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8000 BCE
Beginning of Neolithic Age
(SPICE:Economic-agriculture)
development of agriculture, beginning of settling in villages and the making of more advanced stone tools -
5500 BCE
Hinduism
(SPICE:Cultural-religion)
Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely spread. -
5000 BCE
Beginning of Mesopotamia
(SPICE:Economic -agriculture)
Presented numerous agricultural benefits for the early civilizations because it is in between the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. -
3500 BCE
The Sumer civilization (3500BCE-2300BCE)
(SPICE: Social-Writing)
They created the alphabet which helped the development of writings for other civilizations. -
3300 BCE
Beginning of Bronze Age
(SPICE:Economic-tools)
characterized by the use of bronze to be implemented in tools and weapons -
1750 BCE
Code Of Hammurabi
(SPICE:Political-laws/codes)
was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, this code set an example for many rulers. -
500 BCE
Greek Golden Age
(SPICE:Cultural-arts and philosophy)
A time of new monuments, art, philosophy in Greece that influenced the world -
478 BCE
Delian League
(SPICE:Political-government)
As an association of Greek city-states, people under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire. -
300 BCE
Hellenistic Period (300BCE-100BCE)
(SPICE:Culture-ideas)
It spread Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia. -
300 BCE
Maya Civilization (300BCE-900BCE)
(SPICE:Culture-writings, math and science)
known fully developed writing system (hieroglyphics), as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. -
264 BCE
Punic Wars (264 BC – 146 BC)
(SPICE:Political-war)
The conflicts of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. -
206 BCE
Han Dynasty
(SPICE:Economic-trade)
Began Great Wall of China and traded porcelain and silk throughout Mediterranean route. -
100
Camels introduced to from Asia for Sahara Trade (100-200)
(SPICE:Interactions-trade/Economic-trading goods=$)
This led to the transportation to trade with other kingdoms etc. -
312
Constantine founded Constantinople as capital (317-337)
(SPICE:Culture-religion)
Constantinople made Christianity the main religion for the Eastern Roman Empire, which later spread this reilgion throughout other places -
320
Gupta Empire (320-550)
(SPICE:Culture-science and arts)
Was an ancient Indian empire that was responsible for the Indian Golden Age, an era of peace in which advances were made in science and the arts. -
632
Expansion of trans-Sahara trade in Africa (632-631 CE)
(SPICE:Culture)
As the trade expanded so did the spreading of the religion Islam -
843
Treaty of Verdun
(SPICE:Politic-territory/government)
it divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, signed in Verdun-sur-Meuse, ended the three-year Carolingian Civil War. -
1096
Crusades (1096-1270)
Europeans were trying to get back the Holy Land by fighting the Muslims which led to them losing; the crusades led to a greater development of Europe's political system. -
1180
Gempei Wars (1180-1185)
(SPICE:Political-war)
conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control in Japan which led to the creation of a Minamoto military dictatorship (shogun) -
1185
Minamoto clan establishes Kamakura Shogunate in Japan (1185-1333)
(SPICE:Political-government/military
This changed the power held in Japan, the emperor did not have as much power anymore due to the shogunate taking over the military. -
1206
Delhi Sultanate Established in India
(SPICE:Politics-government)
It divided the power between multiple Muslim dynasties -
1215
Establishment of Magna Carta
(SPICE:Political- citizen rights)
established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial -
1337
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
(SPICE:Political-war)
A war between France and England was caused because the kings of England invaded France, trying to claim the throne. -
1467
Onin War (1467-1477)
(SPICE:Politcal-war)
It was the source of the collapse of central authority and the descent of the nation into feudal clan warfare for Japan. -
1497
Vasco Da Gama reaches India (1497-1498)
(SPICE:Economic-trade)
He discovered a route that connects Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans. -
1500
Columbian Exchange
(SPICE:Pretty much all of them since it's an exchange of everything every place has to offer)
Widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the New World and the Old World. -
1517
Protestant Reformation (1517-1541)
(SPICE:Political and Culture)
religious, political, and cultural ideas that troubled Catholic Europe, it set ideas that changed the continent. -
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
(SPICE:Political-war)
It was fought in Central Europe, it resulted in eight million deaths mainly from violence, famine and plagues. -
English Civil War
(SPICE:Political-government)
as a series of conflicts between Roundheads and and Cavaliers over, principally, the way the England's government should be. -
Dutch colonize in South Africa
(SPICE:Econimic)
This led to more natural resources for the Dutch being used but trouble with the Zulu and British. -
Establishment of Utrecht Treaty
(SPICE:Political-government/power)
Brought an end to the War of Spanish Succession between England and France -
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
(SPICE-Political-war)
It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. -
Creation of the James Watt's Steam Engine
(SPICE:Economic-tool that benefits society)
Began to be used in many industrial settings, not just in mining, where the first engines had been used to pump water from deep workings;a huge advancement in the industrial revolution -
American Revolution (1775-1783)
(SPICE:Political-war/conflict)
Revolt that took place because colonists were forced to pay high taxes and wanted Americans wanted their freedom from Britain. -
Adam Smith Publishes Wealth of Nations
(SPICE:Economic-manufacturing goods/Political-government)
It is an important work of economic that advocates capitalism for the U.S. -
French Revolution (1789-1799)
(SPICE:Poltical-government)
Period in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. -
Louisiana Purchase
(SPICE:Political/Economic:Expanding territory)
A treaty that was a land deal between the United States and France. -
Establishment of Monroe Doctrine
(SPICE:Political-government)
Policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas. -
Opium War (1839-1842)
(SPICE:Political-war)
disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty. -
Potato crop failure in Ireland
(SPICE:Interactions-Irish meet the Americans)
Led to widespread famine and large immigration to the United States -
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901)
(SPICE:Political:People against beliefs)
was a violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China -
Great Depression (1929-1939)
(SPICE:Economic-stock market)
The US stock market flopped, affecting millions of investors -
Holocaust (1933-1945)
(SPICE-Social-genocide)
Genocide during World War II in which Adolf Hitler killed about 16 million people. -
World War II (1939-1945)
(SPICE:Political-war)
Conflict that involved every part of the world; it was separated in the two powers that were the Axis powers:Germany, Italy, and Japan and the Allies:France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
(SPICE:Political-conflict)
The Japanese Air Navy attacks Pearl Harbor which became a primary cause of World War II. -
Cold War (1947-1991)
(SPICE:Political-war)
Conflict after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc -
Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968)
(SPICE:Political:civil rights)
struggle for social justice: African Americans made these movements to gain equality. -
Internet Established
(SPICE:Social-tool used to communicate)
is an advancement to society, changed the way we communicated in the US -
Attack on Twin Towers
(SPICE:Social-Terrorist Attack)
Terrorist attack on Twin Towers left thousands killed and numerous injured, one of the most drastic terrorist attacks in history. -
Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
(SPICE:Political-gun control)
19 year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and injured about 17 people; this led to gun control movements.
