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rivalry between Rome and Carthage
BC
When Rome conquered the Greek cities of southern Italy it inherited a rival he between those cities in Carthage over trade
Soon Rome and Carthage became increasingly suspicious of each other
A struggle between them for control of the western more Mediterranean Seemed unavoidable
Rome and Carthage fought 3 exhausting wars Called the pubnic wars
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312
the reign of Constantine
A.D.
constantine Emerged victorious
The new emperor reunited the eastern and the western territories under his personal rule
But he took a significant step when he built a new capital at byzantium
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410
invasions of the Roman empire
A.D.
the general visigoth alaric invaded Italy and sacked Rome
Roman officials eventually brought piece of granting alaric much of southern Spain and gaul
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476
the fall of Rome
A.D.
a minor germanic chief captured Rome and force the emperor to give up the throne
He then proclaimed himself king of Italy
Although Rome did not collapse suddenly
People continue to enforce Roman laws and they spoke Latin although local dialects Developed
However after 467 A.D. there was no emperor in the west without an emperor to serve as a rallying point the unity of the western your Roman empire ended
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Jul 22, 1100
the dark age
BC
Shortly after the fall of Troy are achean civilization suffered a Disastrous blow when dorian Invaders swarmed into Greece
greese entered in trouble.
The glory of the achean civilization vanished
Artistic skills and writing were largely forgotten
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Jun 23, 1250
The Trojan war
BC
The achaeans Band together under the leadership of the king of macnae To attack Troy, arrival power
Troy controlled trade routes between the aegean and the black seas
After I long devastating war the acheans emerged the victors
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Jul 22, 1500
Scientific method
Slowly a new approach of scientific study developed that became known as the scientific method
A combination of observation and reason the scientific method is a three-step approach
First careful experiments and observations are made
Second reason is used to interpret the results of the experiments and observations
Third mathematics rather than logic or reasoning from Principles is used to prove scientific theories
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Jul 22, 1543
Improvements in medicine
During the 1500s and 1600s scientist made important advances in medicine
Some challenged the theories of galenA Greek physician whose work had dominated medicine in the middle ages
andreas vesalius , A professor of anatomy Wrote on the structure of the human body, he made accurate drawings of the human
anatomy that corrected some of galens errors
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The English civil war
People of all classes for on both sides
In general Nobles and people in rural Areas rallied to the Kingside
Parliament Recruited It's troops mostly in southern eastern England
The Long Parliament decided the king should be put on trial
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the Long Parliament
The parliament That was called in 1640 would meet in one form or another until 1660
Known as the Long Parliament it would eventually lead a revolution against the monarchy
But until 1640, parliament was chiefly concerned with limiting the Kings power and removing unpopular officials
Before granting Charles request for money, parliament demanded the trial of Charles chief ministers For abusing their power
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flying shuttle
John Kay a clock maker Invented the flying shuttle
This replaced the handheld shuttle used in wheezing
The intro of flying shuttle greatly speeded up the leaving process
Weavers for soon using thread faster than spinners could produce
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spread of new ideas
Like many philosophies diderot Move to Paris as young man where he met the best thinkers of the day
Hey darling man diderot Condensed a French bookseller to Publish the encyclopedia or classify dictionary of the sciences arts and occupations
Between 1751 and 1770 diderot put together a 35 volume
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the stamp act
The stamp act taxed a variety of items from newspapers to dice and playing cards people in Britain and other parts of Europe's have been paying such taxes for centuries
But in the American colonies the stamp act caused an angry reaction
Delegates from nine colonies met in New York to protest the Stamp Act they claimed the colonist had the same rights as other British subjects
Parliament was forced to repeal the act but insisted to tax the colonies
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water frame
Richard Arkwright Build a machine that could hold up to 100 spindles
His invention was too heavy to be operated by hand so used water power to turn it
The production of cotton thread was increased
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commands for self-rule in Canada
And loyalty of its friend subjects Britain passed the quebec Act
This act gave French Canadians who were Catholic the right to practice their religion
It also allow them to continue living under traditional French laws and customs
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the Egyptian empire
Napoleon invaded Egypt, the Egyptians broke free of the ottoman rule
Although the French invasion was brief it sparked Avon the civil war in Egypt
Mohammed Ali who led the Egyptians against the French seized control of the country in 1805
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France at war
Dance declared war on Austria
prussia Then joined Austria
First the war went badly for France
French armies were disorganized and poorly blood
prussia and austria Then advance to Paris threatening to surrender and if not they would burn down the city
French defeated them and revolutionary armies force the invaders to retreat from France
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attacks on the revolution
French armies seem to be fighting well
They had captured the Austrian Netherlands and were threatening the Dutch Netherlands and Prussia
Great Britain the Dutch Netherlands and Spain joined Prussia and Austria in the war against France
Five nations fighting the French were hard-pressed
The revolution was threatened
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the reign of terror
There was complain against people considered enemies of France
Trials were held almost daily throughout France between 20 to 40,000 men women and children were condemned to the guillotine
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abolition of the slave trade
The enlightenment some Europeans called for the end of slave trade and slavery
By the early 1800s this appeal is having an effect
Britain outlaw the slave trade
Britain also convinced other nations at the Congress of Vienna to condemn the slave trade
But Portugal Spain and France the knot and their slave trade until 1820
This event was important because it ended slave trade it may not have Ended it immediately but eventually did -
the rocket
George Steffensen A mining engineer developed the rocket, the first steam powered locomotive
The rocket could barrel along Rails at 35 miles an hour and astounding speed up the time
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The revolutions of 1830
Cultural and religious differences Sparked the nationalist movement among the belgians
Riots Broke out in Brussels
belgians Defeated a Dutch army and one the support of Britain and France for their cause
Austria Prussia and Russia opposed any change
In time they signed a treaty recognizing belguim As an independent nation
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the chartist movement
One group drew up a document called the People's charter
The chartists as his reformers were called demanded the secret ballot and universal man surffrage
They also wanted members of Parliament to be paid a salary so that poor people could afford to serve
None of the demands of the Chartist movement were met before it died out in the 1850s but most of them did eventually become a law
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the revolution of 1848
Kings sheaf minister canceled a huge public banquet in Paris because he feared it would lead to demonstrations and disorder
Hearing the banquet was canceled thousands of workers poured into the streets shouting down with guisot
Troops opened fire and killed some demonstrators the people of Paris erected barricades
This event is very important and showed a rebellion -
revolts of the Austrian empire
News of the overthrow of louis philippe In France lead to an uprising in Vienna
Students workers and middle-class liberals Poured into the streets
They demanded a constitution to end the feudalism And the removal of metternich
Frightened by the demonstrations The Austrian empire promise perform and dismissed metternich
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communist manifeso
Both men blamed the system of industrial capitalism for terrible conditions in factories
marx and engles Explained their theories in the communist manifeso
They described a form of socialism in which there would be public ownership of all land and other means of production
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the Crimean war
cavour saw the crimean War as a chance to win the allies you needed to drive Austria and Italy
France and Great Britain had declared war on Russia to prevent Russia from gaining too much influence over ottoman empire
sardinia won
first took part in the peace conference
cavour Use the conference of the stage for much to publicize the demand for Italian unification he won the The support of Napoleon the third and his struggle to end Austrian role in Italy
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war with Austria
cavour Met secretly with Napoleon the third to plan a strategy against Austria
They decided to trick Austria into declaring war on sardinia
Then France would send troops to help the sardinians
In return sardinia Agreed to give savoy and nice to france
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Charles Darwin
British biologist Charles Darwin published a book that revolutionized science of biology and sparked conversies That have lasted until the present
In that book Darwin presented a theory of evolution
According to Darwin's theory of form of life evolved or change over a long period of time
Simpler forms of life evolved into more complex forms and new forms evil out of older ones
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the franco prussian war
People in both France and prussia Felt their nations have been insulted
France declared war
the prussianis army could not be stopped in September the prussians defeated the French army
French resistance was crushed
French had to sign a treaty giving up alsace and a part of lorraine
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the dreyfus affair
Alfred Dreyfus The first Jewish officer to be named to the general staff of the French army was accused of giving military secrets to the Germans
He claimed to be innocent he was convicted of treason and sent to the French panel colony on Devils Island
a Catholic monarchist was the real traitor
the dreyfus case deepens the divisions of France
They thought the injustice suffered by Dreyfus threatened democratic government & individual rights
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energy waves
wilhelm roentgen A German physicist Discovered energy waves that could penetrate solid matter
He called these waves x-rays
X-rays resume put to work in the field of medicine
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the boer war
The British officially recognize the independence of the Boer republics in 1852
Tension between British and boars exposed to war
The Boer war lasted for nearly 3 years before the boers surrendered
The war left the Boers with better memories because the British placed thousands of boars in concentration camps were many died
Boris had to except British rule and British promised them self government as soon as possible
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rise of Julius Caesar
AD
Pompey disbanded his army and looked for allies
He found one talented young general, Julius Caesar
Cesar had one victories in Spain and had attracted a large following in Rome
He resented the Senate
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beginning of Persian wars
BC
darius Launched an attack across the aegean sea
When the main Persian wars landed near the plain of marathon, athens asked for help
They received little support
athenians One a stunning victory over the Persians
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founding the republic
BC
the Romans overthrew the etruscan king and established a republic
In the Republic all citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders
The elected leaders represent the people and rolled her name
The Roman Republic lasted for 500 years, during which time Rome grew from a small city state into world power
I chose this event because when it was created it lasted for a long time in changed rooms power
