Exploration to Independence

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 800

    The Maya

    The Maya had great architecture and mathematics, they went extinct
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE

    The Olmec

    The Olmec carved great statues and eventually went extinct
  • Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
    1095

    Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land

    Pope Urban crusades against the Muslims.
  • Europe is a Farming Economy
    1200

    Europe is a Farming Economy

    Europe shifts its focus toward trade and establishes trade routes.
  • Period: 1200 to 1521

    The Aztec

    A very smart tribe that was taken over by Cortez
  • Marco Polo Travels to the East
    1271

    Marco Polo Travels to the East

    Marco Polo set out to Asia in order to trade
  • Crusades End
    1289

    Crusades End

    The Christians's defeat led to the end of the crusades.
  • Polos Journey Home
    1293

    Polos Journey Home

    Polo travels home after trading for amazing amounts of goods and inspires people to trade
  • Polo Imprisoned and Writes His Book

    1298

    Polo Imprisoned and Writes His Book


    Polo writes a book describing what he saw inspiring people to start exploring the world
  • Period: 1400 to 1532

    The Inca

    The Inca were the largest tribe out of all of the other ones and were taken over by Pizarro
  • Cortes invades the Aztec
    1519

    Cortes invades the Aztec

    Cortez takes over the Aztec with many allies
  • Pizarro Invades the Inca
    1529

    Pizarro Invades the Inca

    Pizarro follows Cortez's ways and invades and takes over the Inca
  • The Inca fall under Pizarro
    1532

    The Inca fall under Pizarro

    Pizarro takes over the Incan tribe
  • Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan

    Thomas writes a very influential book that describes his fear
  • The United States declares Independence July 4

    The United States declares Independence July 4

    The united states gains independence after popular decision
  • France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    France writes all the rights man should have and makes them lawful
  • Haiti gains independence

    Haiti gains independence

    Haiti gains independence after the won revolts from the blacks
  • Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence

    Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence

    Bolivar prepares to liberate Venezuela
  • Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence

    Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence

    Gran Columbia is granted independence by having no dictators
  • Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain

    Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain

    San Martin manages to free Peru by beating their soldiers in battle
  • Mexico gains independence

    Mexico gains independence

    Mexico is liberated and granted independence