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1500 BCE
Mesoamerican Empires
The major Mesoamerican Empires were Mayan, Aztec, and Olmec. They are known for the temples they would build, and that they would partake in sacrifice. -
618
Tang and song dynasties
The Tang and song dynasties were known as the golden age in China. They helped China become the most powerful nation at the time. They invented printing, gunpowder, and the compass. The tang dynasty was a peaceful era for china. the song dynasty was a time for innovation. -
750
Abbasid caliphate
The abbasid Caliphate was a dynasty that ruled over the Islamic Empire. The founder was As-Saffah. The leader of the Caliphate was called the caliph. The caliphate was seen as the religious leaders of the Islamic world, but the Mamluks had the true power. -
800
Feudalism in Europe
Feudalism is a social system in medieval Europe. It works by A crowned noble controls the lands and exchanges it for militants and nobles. It is a system where the king is above the nobles and nobles control knights and knights are responsible for keeping the peasants in control. -
1206
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a Islamic Empire based in Delhi. 5 Dynasties ruled over the Sultanate. the 5 Dynasties were Mamluk dynasty, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughlaq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty, and the Lodi dynasty. It started the Muslim rule in India. -
1206
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous Land empire ever. It is the 2nd largest empire ever after Britain. Even though the Mongol Empire was known for their warfare they were able to establish peace for a while. -
1235
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a Empire in west Africa. It was the largest Empire in Africa at the time. The rulers of this Empire were very wealthy because of all the resources in Africa. -
1279
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan dynasty was a dynasty under the rule of the mongolian empire. It was established by Kublai Khan. It followed the song dynasty and preceded the ming dynasty. -
1299
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a State Caliphate. They were Islamic and controlled a lot of land in southeast Europe, southwest Asia, and north Africa. They held a lot of land and were a multilingual empire. -
1300
European Renaissance
The European Renaissance was a period of cultural, artistic, political and economic "Rebirth". It was a time of peace so people could have time to study the arts. -
1346
Bubonic plague
The bubonic plague was a plague that struck Medieval europe. It came from China and spread through fleas and ticks. It decreased Europe's population by a lot. It made it so new ways to handle disease. -
1368
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last dynasty of Imperial China. -
1492
Spanish Colonial Empire
The Spanish Colonial Empire was formed after conquering parts of the Americas. They controlled the west and south. It began in the Carribean. -
1498
Portuguese Trading Post Empire
The Portuguese Trading Post Empire was made to control trade routes. It forced merchants to stop and pay a fine. They did this to get money to go towards their Exploration. It also pitted the Hindus and Muslims against one another. -
1500
Age of Exploration
The age of Exploration was the time period where europeans started exploring the world by sea. They searched for new trading routes, weath, knowledge, and to spread religion. -
1517
The Reformation
The Reformation was a movement in western Christianity. It was a political and religious challenge against the roman catholic church. It happened to oppose corruption in the church. A lot of people saw that it needed change. -
1526
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was a gunpowder empire that Controlled a lot of south America. They spread Muslim culture and faith. they were Muslims who ruled a majority Hindu population. -
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate was the government of Japan when the people came together to make a nation. They centralized the powers and united the people.They were Japan's first Shogunate -
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty was the last Imperial dynasty of China. They made China's territory bigger. And they increased China's Population. They increased the population by integrating people into China. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave Trade was where slaves were made out of the prisoners in African tribes. The slaves were also bought by slave owners in Africa. The slaves were mostly sent to the new colonies but some were sent back to the mother colony. -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity. It mainly made it so people looked more at science rather than blind faith. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition of the way products would be produced. It changed all the world. It made it so colognizers became more aggressive in their colognization so they could compete with other companies. A lot of people saw it as a bad thing because it made company owners greedy and richer than they were. The industrial revolution did increase the amount of competition between companies. -
American Revolution
The American revolution was the most important Revolution because it showed everyone else that a colony can rise up against its government to make it so they were free of tyranny. Some main reasons it happened was because the British were being tyranical against the American colognist. They stood up for their rights and what the belived in and managed to earn their freedom. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was where the peasants rised up against the French government. It happened because there was poor harvests, drought, and cattle disease. It made it so the peasants saw that they were bad off and the government officials were very well off. -
Haitian Revolutions
The Haitian Revolutions was the first successful slave revolution. This showed other slaves that they could fight against the tyranny of the slave owners. It was a important action in history because it helped prove that the slaves are people too and deserved freedom. -
Tanzimat Reforms
The Tanzimat Reforms were held in the Ottoman Empire. They were a wide-ranging series of educational, political and economic reforms. It was a attempt to modernize the Ottoman empire. It helped militarize the empire. -
Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two wars which were waged between the Great Qing and the British Government in the mid-19th century, triggered by the British government's imposition of the opium trade upon China. The resulting concession of Hong Kong compromised China's territorial sovereignty -
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a massive revolution that took place in China throughout 1850 to 1864. It was held against the Qing revolution. It took a estimated 20 million lives. -
Sepoy Mutiny
The Sepoy Mutiny was a very bloody uprising against the British government in India. The Indians wanted freedom from the Brits so they saw out fighting would work. It didn't end up working and many Indians were slaughtered in combat. -
Meiji Revolution
The Meiji Revolution was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. It was to help modernize the Japanese government. This helped it so they could fend off other countries better. -
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was where many European nations saw the industrial opportunity in Africa so they all sought out to take land in Africa. The colognizers saw it as a opportunity to take Africa's natural resources and put them through their new factories. It lasted all the way to WW1 -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference was a meeting to regulate European involvement in Africa. It helped show that the people there aren't a lesser people that can just be treated poorly. The meeting is also about how germany is a new world power.
