World History Events

  • 3500 BCE

    The River Valley Civilizations

    The River Valley Civilizations
    They are civilizations situated beside and drawing sustenance from a river. They include Mesopotamia, Egypt, Harappa, and China.
  • 510 BCE

    Roman Republic

    Roman Republic
    This was an era of classical Roman civilization.
  • 492 BCE

    Greece - From 1st Persian War to the death of Alexander the Great

    Greece - From 1st Persian War to the death of Alexander the Great
    In Greece, Alexander the Great was a big influence, and had much to do with the 1st Crusade
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Empire

    Roman Empire
    Post republican period of ancient rome
  • 6 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

    Birth of Jesus
    Jesus was born in Bethlehem by Mary, who was supposedly a virgin
  • 571

    Birth of Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad
    Born in a town called Mecca, and was the first and only son of Abd Allah bin Al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb.
  • 1096

    1st Crusade

    1st Crusade
    first of many religious wars initiated, supported and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period
  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to Muslims

    Fall of Constantinople to Muslims
    Constantinople was transformed into the Islamic city of Istanbul.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus lands in the Western Hemisphere

    Columbus lands in the Western Hemisphere
    he came on the santa maria and claimed it for spain
  • 1497

    Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama sails around Africa to India

    Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama sails around Africa to India
    landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africabefore reaching India on May 20, 1498
  • 1519

    Cortez Defeats the Aztecs

    Cortez Defeats the Aztecs
    a coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire
  • English defeat the Spanish Armada

    English defeat the Spanish Armada
    been held as one of England's greatest military achievements, and a sign of the strength and spirit imparted to the country by the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
  • Jamestown Established

     Jamestown Established
    Jamestown was the first english settlement in North America
  • The Great War for Empire/Seven Years War

    The Great War for Empire/Seven Years War
    It was a global war that involved all five european great powers.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    It was a war fought between the 13 colonies and the british and it established the United States of America
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The French Revolution was really bad to the french causing them to go into poverty
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon
    Napoleon was a french military leader
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    A huge global war also called “First World War” or the “Great War”
  • World War II

     World War II
    Germany controlled most of Europe
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    A war between United States and the Soviet Union
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    A war between Democratic people of
  • Gulf War

    Gulf War
    Aug 2 1990 An international war caused by Iraq’s invasion on Kuwait
  • 9/11

    9/11
    A terrorist bombing of the twin towers in New York
  • U.S. War on Terror

     U.S. War on Terror
    International military campaign caused by 9/11 attacks
  • My (Char's) Birthday

    My (Char's) Birthday
    The day I (an amazing, smart, beautiful girl) was born.