Third 6-Weeks Project

Neolithic Revolution

10,000 BCE

Leading to the first civilization. Decrease in the hunter and gathers lifestyle and leaning more towards the agricultural lifestyle. The new civilization have advanced cities, advanced technology, records keeping, specialized working, and complex institutions.

Birth of Confucius

551 BCE

The birth of Confucius led to the new religion that would over overtake China through popularity called Confucianism. Confucianism is based on five different relationship depending on your relationship status with them. Unlike most other religions Confucianism was neither polytheistic or monotheistic.

The Rule of Alexander the Great

336 BCE

Alexander the Great was a very powerful ruler that led his empire to great victories and expansion. Alexander the Great was able to expand his nations, but while doing that he spread many different religions from the places he traveled to. He tend to spread Greek innovations and culture through each country. Alexander the Great died before he was able to unite his empire so it broke apart due to the Mongols attacks.

Han China Dynasty

206 BCE

The Han China Dynasty was the Golden Age of China that helped them improve economically and politically. Paper was invented during the Han Dynasty that helped the books become less expensive so that the bureaucracy grew and they were more knowledgeable. During that time they also improved in agriculture by creating new tools that helped them use the animals to their advantage such as the plow and collar harness. The Silk Road Trade was also created to have a route to trade from Asia to Europe.

Rise of Christianity

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The rise of Christianity happened when Rome split in to two. Each side had their own beliefs in Christianity which lead to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. The two different types of Christianity both believe in Jesus and the Bible and have rites of passages such as Baptism. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that follow the teachings and beliefs of Jesus. One of their holy books is the bible and they have mix of different social classes.

Medieval Ages

500

When the Western Roman Empire fell there was two new system of government called Feudalism and Manoralism. Both of the systems were set up based on social class. In Feudalism the knights and the lord had a mutual relationship. There were also peasants that worked on the knights land and they could leave the land when they wanted to. In Manoralism there were serfs that worked on the land but they weren't allowed to leave whenever they wanted and they were self sufficient.

Tang Dynasty

Dec 2, 618

The Tang dynasty was a time of prosperity and stability in China. The territory of China was expanded and they had a tributary system. Emperor Tang created more ways of transporattion and increase safety of China.There was also a more difficult test in order to be on the Chinese government. They've also invented the gunpowder in order to help them with military affairs.

Life of Muhammad

Dec 1, 700

Muhammad was a prophet that encountered many different religions. He put the message from Allah in to the Koran. Muhammad spread the religion of Islam by preaching and the leader of the Mecca didn't like his view so he was kicked out. Muhammad then left and used the Arabian Peninsula to spread Islam. After Muhammad there were also other leaders that succeeded after him and the religion was monotheistic.

Genghis Khan

Dec 1, 1206

Genghis Khan was a leader of a nomadic tribe called the Mongols. Genghis Khan was the first person to unite the Mongols all together to which then he used the new group as an army to take over Europe and Asia. Even though the Mongols weren't as intellectual or advanced as the countries they were invading, they had the advantage of attack strategy by using the horses. The Mongols started to spread the knowledge between the countries they defeated to new places after they invaded.

Marco Polo Travels

Dec 1, 1275

Marco Polo traveled to China during the time when it was under Kublai Khan and he had a really good relationship with him. When he went to China, Kublai Khan wanted Marco to work under him. When Marco Polo went to China he had lots of experience about it and he kept the memories. When he went back to Europe he spread his stories that he experience in China with the people of Europe. When he spread the stories in Europe it helped increased the trade between Asia and Europe.

Yuan Dynasty

Dec 1, 1279

The Yuan dynasty was started by Kublai Khan which was also the first foreign leader to rule China. Kublai Khan set the government up so that the foreigners were in charge of serving the government. During Kublai Khan's rule he had lots of strict rules such as being forbidden to intermarriage. The benefits of Kublai Khan ruling was that he was able to increase trade due to the Pax Mongolica. He also helped the Silk Road prosper because he provided guards to help protect the travelers.

Ming Dynasty

Dec 1, 1300

The Ming dynasty was started when a group of people called the Red Turbans attacked China and overthrew Kublai Khan from rule. When the new ruler took over they kept some of the things that the Kublai Khan had such as the calendars, translators, and structures. The leaders weren't focused on increasing the trade of trade, but instead they were more interested in making the economy increase through agriculture. They were also forced to change from paper money to coins due to inflation.

Bubonic Plague

Dec 1, 1348

The plague in Europe and Asia affected the population extremely hard. About one half of the population in Europe and Asia died from the plague. When the plague was happening there were chaos among the street because the people were scared about dying and they don't know why they are. One of the reasons they thought the plague started was the Jews were poisoning them so the population were turning against the Jews and harming them to try to stop the plague which affected the social environment.

European Exploration

Dec 1, 1490

The European Exploration began because they wanted gold, spread religion, and glory for exploring the world. There were the French that traveled because they wanted to trade so they treated the natives they found with respect. The English traveled because they wanted to colonize and they succeeded, but they weren't treating the native american living there already fairly. Lastly the Spanish traveled there because they wanted Glory and they were able to do this because they had an advantage.

Columbus Journey

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus was a ship captain and he wanted to explore Asia because he was fascinated by the stories he hears about them, so he went to the Spanish king and queen form money that the can borrow in order to sail. He got approval, but in return the Spanish gets to have the glory of what he finds on his discovery.Columbus then set sail with three ships called the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria. With the help of Columbus's travel he was able to make Spain one of the wealthiest countries during the time.

Colombian Exchange

Dec 2, 1492

The Colombian Exchange happened because the Europeans discovered new things in the New World and enjoyed what they saw, so they took it and brought it back to Europe. Since there were colonies living in thee New World they needed supplies so they brought things from Europe that the New World doesn't have in. There were positive things such as crops, animals, and technology, but there were also negative things such as diseases because the native Americans have never been exposed to the disease.

Decline of Aztec

Aug 13, 1521

The decline of the Aztecs was due to the Spanish Exploration led by Hernan Cortez. He wanted to gain gold and glory so he decided to travel to the new world by asking a governor for help. The governor canceled the trip last minute but Hernan didn't care and just went anyways. He encountered a group of natives called the Tlaxcaleans that were an enemy to the Aztecs so they allied together and defeated the Aztecs. They also had an advantage in technology and the Aztecs were weakened with disease.

Giovanni de Verrazzano

Dec 2, 1524

Giovannie de Verrazzano was a Italian explorer for the French that wanted to explore the New World because he wanted to grow economically stronger by trading with the Native Americans. He was the first to travel to New York City and he traveled along the West coast of it. The Native Americans that they did stumble upon were treated nicely because they wanted to gain their trust and liking so they can trade with them more.

Decline of Incas

Dec 2, 1532

The Incas were declining because of the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro.Pizarro was searching for gold, but instead he stumbled upon the Incas. The crew of Pizarro and him were more advanced than the Incas so they were wearing armor and they were ridiculed by the people. They also had steel which was a very strong metal that was flexible so that it didn't break. There was also disease that affected the Incas such as Smallpox that led to Incas decline.

Death of King Henry

Jan 1, 1547

King Henry VIII of England died on January 1, 1947 at the age of 55 that allowed his son Edward VI to succeeded to the throne. Later on Edward dies which allows one of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth, to succeed to the throne and she is the longest reigning ruler of England. The country of England is a constitutional monarchy so that meant that the king/queen can rule as long as they live as long as they don't break the constitution and governs properly.