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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
The Maya culture flourished in the El Petén region of northern Guatemala but mysteriously abandoned most of their cities there and moved to Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and built cities there. They had no other encounters with civilizations besides the Spanish who conquered almost all of the Maya. The Maya still exist today as a distinct culture. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The Olmec are believed to be the earliest Mesoamerican Culture to develop an advanced civilization. They lived in the forests of Veracruz and Tabasco. They are known for the three great city centers built and the beautiful artwork created. The downfall of the Olmec is believed to be due to overpopulation, environmental degradation, and constant warfare. They do not exist today but influenced other Mesoamerican peoples long after they disappeared. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land.
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1200
Europe is a farming economy(Feudalism)
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Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
The Aztec's relative location was current Mexico City. Two major accomplishments of the Aztecs were they were able to create habitable land by using chinampas and they were master builders who created various types of pyramids. In 1521 the Aztec met the Spanish. 100 years after the Aztec disappeared meaning the Aztec no longer exist. -
1271
Marco Polo Travels to the East
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1289
The Crusades end
The crusades ended and they stop attacking the Muslims. -
1293
Polos Journey Home
Marco Polo journeys home from the East -
1298
Marco Polo is held prisoner and writes his book
Marco Polo is held prisoner and writes a book. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
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Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The Inca Empire was located on the west coast of South America, and their empire stretched from Peru to Bolivia and Ecuador. Their Capital was located in Cuzco. Two of their greatest accomplishments were the form of Quecha they used to create a dialect using quipu and the system of roadways created that added up to approximately 15,000 miles crisscrossed the kingdom. They had no written encounters with other civilizations. The Inca still exists to this day. -
1415
The Portuguese captured the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa
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1419
Portuguese discovery of the Madeira Islands
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1427
Prince Henry's funding of scientists led to Portuguese discovery of the Azores Islands.
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1434
One of Prince Henry's ships made first successful voyage around Cape.Bojador
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1440
Marco Polo's discoveries lead to the printing press being created.
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1469
The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile unified Catholic Spain and began the process of building a nation that could compete for global power.
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1488
Bartolomeu Días finally made it around the tip of Africa, reaching the eastern coast of South Africa.
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1492
Christopher Columbus made landfall on the "New World"
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1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Cortes invades the Aztec and takes over by using tactics. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
Pizarro invades the Inca planning to take over. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
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Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
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John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
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The United States declares Independence
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France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Haiti gains independence
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Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
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Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
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Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
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Mexico gains independence
Mexico is now free of Spain
