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8000 BCE
Beginnings of agriculture
The beginning of agriculture is what lead human civilization's to be settled down in locations rather than migrating. -
3000 BCE
Beginning of the Bronze Age
This was a big break through for civilization's because, at this time, they created the first known long reaching trade routes. -
1300 BCE
Iron Age
This age is what brought along the industrial revolution, or helped it, later on in the 20th century. -
600 BCE
The time of the life of Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tsu
The lives of these people began Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, respectively. -
500 BCE
Greek golden age
Under the rule of Pericles in the fifth century BCE, Athens advanced because of its great economy and decent government. -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great
Son of King Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander became king after his father died in 336 BCE, and is known for conquering most of the world. -
221 BCE
Qin unified China
Qin Shi Huangdi unified China by making a single currency and enforcing the population to only use it, order the building of the Great Wall of China, and making the "great" third film of The Mummy series. -
32
Beginning of Christianity
Christianity influenced many well known empires to destroy the religion and many others to convert to it. -
180
End of the Pax Romana
The Pax Romana is what is used to describe Rome in its most powerful state and the end of it marked Rome was no longer as powerful as it once was. -
220
End of Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was one of the longest dynasties in Chinese history, existing for nearly 400 years. The famed dynasty ended when Emperor Xian was tricked into abdicating giving the power to Cao Pi. -
333
Roman capital moved to Constantinople
The first emperor of the Byzantine empire, named Constantine, moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. -
400
Beginning of Trans-Saharan trade routes
These trade routes were scattered from North Africa into sub-Saharan Africa. -
476
Fall of Rome
Romulus, the last leader of the Roman Empire, was kicked out of rule by Odoacer, a Germanic ruler. -
527
Justinian rule over Byzantium empire
Justinian created what is known as the Justinian code which was that the emperor made the laws and also interpreted them. -
Jan 1, 632
Rise of Islam
This is the religion of the Muslims founded by Muhammad. -
Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
This battle between France and Islam is what stopped the movement of Muslims into France. -
Jan 1, 1054
First schism in the Christian church
This is was promoted the separation of the east and west Roman churches. -
Jan 1, 1066
Norman conquest of England
Led by Duke William II of Normandy, Norman and French soldiers invaded England. -
Aug 26, 1071
Battle of Manzikert
This was the battle between the Byzantine empire and the Seljug Turks. Unfortunately, the Byzantine empire lost to the Turks. -
Jan 1, 1095
First crusade
This was the first in many crusades to capture what were called the Holy Lands. -
Jan 29, 1258
Mongols sack Baghdad
The Mongols had control over the capital of the Abbasid caliphate in order to expand the khans rule. -
Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Jan 1, 1295
Marco Polo's travels
Marco Polo was just a merchant but his travels and the book he made on his travels made him famous. -
Jan 1, 1324
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
Musa was the emperor of the Mali empire who planned a pilgrimage to Mecca in order to meet with Middle Eastern rulers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1325 to Jan 1, 1349
Travels of Ibn Battuta
Battuta was a Muslim scholar who is most known for his travels and excursions called rihla. -
Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1348
Bubonic plague in Europe
The plague killed nearly 30-40 percent of Europe's population in the 1300's. -
Jan 1, 1433
End of Zheng He's voyages
The voyages were stopped because the Chinese emperor at the time had passed away and his successor did not like the expeditions, so he stopped them. -
May 29, 1453
Ottomans rise after they capture Constantinople
The Ottoman Empire roses after the ottomans successfully capture the capital of the Byzantine empire, Constantinople. -
Jan 1, 1488
Dias rounded cape of good hope
He was the first known European to sail to southern tip of Africa and reach the Indian Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus
Although many people think Columbus discovered America he rather discovered Hispaniola and other Caribbean islands. -
Jan 1, 1502
First slaves to America
The slaves from Africa were brought to Jamestown. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther and the 95 theses
As a confused and angered citizen, Martin Luther nailed 95 problems with the church to the Wittenberg castle church. -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Cortez, a well known Spanish conquistador, invades Mexico and conquers the Aztec empire. -
Aug 29, 1533
Pizarro toppled the Inca
Pizarro murders the last emperor of the Inca empire. -
Oct 7, 1571
Battle of Lepanto
This is the battle between the Holy League and the Ottoman Navy, in which the Ottomans lost. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British
This was an eight hour battle of both Spanish and British fleets in which the British won while the remnants of the Spanish Armada dealt with the dangerous trek back to Spain. -
Battle of Sekigahara
This lead to the unification of Japan and the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate rule. -
Foundation of Jamestown
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Period: to
Thirty years war
This is known to be one the destructive issues in European history. It was compiled of many battles in Central Europe. -
Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna
This is the event that is said to have begun the decline of the Ottoman Empire, later becoming the sick man of Europe. -
Glorious revolution
This was the overthrowing of King James II. -
Period: to
Seven years war
Also known as the French and Indian war, this again split up Europe. -
American Revolution
This was the battle between the American colonies who wanted independence and the British who had control over the colonies. -
French Revolution
This revolution is what caused the monarchy in France to be overthrown by a republic. -
Haitian independence
This revolution took place in Saint Domingue, now known as Haiti, and was an anti-slavery insurrection against the French that was successful. -
Congress of Vienna
Meeting of ambassadors in Vienna. -
Independence in Latin America
Possibly inspired by the Haitian revolution, all of Latin America gained independence throughout the 1820's. -
First opium war in China
This was the first of two disputes about the trade of opium from Britain to China. -
Karl Marx writes his communist manifesto
The communist manifesto is what inspired countries such as Russia and China to become communist regimes. -
Commodore Perry opens Japan
This permitted Japan to forcefully open up its ports and allow trade with the United States. -
Sepoy mutiny
This was the rebellion in India against the rule of the British east India company. -
End of Russian serfdom
This was a manifesto written by emperor Alexander II of Russia, which freed the serfs, or agricultural slaves, in Russia. -
Emancipation proclamation in the United States
This is what freed the slaves in the United States. -
German unification
This is what turned Germany into a politically integrated nation. -
Berlin Conference
This was a meeting held by European countries that fought over who what get what area in Africa. -
Spanish American war
After this is fought America gains the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -
Period: to
Boer war
This war was fought between the United Kingdom and South Africa. The United Kingdom wins and then has control of South Africa. -
Russo-Japanese war
This war was fought between Russia and Japan over who would assimilate Korea and Manchuria into their empires. This was a major war because it was the first war to be won by a non European country against a European country. -
Period: to
Mexican Revolution
This was a struggle lasting ten years in Mexico that ultimately changed its politics and society overall. -
Chinese revolution
This led to the end of dynastic China. -
World War One begins
This Great War began as a result of a Siberian assassinating the archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. -
Russian revolution
After the Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in February of 1917, the Bolshevik party quickly took over in a coup later that year in October. -
Treaty of Versailles
This is the treaty that ended World War One. -
Stock market crash
This was a dramatic drop of stock prices that affected many countries. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japan had an army attack Manchuria in order to take control of the country. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
This was a battle between Italy and the Ethiopian empire where Italy wanted to have control over Ethiopia. -
German blitzkrieg in Poland
Blitzkrieg was a form of military strategy and Hitler believed that conquering Poland would bring living space. -
Pearl Harbor
This was a surprise attack by Japan on the American naval base, Pearl Harbor. -
End of World War Two
After Germany surrenders to the allies, the second Great War is ended. -
Indian independence
This was a result of the United Kingdom issuing an act that allowed British India to become its own country. -
Birth of Israel
This became the first Jewish state in existence in almost 2000 years. -
Chinese communist revolution
After being controlled by the Guomindang party, China finally becomes a communist under Mao Zedong. -
Period: to
Korean War
This is the war that was between birth and South Korea. The United States helped out the south and China and Russia helped out North Korea. -
Vietnamese defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
The Vietnamese capture the French stronghold known as Dien Bien Phu and this ended France's colonial influence in Indochina. -
De-stalinization
This was the process of the Soviet unions political reform after the death of Joseph Stalin. -
Cuban Revolution
This was the armed revolt led by Castro against the president Fulgencio Batista. -
Cuban missile crisis
This was an issue between the United States and the Soviet Union about soviet missiles in Cuba. -
Chinese cultural revolution
This was a revolution that Mao Zedong put in place to make sure the impure elements of society were vanquished. -
Yom Kippur War
War fought between Egypt and Syria against Israel. -
Iranian revolution
This refers to events such as the end of the Pahlavi Dynasty. -
First Palestinian intifada
This was a Palestinian revolt against the Israeli presence in the West Bank. -
Fall of the USSR
Because of economic and moral failures, the USSR fell and lost communism. -
Genocide in Rwanda
This was the genicide of many Tutsi and Hutu people in Rwanda. -
9/11
This was a terrorist attack on the United States by Al-Qaeda.