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9000 BCE
Natufians
Sedentary Late Epi- Paleolithic hunter gatherers -
8000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
First agricultural revolution in which cultures moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement. -
8000 BCE
Fertile Crescent
Crsent shaped region in the middle east by Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan. In-between the rivers -
7200 BCE
Faiyum
In middle Egypt, known for its fertility and abundance of plant and animal life. -
7000 BCE
Catalhoyuk
Neolithic and Chalaclthic settlement in modern day turkey -
4000 BCE
Sumer/Sumerian
Ancient civilization in the Mesopotamia region of the fertile crescent. Known for innovations of language, and architecture. -
3000 BCE
Yangtze River Valley
Located in china, important for fishing and economic growth -
2686 BCE
Old Kingdom
Peak of civilization in Egypt -
2500 BCE
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Modern Day Pakistan -
1785 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Began when Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II reunited Upper and Lower Egypt. -
1595 BCE
Hittites
Ancient people who established an empire in Asia and Syria -
1194 BCE
Trojan War
War between Mycenaean people and Troy people after the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta -
1100 BCE
Minoans
Building the first civilization to appear on European soil. They were famous for the palaces they built. -
800 BCE
Ancient Greece
Major contributions to philosophy, math, astronomy, and medicine. The Greeks at this time were known for their architecture and sculptures. -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great
King of Macedonia. He united Greece, and conquered the Persian Empire -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty
Chinese dynasty that established the first centralized imperial government and built a lot of the great wall. -
476
Roman Empire
Post republican period of ancient Rome when Augustus Caesar proclaimed himself the first emperor of Rome. -
731
Battle of Tours
Led by Charles Martel which kept the Moors form entering France and the defeat of the muslims -
800
Charlemagne
The first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. His name stands for Charles the Great and he was the king of France and is known for his encouragement of education -
1066
Battle of Hastings
Defeat of King Harold, creating the fall of the Anglo-Saxon's -
1227
Genghis Khan
One of the most powerful leaders of the Mongolian nomads. He was able to communicate over the words larges empire which was over twice the size of the United States. -
1270
Crusades
A military expedition made by the Europeans to recover the Holy land from the Muslims -
1397
Black Plague
One of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Also known as the bubonic plague which effected most of Europe. It resulted in 200 million deaths -
1400
Renaissance
Age of Enlightenment and the reformation of the church. -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Also known as Cristobal Colon. He actually never knew here he was, he thought he was in India and was never actually on the mainland of America. He also did not prove the world was round -
1517
Martin Luther
Condemned the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church with the printing press creating a list of complaints -
Roanoke
Also known as the lost colony located on Chesapeake Bay off the coast of NC. Nobody to this day know where the colonists went . -
Jamestown
Settled by the English, had many problems with Native Americans that already occupied that land but then were able to make peace and learn from each other -
Plymouth
First colonial settlement in New England. Settlers came here on the Mayflower to leave the religious strike in Europe. They named the town after their port of departure. -
French & Indian War
This was a seven year war in the Ohio River valley between the English and the French. They battled for colonial domination and Britain was provided enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Navigation Act
Series of laws passed by the British parliament that created restrictions on colonial trade. -
Stamp Act
Created revenue from the American Colonies by creating a charge for stamps on legal documents -
Sons of Liberty
Secret revolutionary organization that was created during the thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and fight taxation from the British government -
Boston Massacre
Street fight which happened in Boston, Massachusetts in which 5 colonists were killed -
Boston Tea Party
No taxation without representation in which 342 boxes of tea were dumped in the Boston Harbor because of anger over taxes on tea. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary ward which was fought in Massachusetts. British troops moved from Boston to seise the colonists military supplies and arrest revolutionaries -
Declaration of Indpendence
The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to great Britain to create their own country. Signifies the principles and ideas of the founding fathers in which the government still follows today -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in the revolutionary war -
Articles of Confederation
The original constitution of the U.S which was replaced by the US consitution -
Cotton Gin
A machine for separating cotton form its seeds built by Eli Whitney -
Jim Crow Laws
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern sates -
Slave Ban
An act that prohibits importation of slaves. No new slaves were allowed to me imported into the United States. -
Indian Removal Act
Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian Lands. -
Civil War
War because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become free states -
Great Depression
Worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Began after the stock-market crash of October 1929. -
Protests of the 1960s
Civil rights movement, anti-vietnam war movement, women's movement, gay rights movement, environmental movement. Assassination of John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King