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Period: 10,000 BCE to 1900 BCE
New Stone Age : Neolithic
Led to a higher risk of infectious disease caught from newly domesticated farm animals. Farm animals such as cattle and sheep were domesticated during this time, later followed by draft animals, donkeys, camels and oxen. -
Period: 4000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
Paleolithic Group
They developed increasingly complex tools and objects made of stone and natural fibers. Language, art, scientific inquiry and spiritual life were some of the most important innovations of the Paleolithic era. -
Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Shang Dynasty
Shang is the earliest ruling dynasty of to China to be established in recorded history. They were mainly known for their advances in math, astronomy, artwork and military technology. -
Period: 1346 BCE to 1352 BCE
Black Death
There are many deadly pandemics that have been recorded throughout history but, the Black Death is seen as one of the most lethal. The Black Death which was all the wild in Europe was likely caused by by a plague, it killed roughly 25 million people. -
Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
This period in Chinese history produced what many would consider as the zenith of Chinese bronzeware making. It's also famous for the beginnings of 3 major Chinese philosophies: Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. -
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War of 1812
It's remembered as a relatively minor conflict to U.S as other wars have been bigger but, it was a big turning point in a losing struggle. The U.S and Britain are the main two countries that see it as a minor conflict while Canadians and Native Americans see it as a bit of a larger conflict. -
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World War I
Known as one of the great watersheds of the 20th-Century. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties (Germany, Russia, Turkey + Austria-Hungary) which resulted in Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the destruction caused laid the groundwork for World War II. -
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World War II
Known as the biggest and deadliest war in history. World War II involved more than 30 countries. This war dragged on for 6 long and bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. -
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Cold War
The Cold War is most important because it split the world into two rival sides that had conflicts with one another in a variety of different places around the world. -
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Vietnam War
Vietnam War resulted in nearly 60,000 million American Deaths and an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. It was the first war to come into American living rooms nightly, while also being to only conflict that ended in defeat of American arms. -
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Death of Osama Bin Laden
He was the founder of militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda and he was also the mastermind behind numerous terrorist attacks against the U.S and other Western powers, including the 2000 suicide bombing of the U.S. -
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Invasion of Iraq
The U.S forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. The war eventually ended up losing public support. Saddam was eventually captured, tried and hanged and there were democratic elections were held.