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323 BCE
Hellenistic era
The Hellenistic period covers the period of Mediterranean history. The Hellenistic era fell to the Romans in different stages but ended for good in 31 BC. Rome finished conquering the heartland of Greece which lead to a battle called the battle of Actium.
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1299
Ottoman Empire
Started in 1299 and ended in 1453. It grew to be one of the most powerful states in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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1300
Renaissance
The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries. It’s based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome.
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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
He believed that the planets revolved around the sun. His work wasn’t perfect but he had strong information for future scientists to improve on. Copernicus will be remembered as the first astronomer to use mathematics and physics to prove that the earth was not the center of the universe, but a planet that joined with others to orbit around the sun.
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Industrialization
Industrialization was good because it gave a better living standard. Even though it was a good thing the transition to an industrialized society was hard for workers. It made their lives difficult by having them work long hours doing hard tasks. This eventually gave the workers higher standard of living.
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Women march on Versailles
About 6 thousand woman marched from Paris to Versailles in the pouring rain demanding bread and to see the king. It was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution.
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Sun yat-sen
He was the first president and founding father of the Republic of China. He later co-founded the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China) serving as its first leader.
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Hitler takes power
Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. He promised the disenchanted a better life and a new and glorious Germany.
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Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to “wage war”. This led to the start of WW2 in Europe.
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China and Tibet
It is generally agreed that China and Tibet were independent prior to the Yuan dynasty. China thought they were helping Tibet but everyone else thought china was just taking over.
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9/11
A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks, including the 19 terrorist hijackers aboard the four airplanes.
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Black Lives Matter/African American
Black Lives Matter is a contribution that is more than illegal killings of Black people. It is bigger than the small nationalism that can be spread throughout Black communities. It only calls on Black people to love Black, live Black and buy Black.
https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/herstory/
