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8000 BCE
Beginning of Agriculture
Allowed for humans to settle down and progress socially -
3000 BCE
Beginning of Bronze Era and Early Civilizations
Began societies and farming practices, people were able to settle down and progress as a whole. Created new tools and weapons during this time. -
1300 BCE
Iron Age
Helped further progress the human race by adding new tools and weaponry to our already large assortment -
500 BCE
Life of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tsu (Beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism)
Fundamentally altered human life because this began the diffusion and creation of major religions and religious ideals (in this case, in Asia) -
400 BCE
Greek Golden Age
began to question nature and began the study of science. It also began a new wave of thinkings about the world, ourselves, and the land around us. -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great
The leading general in the Macedonian army who was responsible for the conquering of Persia and Egypt. HIs empire spread from the Mediterranean to India. -
221 BCE
Qin unified China
This lead to the starting of the Qin Dynasty who began the practice of Legalism and began to shape politics in Asia all together. It also brought in Confucius and davits ideals into politics. -
32
Beginning of Christianity
While it had a rough start, Christianity grew to become of the world’s most influential religions all together -
180
End of Pax Romana
Shortly after the ending of Pax Romana, civil war broke loos and Eastern Rome fell. Leaving Western Rome to build off of their mistakes, creating the Byzantine empire. -
220
End of Han Dynasty
After the prosperous Han Dynasty ended, Chia would not be unified again for another 350 years. This marked the end of Chinese dynasties for a while. -
333
Roman Capital moved to Constantinople
This fully ended the idea of eastern rome being in power. From here on out, the Roman empire was strictly limited to the western part where they would soon turn into the prosperous Byzantine empire. -
350
Beginning of Trans-Saharan trade route
These trade routes played a big role in the commercial interests of African nations -
476
Fall of Rome
After weakening the Eastern part of Rome and invasions throughout the entire empire, the Roman Empire falls and fully become the Byzantine Empire on the western front. -
527
Justinian Rule of Byzantine Empire
Emperor Justinian I created a set of law codes that helped structure law codes throughout time and into modern times. Most of our current laws can be traced back to this law code. -
Jan 1, 632
Rise of Islam
The most recent of the major religions, it spread rapidly throughout Asia, the middle east, and eastern Europe. This religion fundamentally changed the religious landscape of the Eurasian continent. -
Jan 1, 732
Battle of Tours
This battle stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe, specifically France. After the French won the battle, Islamic ideals were pushed away from Western Europe all together, keeping Western Europe Christian. -
Jan 1, 1054
1st Schism in Christian Church
Divided the Church up into the Western and Eastern Churches who believed different types of Christianity. This made people more self reliant upon their decisions and greatly changed the way people saw Christianity all together. -
Jan 1, 1066
Norman conquest of England
This conquest linked England closer to continental Europe as a whole and lessening the Scandinavian influence. -
Jan 1, 1071
Battle of Manzikert
This battle removed Christian power in Byzantium which changed the head of the HRE. This also gave the turks power of the area and allowed for the fall of the empire. -
Jan 1, 1095
1st Crusade
The most useful crusade of them all. This Crusade was to take back the Holy Land, which they did. However, this began the battle between Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike. This was also the only crusade that the Christian Crusaders won. -
Mar 29, 1258
Mongols Sack Baghdad
After the sacking of Baghdad (one of the most influential cities in the muslim world), the city was destroyed and many lives were lost. It would take a long time before the city returned to being an important city at a global scale. -
Mar 29, 1271
Marco Polo’s travels
His travels to China and Asia in general brought back one very key thing. This was Gunpowder, which revolutionized European warfare forever. -
Mar 29, 1324
Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage
His pilgrimage introduced him to Middle eastern and European rulers -
Mar 29, 1347
Bubonic plague in Europe
It was one of the reasons that feudalism ended. IT also helped clean up and refine European people and life. -
Mar 29, 1349
Travels of Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta had traveled the farthest and visited the most places than anyone in the world. -
Mar 29, 1433
End of Zheng He’s Voyages
The Chinese had no use for their navy anymore and instead of trying to use the water, they decided to focus on other things such as preventing the mongols from coming from the inland. -
Mar 29, 1453
Ottoman’s capture Constantinople
This put the Ottomans in control of Southeastern Europe. -
Mar 29, 1488
Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope
He discovered the sea route to the East. -
Mar 29, 1492
Columbus/Reconquista of Spain
Efforts of Christian leaders to drive Muslims out of Spain -
Mar 29, 1502
1st slaves to America
Portuguese brought African slaves to America to work in the fields for low payment -
Mar 29, 1517
Martin Luther/95 Theses
This was the letter that Martin Luther wrote complaining about the catholic church and what could be fixed. This began different branches of Christianity all together. -
Mar 29, 1521
Cortez conquers Aztecs
The arrival of the Spanish in Mexico brought a huge battle for power in central america, resulting in the loss of the Aztec empire all together. -
Mar 29, 1533
Ottomans capture Constantinople
The capturing of Constantinople made the Ottoman trurks the most important in Southeastern Europe and began the expansion of their empire. -
Mar 29, 1571
Battle of Lepanto (defeat of Ottoman Navy)
This battle was fought between a Spanish and Venetian fleet and the German Navy. This battle stopped the Turks from challenging Europeans. -
Defeat of the Spanish armada by the British
The massive fleet was sent by King Phillip II to Spain. The British won and weakened the Spanish. This helped assert Britain’s power over the seas. -
Battle of Sekigahara
This cleared the path for the Tokugawa era. This also unified Japan all together. -
Foundation of Jamestown
This was the first permanent english settlement that was founded by John Smith. -
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30 Years War
This was a series of battles between the Catholic and Protestant churches. -
Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna
This began the downfall of Turkish rule. It also resulted in the defeat of combined force led by John III Sobieski -
Glorious Revolution/English Bill of Rights
King William and Queen Mary accepted the document that gave certain rights to the people of England. The glorious revolution was when James II abdicated his throne. -
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7 years war/French and Indian War
This was obviously a war between France and their Indian allies. The English proved to be more dominant in commercial aspects than the US. -
American Revolution/Smith writes Wealth of Nations
Rebellion of english american colonies against the British which caused a war to break out and create the United States in this year. -
French Revolution Begins
Carried forward by Napoleon -
Haitian Independence
Free from Slavery -
Congress of Vienna
Conference of European ambassadors -
Independence of Latin America
Free after 3 centuries of colonial rule -
1st Opium War in China
Fought between China and Britain -
European Revolutions/Marx and Engels write Communist Manifesto
The birth of communism -
Commodore Perry opens Japan
Opened japan to trade -
Sepoy Munity
Rebellion against British East India Company -
End of Russian Serfdom/Italian Reformation
Protestant reform of Italian states that began in the 15th century -
Emancipation Proclamation in US
Abolished slavery in the US -
German Unification
Unified German states that led to war -
Berlin Conference
Conference about the splitting up of Africa -
Spanish-American War
Resulted from US intervention in the Cuban war -
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Boer War
Fought between Africa and Britain -
Russo
Japanese War-War over imperial ambitions in Korea -
Period: to
Mexican Revolution
Revolution that led to reform of politics and society in Mexico -
Chinese Revolution
The upbringing of the Chinese communists -
WWl
Global War centered in Europe -
Russian Revolution
Dismantled the Russian autocracy -
Treaty of Versailles
Peace Treaty between Germany and Allied Powers -
Stock Market Crash
Crash of economy in the US -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Kwantung army invaded after the Mukden Murder -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Colonial war that lasted until 1936 -
German Blitzkrieg in Poland
Germany invaded Poland with new war strategy -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese bomb attack against the US -
End of WWll
Global War between mainly Germany, US, France, Soviet, and China -
Independence of India
Split of Indian independence into India and Pakistan -
Birth of Israel
Jews celebrated the moving in to Palestine -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Followed by decades of communist rule -
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Korean War
War between North and South Korean land -
Vietnamese Defeat French at Dien Bien Phu
French are defeated at their stronghold by Vietnamese communists -
Nationalization of Suez Canal
Egyptian president announced nationalization of the canal -
Cuban Revolution
Armed revolt conducted by Castro -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Confrontation between the Soviet Union and the US about missiles in Cuba -
6 Day War
war between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria -
Yom Kippur War
War between Arab States -
Iranian Revolution
The overthrow of Pahlavi -
1st Palestinian Intifada
Uprising against the Israeli occupation of West Bank -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Began the end of the Cold War -
1st gulf war
Defense of Saudi Arabia -
Genocide in Rwanda
Mass slaughter in Tutsi -
9/11
Terroist attack on US