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Mongol empire emerged to conquer all of Eurasia. Which ended up being history's largest continuous empire.
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Came from Babylonian and Greek sources from about 300BC-300AD, but became popular during the Mongol empire.
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Mongol empire split into four after Genghis Khan's death in 1227. It then lasted about another 100 before all four sides collapsed.
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Slaves initially started being traded within the Americas shortly after the arrival of the Spanish and the Portuguese, and trading across the Atlantic started in 1526.
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prior to 1543 the thing everyone believed and was certain was true, was that the earth was at the center of the universe. But in 1543 a man named Nicolaus Copernicus found out it was the sun that was at the center through the Heliocentric model.
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Located in present day Ghana, in west Africa. Had a strong military and Economy.
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The Ashanti Empire replaced Denkyira as the greater power between the two. It took place in Ghana in 1701.
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The coal powered steam engine was created in 1712, by an Englishman named Thomas Newcomen. He made it so miners could pump water out of the mines to make working in a harsh environment easier.
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In the seven years' war from 1756 to 1763, France and Austria fought against England and Prussia in several areas. Battles raged across central Europe, India, and North America, where the conflict was known as the French and Indian war. England and Prussia Won.
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between 1775 and 1825 several revolutions occurred around the Atlantic ocean, all influenced by Enlightenment ideas.
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By 1786 banks began to refuse to lend money to the ailing government because they couldn't pay back loans.
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crop failures caused bread shortages in 1788 and 1789, from severe drought.
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There were about 30,000 free black people in Haiti 1789, while there were about 40,000 petit blancs.
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The Haitian revolution consisted of several revolutions at once. All of those revolutions were caused by the French revolution.
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When the slaves had initiated the rebellion it took about 12 years for them to not just get rid of slavey but French control over the colony.
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by the 1800s, more than 80% of enslaved Africans who were brought to the Americas were taken to Brazil or the islands of the Caribbean, which were dominated by sugar plantations.
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There were many Latin American revolutions in the early 1800s. They appeared very similar to the American Revolution.
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In 1839, the opium war broke lose because of the leader of China decided that much of the population was dying and the British wouldn't stop the import.
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The rulers of Ejisu lost a lot of power to the rulers of Kumasi throughout the 1840s-1870s. In 1883 their soldiers helped to put a new king of Asante on the throne.
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Around the mid-1800s, Most Indians were considering a rebellion and were upset with the British east India company's control because of High taxes, racist regulations, and disrespect for local customs.
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In 1857, rebellions ended the British East India Company’s control in India and made it a British colony.
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In the 1880s, a man named Samori, had created a state that allowed for religious freedom and supported trading.
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British invaded Asante in 1895. The British won over the Ashanti.
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By 1900, engines burned 10 times more efficiently than they had a hundred years before. The efficient engines made working easier, but it increased pollution drastically.
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British deposed and exiled king Asante. He was released in 1924.
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Even in 1909, small children were used in factories, and had tons of casualties. Some of the kids were barefoot.
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The Xinhai Revolution happened in 1911. The rebellion ended China’s last imperial dynasty. In 1912, opposition
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In the early 1900s, there was an image that kept popping up in Chinese newspapers and magazines.The melon represented China. It was a time when foreign influences were taking advantage of China’s weak state. There was a fear that China was being “carved up like a melon” by greedy imperialists.
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Yaa Asantewaa died in exile in Seychelles in 1921. She was 81 years old.
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WW2 started in sept 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Hitler did this because he thought Germans were the superior race and he wanted them to live in more places.
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Hitler invaded the soviet union in june 1940 to take more land but failed because of poor strategic planning. It was similar to when Napoleon wanted to take over the soviet union aswell.
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In the mid-1960s, Chairman Mao announced The
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the revolution against apartheid was a worldwide movement. even though it was a issue in cape town the entire world noticed the issue and wanted to help the black africans.