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Compass
It has been told that the compass was first made in China during the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.) -
Mar 24, 1300
Late Middle ages (start)
The Late Middle Ages was the period of European history generally comprising the 14th to the 16th century (c. 1300–1500). -
Mar 24, 1301
Firearms
Firearms were invented in the 14th century in China and then it spread to the middle east and Europe for battle offensive purposes. -
Mar 24, 1343
Geoffrey Chaucer- (born)
Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. -
Mar 24, 1395
Johannes Gutenberg- (born)
Was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. -
Oct 25, 1400
Geoffrey Chaucer- (died)
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Mar 24, 1450
Printing Press
Was a type of press that used ink to project writing or an image on paper or cloth. It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. -
Feb 3, 1468
Johannes Gutenberg- (died)
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Mar 24, 1480
Ferdinard Magellan- (born)
Was a Portuguese explorer. He was in the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther- (born)
Was a German monk, priest, professor of theology. -
Mar 24, 1500
Late Middle ages (end)
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Mar 24, 1517
The Reformation (start)
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. -
Mar 24, 1519
First man to circumnavigate the globe (started)
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) a Portuguese explorer was the first man to take a trip around the world. His journey around the globe started in 1519 to 1522. His expedition was also the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. -
Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinard Magellan- (died)
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Mar 24, 1522
First man to circumnavigate the globe (ended)
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Feb 18, 1546
Martin Lufer- (died)
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Mar 24, 1550
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. -
Mar 24, 1550
The Renaissance (start)
In the Renaissance, we witness the beginning of the movement into what some have termed a "guilt culture," although we are still clearly in a transitional period. -
Mar 24, 1554
Sir Francis Raleigh- (born)
Was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. -
Mar 24, 1558
The Elizabethan era (start)
The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo- (born)
Was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer. He was the first person to invent the telescope. -
Feb 26, 1564
Christophe Marlow- (born)
An English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Well known for making interesting protagonists. -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare- (born-baptised)
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. -
Christophe Marlow- (died)
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The Elizabethan era (end)
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Doctor Faustus
To his Coy Mistress is a poem Andrew marvel had written in the early 1650. -
Macbeth
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It was believed to be written at some time in 1606. -
John Milton- (born)
An English poet, polemicist, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England, best known for his poem Paradise Lost. -
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Let me not to the marriage of true minds was Shakespeare’s sonnet published in 1609. -
William Shakespheare- (died)
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Sir Francis Raleigh- (died)
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Andrew Marvell- (born)
Was an English metaphysical poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. -
A Validication: forbidding mourning
A valedictation: forbidding mourning, a poem was first published in 1633 by John Donne. -
Galileo- (died)
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The Reformation (end)
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To his Coy Mistress
To his Coy Mistress is a poem Andrew marvel had written in the early 1650. -
The Renaissance (end)
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The Enlightenment (start)
As one name for this period, the Restoration, suggests, this was to a large extent a time of retrenchment. The monarchy in England is restored in 1660, after which the press and some literature is censored just as some religious sects are outlawed. -
John Milton- (died)
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Andrew Marvell- (died)
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The Earth revoled around the sun (not v/v)
Newtons law of gravitation proved that earth goes around the sun. -
William Blake- (born)
Was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Poems include “A dream”, “A little boy lost”, “A little girl lost” and many more. -
The American War of Independance
It involved several countries, with France and Britain on opposing sides, and North America was one of its many theatres of operations. It was ended by the 1763 Treaty of Paris. -
Jane Austen- (born)
Was an English author who wrote books with a romantic genre. -
Captain Arthur Phillip arrives in Australia
In 1778 Arthur Phillip arrived on botany bay along with the first fleet on the 18th of January. Botany was unsuitable for settlement so they went up the coast and arrived at Sydney on the 25th of January. -
The French Revolution (started)
The war was started because people wanted Liberty, Equality & Fraternity. The three most significant people of the French revolution are Napoleon Bonaparte, Edmund Burke and Louis XVI of France. -
Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence is a collection of poems published by William Blake in 1789. -
The Enlightenment (end)
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Romanticism (start)
This period is marked by a number of revolutions and other transformative changes in society. -
Songs of Experiance
Songs of Experience was released in 1793 by William Blake. -
Tyger Tyger
Tyger Tyger was written by William Blake in 1794. -
The Age of Reason part 1
The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a pamphlet, written by a British and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, that challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible, the central sacred text of Christianity. -
The Age of Reason part 2
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The French Revolution (ended)
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Alexandre Dumas- (born)
A French novelist known for writing books full of adventure like “The Three Musketeers”. -
The Age of Reason part 3
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William Makepeace Thackaray- (born)
Was an English author who was famous for his satirical works like particularly Vanity Fair. -
Charles Dickens- (born)
Was an English writer and social critic. He is very famous for his book “bleak house”. -
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a book written by Jane Austin and it was published in 1813. -
Charlotte Bronte AKA Currer Bell- (born)
Was an English novelist and poet famous for the book she wrote called Jane Eyre. She was the sister of Emily Bronte. -
Jane Austen- (died)
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Emily Bronte AKA Ellis Bell- (born)
Was an author and a poet. She is famous for her book Wuthering heights. -
George Eliot AKA Mary Anne Evans- (born)
Was author, journalist and a translator. Some of her books include “Adam Bede”, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda. -
Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley which was published in 1823. -
William Blake-(died)
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Leo Tolstoy- (born)
Was a Russian writer of novels, plays and essays. His most famous works include “Anna Karenina” and “War and Peace”. -
Romanticism (end)
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The Victorian era (start)
The increasing rise in literacy rates and the final establishment of the middle class as the dominant ruling class, not to mention the formation of a mass market, help to establish the novel as the middle class' primary artistic form in this period. -
Louisa May Alcott- (born)
Was an American Author well known for her book Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. -
In England various Factory Acts are passed to safeguard workers and children
In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. The rules were no children below the age 9 were to work, 9-13 years old work for 9 hours a day and 13 to 18 years old work for 13 hours a day. -
Mark Twain AKA Samuel Langhorne Clemens- (born)
Was an author of comedy and serious fiction. His fame came after releasing “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and the sequel “Adventures of huckleberry fin. -
Thomas Hardy- (born)
Was an English novelist and poet. He gained fame from the books like “Far from the Madding crowd”. -
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is a book written my Alexandre Dumas. It was published in 1844. -
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is one of many books written by Alexandre Dumas. It was published in 1844 along with the Count of Monte Cristo. -
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte which was published in 1847. -
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Bronte. -
Emily Bronte AKA Ellis Bell- (died)
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield written by English Charles dickens was a book published in 1850. -
Education is compulsory in America
In America the law passed in 1852. -
Oscar Wilde- (born)
Was an Irish writer and poet. Some of his famous works include “Salome”, “The Selfish Giant and “An ideal husband”. -
Charlotte Bronte AKA Currer Bell- (died)
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Male universal suffrage in Australia
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Male suffage in America
In America Caucasian men got the vote in 1856 however people that were not white only got the vote in 1870. -
George Bernard Shaw- (born)
Was a Irish play writer who Co-founded the London school of economics. His very popular plays are “man and superman” and “saint Joan”. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- (born)
Was a Scottish physician and crime fiction writer who was most popular for his book series Sherlock Holmes. -
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860. -
The American Civil War (started)
The southern parts of America (slaves/confederacy) led by Lincoln fought against the North of America (union) for freedom. -
William Makepeace Thackeray- (died)
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The American Civil War (ended)
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Male universal suffrage in England
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Little Women Volume 1
Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott. It was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. -
War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1869. -
Little Women volume 2
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Charles Dickens- (died)
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Alexandre Dumas- (died)
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LM Montgomery- (born)
Was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. -
Male suffrage in New Zealand
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Education is compulsory in England/Australia
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George Eliot AKA Mary Anne Evans- (died)
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James Joyce- (born)
Was an Irish novelist and poet that is best known for his book Ulysses. -
The Adventures of Huckleberry fin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin is the sequel to the book The Adventures of Tom by Sawyer Mark Twain. It was published in 1884 for England and 1885 for the USA. -
Automobile
In 1885 Carl Benz (America) created the first automobile. -
Kidnapped
Kidnapped is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in a magazine from May to June in 1886. -
Louisa May Alcott- (died)
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TS Eliot- (born)
Was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. -
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. -
Women get the vote in New Zealand
New Zealand grants equal voting rights to women. -
The Victorian era (end)
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Modernism (start)
This is a time of wild experimentation in literature, music, art, and even politics. -
Oscar Wilde- (died)
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Gulf War 1 (ended)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (started)
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a book by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was put throughout a magazine from April 1901 and August 1902. -
Women get the vote in Australia
Australia fully grants the vote for women. -
The Hound of the Baskervilles (ended)
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Francis Bacon- (born)
Was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, graphic and emotionally raw imagery. -
Mark Twain AKA Samuel Langhorne Clemens- (died)
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Leo Tolstoy-(died)
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World War l (started)
Austria-Hungary initiated World War I by declaring war on Serbia in July 1914 because of the assassination of the Austrian-Hungarian Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand Gang (freedom fighters). -
The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock
The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock is a poem by T.S Elliott that was published in 1915 . -
Women get the vote in England
The United Kingdom gives a full vote to women of age 30 and older. -
World War l (ended)
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Women get the vote in America
American women full rights to vote. -
The Sniper
The Sniper is a short story written by Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty. -
Thomas Hardy- (died)
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- (died)
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Social Realism (start-present)
Term used to refer to the work of painters, printmakers, photographers and film makers who draw attention to the everyday conditions of the working classes and the poor, and who are critical of the social structures that maintain these conditions. -
World War ll (started)
World War Two began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany for the invasion of Poland. -
James Joyce- (died)
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LM Montgomery- (died)
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World War ll (ended)
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Modernism (end)
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Postmodernism (start-present)
Many date postmodernity from the sixties when we witnessed the rise of postmodern architecture; however, some critics prefer to see WWII as the radical break from modernity, since the horrors of nazism (and of other modernist revolutions like communism and Maoism) were made evident at this time. -
Terry Pratchett
Is an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. -
George Bernard Shaw- (died)
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Vietam War (started)
The United States feared that Vietnam would be taken over by communists, so they sent troops there to fight Viet-Kong to stop the spread of communism. -
TS Eliot- (died)
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Man first walks on the moon
Neil Armstrong became the first man to land on the moon. He went to the moon on the spaceship Apollo 11 along with Buzz Aldrin. -
Mobile Phones
The first hand-held mobile phone was created and demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973. -
Vietnam (ended)
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1st Golf War
Started because of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait for their oil. -
Francis Bacon- (died)
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Emily Russell- (born)
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Gulf War 2 (started)
Was when the Americans got angry because of Iraq invading Kuwait for oil. The Americans joined in and help fight off the Iranians. -
Gulf War 2 (ended)
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Gunpowder
The Chinese had invented gunpowder in the 9th century for decorations like things similar to fireworks.