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2650 BCE
Imhotep
Imhotep was an architect who built Egypt's first step pyramid. He is also considered the first physician to use plants for medicine. It is said Imhotep created or improved the papyrus scroll. -
2279 BCE
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad was the first emperor. -
Period: 2200 BCE to 1700 BCE
Pyramids are built in Egypt
Pyramids are built in Egypt -
Period: 2200 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indus Valley civilization
The Indus Valley civilization flourishes. -
Period: 2200 BCE to 1800 BCE
Civilization develops at Caral
Civilization develops at Caral in South America in Peru between the Pacific Ocean and some mountains. -
2100 BCE
Sumerians gain control from Akkadians
Sumerians gain control from Akkadians -
2000 BCE
Stonehenge
Stonehenge was erected around this time. -
2000 BCE
Egyptians Import Cedar
Egyptians import cedar from Lebanon. -
1921 BCE
Abram
God calls Abram to move to Canaan. -
1900 BCE
Amorites Conquer Babylon
Amorites conquer Babylon. -
1790 BCE
Hammurabi Is King of Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi Is king of the Babylonian Empire from about 1790 to 1750 BC. -
1650 BCE
The Hittites
The Hittite people started building an empire. -
1650 BCE
Labarnas II
Labarnas II establishes his capital at Hattusha and becomes known as Hattusilis I and reigned over the Hittite Empire until about 1620 BC. -
1600 BCE
Shang Civilization
Shang civilization develops in China. -
1595 BCE
Hittites Raid Babylon
Hittites raid Babylon. -
1446 BCE
Exodus
God leads the Israelites out of Egypt. -
1400 BCE
Minoan Civilization
Minoan civilization declines on Crete. -
1370 BCE
Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt
Nefertiti was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. -
Period: 1350 BCE to 1042 BCE
Judges
God gives Israel judges. -
1279 BCE
Ramses II
He ruled for the second-longest amount of time in Egypt. Nine pharaohs used his name after him. He was married to Nefertari.
"Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, itself the most powerful period of Ancient Egypt."" -
1275 BCE
Battle between Egyptians and Hittites
Battle between Egyptians and Hittites. They "agreed to a peace treaty in 1258 BC." -
1200 BCE
Trojan War
Possible date of Trojan War between Troy and Greece. -
1200 BCE
Assyria Became a Major Power
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1200 BCE
Athens Becomes a City-State
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1100 BCE
Fire at Mycenae
Fire destroyed the city of Mycenae. -
1100 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar I Reigned
Nebuchadnezzar I reigned in Babylon. -
1042 BCE
Saul becomes King of Israel
Saul becomes king of Israel. -
1000 BCE
Phoenicians Develop Alphabet
The Phoenicians develop the first alphabet-based writing. -
1000 BCE
Greeks Build a Statue to Zeus
Greeks built a shrine in a wooded valley to worship Zeus. It was in Olympia. -
966 BCE
Solomon Builds the Temple
Solomon starts building the temple in
Jerusalem. -
931 BCE
Israel Divided
Israel is divided into Judah and Israel. -
813 BCE
Carthage Founding
Traditional date for the founding of Carthage. -
800 BCE
Homer
Homer wrote the Iliad -
800 BCE
Greek's Alphabet
Greeks made their own alphabet. -
776 BCE
Olympic Games Begin
The first Olympic games are held. -
753 BCE
Traditional Date for the Founding of Rome
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731 BCE
Bet She'an Destroyed by Assyrians
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721 BCE
Assyrians Defeat Israel
Assyrians defeat the northern kingdom of Israel. -
701 BCE
King Sennacherib Invades Judah
2 Kings 18-19. -
Period: 697 BCE to 642 BCE
Reign of King Manasseh
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Period: 642 BCE to 640 BCE
Reign of King Amon
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640 BCE
King Josiah Becomes King at Age 8
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622 BCE
King Josiah Restores the Temple
Josiah restores the temple and recommits to the Law. -
620 BCE
Aesop Born
According to tradition, this is when Aesop was born as a slave. -
609 BCE
King Josiah Dies
Josiah dies after injuries from fighting Pharaoh Neco. -
605 BCE
Babylonians Win the Battle of Carchemish
Babylonians win the Battle of Carchemish. -
Period: 605 BCE to 561 BCE
Reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II
Reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II -
600 BCE
Thales
Thales predicted planetary movement. -
597 BCE
Babylonians Capture Jerusalem
Babylonians capture Jerusalem. -
586 BCE
Jewish Captives Are Taken to Babylon
Jewish captives are taken to Babylon. -
Period: 575 BCE to 490 BCE
Pythagoras
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558 BCE
Cyrus II Becomes Leader of the Persians
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Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
Confucius Teaches in China
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546 BCE
Anaximenes
Anaximenes of Miletus believed everything was made of a single substance: air. -
539 BCE
Persians Conquer Babylon
Persians conquer Babylon. -
539 BCE
Cyrus II Conquers the Babylonian Empire
Cyrus II conquers the Babylonian Empire. -
539 BCE
Cyrus II Allows Jews to Return to Judah from Exile
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Period: 529 BCE to 521 BCE
Cambyses II Ruled the Persian Empire
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Period: 521 BCE to 486 BCE
Darius the Great Rules the Persian Empire
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500 BCE
Anaximander
Anaximander suggested all life began in the sea. -
Period: 500 BCE to 400 BCE
Golden Age of Athens
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490 BCE
Greeks and Persians fight at Marathon.
The Greeks won. -
460 BCE
The Peloponnesian Wars
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432 BCE
Acropolis Completed
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430 BCE
Socrates Taught Plato
He believed in absolute truth. -
400 BCE
Leucippus
Leucippus said all matter was made of atoms. -
400 BCE
Democritus
Democritus thought everything looked solid but it was like sand. -
359 BCE
Philip of Macedon Became King
Father of Alexander the Great -
350 BCE
Aristotle was Plato's Student
"He established his own school, the Lyceum." -
332 BCE
Alexander founds Alexandria in Egypt
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280 BCE
Plato Establishes the Academy in Athens
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280 BCE
Pharos Lighthouse Is Built in Alexandria
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262 BCE
King Ashoka in India Accepts Buddhism
He adopts a policy of nonviolence. -
250 BCE
Archimedes
Archimedes used math for science. -
Period: 246 BCE to 210 BCE
Shihuangdi's Reign
He began the Great Wall of China and created the terra cotta army. -
221 BCE
Founding of the Qin Dynasty in China
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207 BCE
The kingdom of Nam Viet Is Established in Southeast Asia
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206 BCE
Han Dynasty Begins
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168 BCE
Antiochus Epiphanes Desecrates Altar
Antiochus Epiphanes desecrates the Temple's altar by forcing the priest to sacrifice a pig. -
165 BCE
Jews Restore Worship of God
Jews restore worship of God in the temple. -
150 BCE
The Maccabees Drive Out Syrians
The Jews are free to govern themselves -
146 BCE
Carthage Is Destroyed in the Third Punic War.
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130 BCE
Ptolemy
Ptolemy studied the sky and thought planets orbited Earth. -
100 BCE
Birth of Julius Caesar
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50 BCE
Craftsmen in Syria create blown glass
Craftsmen in Syria create blown glass vessels and export them widely. -
27 BCE
Octavian Became Emperor Caesar Augustus
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20 BCE
Herod Begins Remodeling the Temple
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70
Romans Conquer Jerusalem and Destroy the Temple
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79
Pompeii Is Destroyed by Mount Vesuvius
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156
Polycarp Dies for His Faith in Jesus
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250
The Maya Civilization Flourishes
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300
Aksum Is a Major Trading Center in Africa
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305
Diocletian Completes His Palace in Split
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313
Constantine Ends Roman Persecution of Christans
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325
Nicene Council
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350
Christians in Hungary Create Tomb Paintings
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Period: 394 to 410
Alaric Is King of the Visgoths
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396
Augustine Becomes a Church Leader in Africa
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400
The Silk Road Connects the Middle East and China
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405
Jerome Completes Translation of the Vulgate
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410
Alaric Captures Rome
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427
Genseric the Vandal Becomes King
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432
Patrick Brings the Gospel to Ireland
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445
Attila Becomes Sole King of the Huns
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475
Theodemir, Theodoric's Father, Dies
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Period: 475 to 526
Theodoric the Ostrogoth Is King
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476
Germanic Leader Odoacer Controls Rome
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481
Clovis Becomes King
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500
St. Benedict Performed Miracles and Built Monasteries
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527
Justinian Becomes Byzantine Emperor
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537
The Hagia Sophia Cathedral Is Completed
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Period: 590 to 604
St. Gregory I Is Pope
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593
Taishi Shotoku Becomes Crown Prince of Japan
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600
Bantu Tribes Move into Southern Africa, Establishing New Cultures
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622
Muhammad Flees from Mecca to Medina
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650
Bulgars Settle South of the Danube River in Europe
Modern Bulgaria -
690
Wu Zetian Becomes the First and Only Female Emperor of China
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700
The Chinese Enjoy Games with Playing Cards and Dominoes
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721
The Lindisfarne Gospels Manuscript Is Completed
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732
A Muslim Army Is Defeated at Tours, France
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751
Captured Chinese Help Establish a Paper Factory in Samarkand
Uzbekistan -
793
Vikings Attach the Monastery at Lindisfarne
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800
Charlemagne Is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
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850
The Yiddish Language Develops Among Jews Living in Germanic Communities
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860
Cyril and Methodius Develop a Slavic Alphabet
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918
Wang Kon Establishes the Koryo Dynasty on the Korean Peninsula
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920
Henry the Fowler Is the First King of Germany
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930
Norsemen Establish Althing in Iceland
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931
Rollo the Viking
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970
The Muslim City of Cordoba (Spain) Is the Largest in Europe.
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988
Vladimir the 1st Accepts Orthodox Christianity
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1000
Vikings Reach and Explore North America
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1010
Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese Noblewoman, Completes Her Novel "The Tale of Genji."
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1014
Canute the Great Takes Over Rule of England from Kings of Wessex
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1042
Edward the Confessor Is King
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1050
Peter the Hermit Leads the First Crusade
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1056
Henry IV Spars with Pope Gregory VII
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1066
William the Conqueror Wins the Battle of Hastings
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1073
Pope St. Gregory VII
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1099
Crusaders Capture Jerusalem
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1099
El Cid the Conqueror
They put his embalmed body into armor and used his body to scare off a Morse chieftan. -
1100
The Shona Begins to Develop the Great Zimbabwe Complex
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1115
Major Construction Begins on the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia
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1152
Frederick Barbarossa Is Emperor in Germany
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1154
Henry II Is the King of England
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1200
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste was known as the father of the scientific method. -
1200
Polynesian Culture Has Spread Across the Islands of the Pacific
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1210
Franciscan Order of Friars Is Founded
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1215
The Magna Carta Is Signed
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1219
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon used experiments to prove superstitions wrong. -
1226
Louis IX Is King During the Crusades
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1230
Sundiata Establishes the West African Kingdom of Mali
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1240
Mongols Conquer Kiev
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1250
Thomas Aquinas was a Catholic Priest and Theologian
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1260
Chartres Cathedral Is Consecrated
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1271
Marco Polo Arrives in China
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1300
Thomas Bradwardine
Thomas Bradwardine proved most of Aristotle's ideas about motion wrong. -
1300
Carving of Moai Statues on the Island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
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1310
William Wallace Leads the Scottish Army
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1314
Robert the Bruce Fought Against England
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1324
Mansa Masa Makes a Pilgrimage to Mecca
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1346
Edward the Black Prince Defeats the King of Bohemia
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1346
French and English Fight at Crecy
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1356
Hanseatic League Is Established
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1380
Wycliffe and Followers Translate Bible
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1400
Jan van Eyck Is the First Artist to Use Oil-Based Paints
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1400
Salt Mining Operations Expand in Salzburg Area
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1405
Voyages of Zeng He
7 voyages from 1405 to 1433 -
1415
Henry the V Wins the Battle of Agincourt
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1420
Forbidden City Opens as Ming Palace
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1424
Prince Henry Begins Sending Expeditions to Africa
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1429
Joan of Arc Leads French at Siege of Orleans
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1438
Inca Empire
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1450
Nicolas of Cusa
Nicolas of Cusa believed Earth spun on its axis. -
1450
The Ming Rebuild the Great Wall
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1452
Ghiberti Completes the Gates of Paradise
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1453
Ottoman Turks Capture Constantinople
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1455
Gutenberg Bibles Are Published
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1480
Ivan the Third Frees Russia from Tatar Control
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1489
Venice Takes Control of the Island of Cyprus
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1492
Lorenzo the Magnificent Ruled Florence
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1492
Christopher Columbus Discovered North America
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1492
Ferdinand, King of Spain, Conquered Grenada
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1497
Vasco da Gama Sails to India
He discovers the eastern path to the Indies from Portugal -
1499
Da Gama Brings Ming Porcelain to Portugal
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1500
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus believed planets orbit the sun. -
1500
Chevalier Bayard, a French Knight, Held the Bridge Between France and Spain
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1500
Cardinal Wolsey Founds Oxford College and Christchurch College
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1515
Jewish Yeshiva in Lublin, Poland Is Founded
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1516
Erasmus Publishes Greek New Testament
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther Posts His 95 Theses on the Church Door in Wittenburg, Germany
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1521
Hernando Cortes Conquers the Aztecs
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1543
Copernicus Publishes His Scientific Theories
The earth revolves around the sun. The sun stays still. -
1549
The First Catholic Missionaries Reach Japan
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1550
Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius wrote an accurate book on the human body. -
1554
King Charles V Gave the Netherlands and Naples to Son Philip
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1563
Istanbul Has an Extensive Water Supply System
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1571
Manilla Is Capital of the Spanish East Indies
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1575
Silver Mint Founded in Potosi, South America
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1578
Sir Francis Drake Circumnavigated the Globe
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Sir Walter Raleigh Funds England's First Expedition to Colonize North America
Landed at Newfoundland -
Sir Francis Drake Helps Defeat the Spanish Armada
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English Navy Defeats Spanish Armada
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Henry of Navare Becomes King of France
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Shakespeare's Company Builds the Globe Theatre.
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Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler described planetary orbits. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei improved the telescope. -
Galileo Makes a New 30x Telescope
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The Authorized Version (King James Bible) Is Published
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Gustav II Becomes King of Sweden
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Wallenstein Was General for the Catholic Germans During the Thirty Years War
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The Pilgrims Leave England to Settle in North America
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The Mayflower Compact Is Signed by the Pilgrims
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Robert Boyle
He is known as the founder of modern chemistry, and he experimented with gases. -
English Colonize the Island of Barbados
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Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, Defeated Tilly During the Thirty Years War
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
He built the first high-powered single lens microscope. He opened up the world of tiny bacteria. -
Model of Christian Charity Is Created
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The British East India Company Opens a Post in Madras
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Oliver Cromwell Is Commander in Chief of the Roundheads
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Sir Isaac Newton
He made 3 laws of motion. He studied science to learn about God. -
The Dalai Lama Begins Building the Potala Palace.
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Vietnamese and Cambodians Resist the Dutch
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Louis XIV Becomes King of France
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John Aubrey Discovers Stonehenge
John Aubrey explores Stonehenge. -
Maryland Toleration Act for Religious Tolerance was Signed
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal demonstrated atmospheric pressure. -
The Taj Mahal Is Completed.
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A Large Fire Consumes Much of London
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La Salle Claims the Louisiana Territory for France
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Sobieski Became the Polish King
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Huguenots Seek Freedom in South Africa
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William III Is Crowned King of England
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Peter the Great Becomes King of Russia
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William III Is King of England
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Charles XII of Sweden Becomes King
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William Dampier Leads an English Expedition to New Holland (Australia)
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St. Petersburg Is Founded in Russia
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The Virginia Slave Codes
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Carolus Linnaeus
He believed Earth was organized. He wrote a book that classified animals. -
French Settlers Arrive in Mauritius.
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Dutch Sailors Reach Easter Island
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Bach Becomes a Musical Director in Leipzig
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Moravians go to the West Indies and Greenland
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Frederick the Great Became of the Ruler of Prussia
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Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
He was a chemist and made the law of mass conservation. -
Frederick the Great Meets J. S. Bach
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The Albany Plan of Union
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The Virginia Resolves
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John Dalton
He did experiments with gases, and he is known as the father of modern atomic theory. -
William Pitt was Made Prime Minister of England by King George
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Louis and Marie Antoinette Marry at Versaille
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James Watt's Steam Engine Goes into Production
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The American Crisis Is Written by Thomas Paine to Encourage Americans During the Revolutionary War
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Thomas Paine Writes the Pamphlet Called Common Sense
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The Declaration of Independence Is Signed
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Treaty of Paris Ends American Revolution
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The Constitution of the United States Is Established.
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The Federalist Papers Are Written to Persuade People to Support the Constitution
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Attack on the Bastille Prison in Paris
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William Wilberforce Speaks and Writes Against Slavery
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George Washington Becomes President of the United States
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Horatio Nelson, the greatest English naval commander: Admiral Nelson
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Michael Faraday
He did experiments on electricity. He argued for Christianity.
He contributed to the study on electromagnetism and electrochemistry. -
Thaddeus Kosciusko Becomes Major General in the Polish Army
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The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments
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Robespierre Executes Louis XVI and Takes Over France
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British Seize the Dutch Cape Colony in South Africa
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George Washington's Farewell Address
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Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Address
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Marbury v. Madison
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Charles Darwin
He proposed the theory of evolution and improved the study of living things. -
Johann Burckhardt Rediscovers Petra
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"The Star Spangled Banner" is written.
America's national anthem. -
Napoleon Is Exiled to Saint Helena
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James Joule
He discovered energy can only change forms, not be destroyed. He made the First Law of Thermodynamics. -
British Establish a Trading Post in Singapore
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Simon Bolivar Declared Grand Columbia Free and Became President
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The Missouri Compromise entered Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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Louis Pasteur
He said life could only come from other living things. He invented pasteurization. -
Brazil Declares Independence from Portugal
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Monroe Doctrine States No More European Colonialization of the Western Hemisphere
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The Monroe Doctrine
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John James Audubon
John James Audubon published "Birds of America." -
The Indian Removal Act
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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician.
He is considered the father of modern physics. He found electromagnetism. -
Slavery Is Abolished in the British Empire
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Hans Christian Andersen Publishes a Collection of Fairy Tales
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Ignaz Semmelweis
He discovered that washing hands would help keep people from dying. -
London Hosts the Great Exhibition
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Florence Nightingale Goes to the Crimea
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Max Planck
He found quanta. -
Abraham Is Elected President of the United States
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William Ewart Gladstone Becomes the Leader of the House of Commons
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Emperor Meiji takes control in Japan
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Count von Bismark Becomes Prince of Germany
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Garibaldi, the "hero of the red shirt," becomes a member of Italian parliament
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Albert Einstein
He used quanta to explain the photoelectric effect. -
Neils Bohr
He made a picture of an atom. -
The Eiffel Tower Is Built in Paris
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The Klondike Gold Rush Begins in Canada
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Archaeologist Discover Stele with Hammurabi's Laws
Archaeologist discovered a stone stele (or column) inscribed with laws Hammurabi developed. The Code of Hammurabi. -
Marconi Sends a Radio Signal Across the Atlantic
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Amundsen's Team Reaches the South Pole
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Sun Yat-sen Helps Found the Kuomintang
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Germany Surrenders
"By 1918, when Germany finally surrendered after four years of constant war, the defeat shocked the nation." (The Faithful Spy p.15) -
Germany Signs the Treaty of Versailles
"In 1919, Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, accepting total responsibility for the Great War!" (Faithful Spy, p.15) -
Ataturk Becomes the First President of Turkey
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The Great Depression Begins
"In October of 1929, the world was devastated by the collapse of the global financial markets, which marked the beginning of the Great Depression." (Faithful Spy, p.25) -
Period: to
Great Depression
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Christ the Redeemer Statue Is Dedicated
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The First Concentration Camps Are Founded
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Regular TV Broadcasts Begin in Germany
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India Gains Independence from the British
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The Berlin Airlift Begins
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C. S. Lewis Publishes "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
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Sputnik Is the First Artificial Satellite
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Construction Begins on the Berlin Wall
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Humans Land on the Moon
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Nicholls Becomes Governor of South Australia
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Spain Makes Three Basque Provinces Self-Governing
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Somalia Refugees Flee to Kenya
Dadaab Refugee Complex: The first camp was established in 1991, when refugees fleeing the civil war in Somalia started to cross the border into Kenya. A second large influx occurred in 2011, when some 130,000 refugees arrived, fleeing drought and famine in southern Somalia. Link text -
The Soviet Union Is Dissolved
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A New Globe Theatre Is Built in London
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The Burj Khalifa Is the World's Tallest Building
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Protests in Egypt Lead to Political Changes
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Estimate World Population Passes 7 Billion
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Elizabeth II Celebrates 60 Years on the Throne
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The World Has More Mobile Devices Than People
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Olympics Are First Held in South America
