinism
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Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe
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Jan 1, 1545
The Council of Trent was formed
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The Songhai Empire Ended
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Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage
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Galileo decided to build a telescope
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The Mali Empire Ended
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The Thirty Years’ War began
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The Ming Dynasty ended
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Peace of Westphalia was signed
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The Thirty Years’ War ended
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Newton published a book about gravity
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The era of the samurai ended
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Charlemagne's Christian Empire Begins
This is when Charlemagne (Charles the Great) began his rule over the Franks. He became Holy Emperor in 800 C.E. when he gave Pope Leo III his army's support. -
The Tang Dynasty Ended
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Buddhism religion expanded in the Tang Dynasty
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Prince Shotoku came to power
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Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan
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The Heian period began
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The Tang Dynasty Began
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Tang Dynasty recorded a formula for gunpowder
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The Japanese invented kana