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100
Chinese develop process for maing paper
- Paper was made from thin strips of rounded bamboo stitched or laced together with silk, flax, or animal hairs in China. *Because it was a major advancement *The invention of paper allowed people to spread word through paper.
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100
Pax Romana
*The Pax Romana was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by the Roman military force experienced by the Roman Empire after the end of the Final War of the Roman Republic and before the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century.
*I chose this becuase it was an important time for Rome
*The Pax Romana brought Hard straight roads for easy travelling, Technological benefits, constant running fresh water supply (aqueducts), central heating, and
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312
Roman emporor Constantine converts to christianity
*Constantine converted Rome's national religion to Christianity becuaue it was a major religion in Rome.
*The was an important switch for Rome.
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400
ideas of zero and decimal system developed in india
*Indian scholars discover how to divide numvers into smasller parts.
*Very important to modern day math
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476
Fall of Rome
*Lack of military strength and relying on other countrieslead to the fall of Rome
*Was the end of a large empire]
*The fall of rome led to Centralized government disappearing, Loss of Greek and Roman learning and common language, and Transportation and communication halts -
Jul 19, 600
Greeks found colonies around the Mediterranean
- Greece wishes to expand their territory, so they set up colies around the Mediterranean. *It increased the territory around Greece. *It expanded the longevity of Greek culture.
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English war begins
- was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians *Established the foundation for American society and government *Established the rights of the people in England
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Charles II restored to throne
- After the civil war Charles II restored the monarchy
- Important to English history
- Returned stability to government after the Civil War
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Louis XIV of France dies
- Upset for the injustices that King Lous had brought upon the people of France, the people behead him for treason.
- It was a very important part in French history *showed how powerful the people's voice was in France
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Economic crisis grows in France
*Due to overspending, to French government's economy greatly suffers
*It is an important mistake that France should take into accout today.
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American colonies declare independence
- Annoyed with overtaxation from Britan, the American colonies separate from their motherland *This event plays a major role in my life, as I live in America *The American colonies separated from great Britan, becoming their own country.
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french revolution begins
*The French people are upset at the government because they believe that it is corrupt, so they violently rebel against it.
*Was a majot=r part for French history
*Not much was accompliced because they wanted and end to monarchy, but ended up with a monarch. -
The Fall of the Bastille
*The fall of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris.
*It was an important event in French History
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The Assembly adoptes The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
- The English government accepts that people need natural rights
- Major event in European history. *Was a major influence to American idealsims today.
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Lousiana Purchase
- The US buys a massive amount of land from other occupying European countries. *Becuase it helped make the US what it is today. *Further inspired the US to make their teeritory go from " Sea to shining Sea'
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Corn laws raise the price of bread in Britan
*The Corn Laws were measures in force in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846, which imposed restrictions and tariffs on imported grain.
*Very important to British culture
*Put most of the lower classes into extreme poverty -
Mexico wins independence from Spain
*The mexicans took inspiration from America and separated from their european ancestors
*important to mexican history
*helped show other countries why they should have their own countries -
Mazzini founds Young Italy to work for unification
*Young Italy (Italian: La Giovine Italia) was a political movement founded in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini. The goal of this movement was to create a united Italian republic through promoting a general insurrection in the Italian reactionary states and in the lands occupied by the Austrian Empire.
*Very important to Italian culture today
*Showed the power of leaders supporting the power of the people -
the great trek in Southern Africa
*The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own homeland, independent of British rule.
*Was important to Africans.
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Opium War begins
*The opium war was a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.
*Was a major event in Chinese history.
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Crimean War begins
*The Crimean War was a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia. The immediate cause involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
*Was a major evnt during this time
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Darwin publishes The Origin of Species
*Charles Darwin publsihed a book about the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.
*Was a major scientific advancement
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American Civil War begins
*A war fought over divisions between races in America
*It was a major event in American history.
*Slavery was abolished all throughout the United States -
German Empire founded after defeat of France
*After France defeated and invaded after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Chancellor Bismarck proclaimed the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors
*Important to European history.
*Founded a very powerful counrty -
Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone
*He invents the telephone, a means of long-distance communication.
*An important invention used to this date was invented.
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Congress of Berlin is formed
*The Congress of Berlin was a meeting of the representatives of the Great Powers of the time Russia, Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germanyfour Balkan states: Greece, Serbia, Romania and Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire, aiming at determining the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War
*Played a key role in deciding future events
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Dreyfus affair begins
*It was was a political scandal that divided France from its beginning in 1894 until it was finally resolved in 1906. \
* A important part of French history
*Encouraged the French people to reunite their country once more. -
Curies discover radium
*They discover radioactive substances in their expirements
*It was a major scientific advancement
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Boer War begins
*a war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State
*Important event in British culture and history
*South Africa is expanded from the Cape to the Zambezi
and Britain's reputation suffers badly due to the concentration camps, war atrocities and its inability to defeat 60,000 farmers. -
Wright brothers make first flight at Kitty Hawk
*Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.
*Accompliced the dream of flight
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Revolution breaks out in Russia after Bloody Sunday
*The Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire, some of which was directed at the government. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies.
*Imprtant in establishing epople's rights
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Bloody Sunday
*British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment.
*Important to modern history
*Supported the idea that people's right of peacefull protesting should be protected -
Panama Canal completed
*The panama canal greatly shortens the passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and avoids Cape Horn (Terra del Fuego), which has very violent seas.
*very important to US history
*Helped the US become a major power in the world.
