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3000 BCE
Birth of Mesopotamia
Civilizations have progressed to a higher level of sophistication. Agriculture will continue to evolve. The creation of writing (cuneiform) and the origins of ethical awareness -
2000 BCE
Bronze Age
The Bronze age helped many civilizations reach very high status. Many civilizations advanced faster because they reached the bronze age faster. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was really the last stand for all of the soldiers in it. The Greeks were trying to show the Persians that they will never surrender. This really was the deciding factor for the war, between the two nations. -
340 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander was the greatest western world leader of all time. He led his troops through many battles and almost unified all of the western world. -
4 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ was the most important religious figure of all time. He is a religious figure that died for everyone's sins. -
100
The Birth of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire became very strong due to the organization the government had. The people respected their leaders and never challenged them. -
300
Birth of Greece
Greece was a very important place and birthed a lot of great thinkers. Greeks were some of the smartest and organized people. We still use a lot of the stuff they invented to this day. -
500
The Dark Ages
The Dark Ages happened after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans were very strong and active, so after their collapse, the whole western world crumbled. -
1350
The Black Death
The black death was the world's deadliest transmitted disease. It spread everywhere around the world. -
1400
The Renaissance
It is often referred to as the "bridge to the new age," a period in which literature, poetry, politics, science, and reformations flourished and transformed the world in a comparatively short period of time. -
1440
Invention of the Printing Press
The printing press was invented to speed up the amount of time it took to copy documents. The reason it was so important was that people only had to make one handwritten copy to make new copies through the machine. -
1492
Discovery of North America
North America was accidentally discovered by Christopher Columbus. Columbus was trying to find a faster trade route to Asia.