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2000 BCE
New Economic System
Early as 2000 BC the Mesopotamians used credit and interest. -
1096
Religious Conflict/ First Crusade
The effects of the First Crusade in Western Europe were the establishment of Christian states in the Levant. -
1436
Printing Press
In 1436 the printing press was created by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany . His creation of the printing press catapults the world into modern spread of news. With the power to spread information faster and and in abundance allowed people to question the Church and its merits and allowed them to share with other proper their beliefs. -
Period: 1453 to
Ottoman Empire
In 1453 the Ottoman sultan Mehmet 11 seize control of Constantinople. At the time is was ruled by the Byzantine Emperor. the Ottoman empire began in 1299 raining for 623 yrs. It was a one of a kind empire since its enslaved could reach high position within the empire. This event is important b/c it had great regional stability. The Ottoman Empire connects to the development of cannons since the best cannon builders were from the Ottoman Empire. -
Period: 1493 to 1496
Columbian Exchange
On his first voyage Columbus discovers the Americas. With the discovery came settlements and the transport of animals, plants, and disease also known as the Columbian Exchange.This events is important since it shapes modern day America. It connects to other developments during the period since with new found agriculture comes a rise in population -
1500
Copernicus
when most people believed the Earth was the center of the universe, it was Copernicus that \ proved that it's the plantes that orbit the sun not not the and he created the heliocentric system. -
1526
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave started being traded in the Americas not long after the arrival of Portuguese and Spanish, trading across the Atlantic began in 1526. -
1529
Religious Conflicts/ Ethiopian Adal War
1529 Ahmad seeks to expand his influence and convert Ethiopians to Islam. -
Oceanic Empires
1600's France, England, and the Netherlands compete with Spain and Portugal for control of the Atlantic Ocean and influence over the Indian Ocean. -
Muscovy to the Russian Empire
1613 Michael Romanov gets elected czar by noblemen and Russia returns to a unified state. His dementedness ruled Russia for 300 yrs until the Russian Revolution in 1917. -
English Civil War
The war was due to a conflict over the power of the monarchy and the rights of parliament. King Charles I battles parliament for control of English government. -
Race and Coerced Labor
In 1686 France implemented the Noir Code, which defined the conditions of slavery and freedom of people of African scent. -
John Locke ( Enlightenment)
In English philosopher John Locke argues that government should be formed through a contract between people and their ruler. But he also believed that slaves was acceptable under some conditions. -
New Economics System Pt. 2
Interest was banned by the Christian church and Islam. The people that used it mostly were Jews who were discriminated against. -
Corrupt Morals in Russia
In 1697 Peter the Great reforms of Russia by getting rid of traditional garments, clothes, and food. He made a navy and made Russia what it is today. -
Yaa Asanatewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu
In 1701 after winning the great battle if Feyiase , Osei Tutu brought the states together and through alliance. -
Industrial Cities in Britain/ Manchester
In 1750 Manchester's population was 17,000 and increased in 1850 to stand about a third of a million. -
Imperialism and De-Industrialization in India
Before 1750 India made most of the world's textiles, historian claim they were responsible for manufacturing 25% of it. -
Opiam in China
in the 1760s the British convinced Chinese merchants to excepts opium in exchange for goods like tea. -
Stamp Act ( Ingredients for Revolution)
The Stamp Act was the first of ac couple attempt to tax the Northern Colonies which lead to protest, riots, and boycotts against the British. -
Imperialism and De-Industrialization India
In 1769, 1783, and 1791 famines hit India and caused about 30 million deaths. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest against the British for imposing the "taxation without representation" the American colonists dumped tea in the harbor at Griffiths wharf. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
The French representatives believing that neglect or contempt of the rights of men are the sole cause of public calamities and corruption of the government created the "Declaration of Rights of Men" which reminds continually them of their rights and duty. -
Bastille Castle (French Revolution )
A huge mob surrounded the Bastille prison, which was a symbol of the injustice of the monarchy and they attempted to take weapons and penetrate the fortress, they succeeded. This lead to the first wave of the French Revolution. -
Maori Tribe Confiscation
In 1840 settlers from Europe started confiscating land from the Maori tribes and took over most of the country by 1939. -
Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Engels wrote and published the Manifesto of the Communist Party. It was also in the same year that political revolution was sweeping Europe. -
Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement
The Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement was between 1856-1857. Xhosa people believed killing their cattle would expel the British colonizers would leave, it failed and led to a humanitarian crisis. -
Sepoy uprising
May 1857 the first uprising broke out after sepoys could no longer withstand the high taxes, racism, and disrespect of local customs. -
Japan's Industrialization Revolution
In the mid 1860s a brief civil war broke out in Japan. Reformers wanted to modernization in the style of Western Nations, while others didn't. The reformers eventually took power, they were the Meiji -
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is a 120-mile canal open by Egypt. It cut the sail to the Indian Ocean in half. -
The X-Ray
The X-ray was created by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, it was used to locate broken bones, bullets, and shrapnel during WW1 -
Samori Ture
In 1892 a fter being defeated Samori uprooted his people and headed eastward, which Brought conflict with the English. They capture him in 1898 after 18 years of fighting. -
Deforestation-Varanasi
In the 19th century, French colonizers in North and West Africa banned rural communities from practicing centuries-old subsistence farming methods. -
Russia's Defeat
In their battle for control for Korea, Russia broke treaties made with Japan and went to war and lost. News of repeated losses sparked unrest and led to revolt in the midst of the war. -
Maji Maji Rebellion
The Maji Maji Rebellion, was an armed struggle against German colonial rule in German East Africa (Tanzania). It began in late July of 1905 in Rufiji District. -
Xinhai Revolution and the End of Imperial China
The Xinhai was the outcome of China losing control of ports, cities, and resources. The rebellion ended in Chin'a last imperial dynasty. -
FInal Emperor
In 1912 China's final emperor ruled until he was forced to step down due to the Xinhai Revolution ending the 2000 year rule of emperors. -
Industrial Imperialism and "New" Imperialism
In 1914 while the rest of Africa was colonized Ethiopia and Liberia where the only two independent states left. -
The Maritz Rebellion
The Maritz Rebellion, also known as Boer Revolt was a conflict that occurred in South Africa during World War 1. It started in 1914-1915 it was between the Dutch and British Union. -
Russian Revolution
In November 1917 The Bolsheviks took control of Petrograd and Lenin takes power. -
The Flu
Between 1917 and 1918 the flu broke out and with the spread of troops and workers it spread faster. this lead to 3-5% of the world population to die. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution began in 1917 the revolutionaries disagreed with violence during their revolution. -
GMD
The GMD (Guamindang) was the new nationalist party, it declared a republican, or representative government. -
Egyptian Independence
Egypt gains in independence in 1922, but Suez Canal Company still owned the canal and colonial influence continues. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression began in the 1930's due to the stock market crash in 1929. -
Holocaust and Fascism
In 1930's many world leaders began following ideas like nationalism, fascism, and imperialism. Eventually normal people started to support theses ideas. During WW2 fascism eventually spiraled into a violent genocide, the Holocaust. -
WW2 Extermination
In 1941 Hitler approved Jewish extermination camps. They killed the jews with poisoned gas and after cremated them. By the end of WW2 3 million people were killed. -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
On June 22, 1941 Hitler decides to invade the Soviet Union although they had treaty. Hitler was unsuccessful and the Soviet Union joined the Allied forces. -
GMD and CCP Seperation
After Japan surrendered after WW2 the GMD and CCP alliance ended and both groups went against each other. Both sides engaged in abruptly civil war for 3 yrs. The CCP coming out victorious in 1941. -
USSR Influence
The USSR expand its influence by creating the Eastern Bloc. The Us also began to meddle in foreign affairs nations in fear the the communism regime would gain control. -
Nikita Khrushchev
After Stalin's death in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the dominant leader in 1955. In a communist secret session, he discussed about Stalin's purges in the 1930's -
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
In 1960 Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela and Kuwait formed the OPEC, their goal was to control their nation's oil. -
Cold War in Africa
After the death of Lumumba, Congolese military leaders took control. Life changed drastically, most europeans left and a strong military dictatorship emerged in 1961. -
Bay Pigs Invasion
On April 17, 1961 the Bay Pig invasion began, it ended in disaster. Invaders were unable to defeat the Cuban Army and surrender three days later. -
China and the World
By the 1960's China was basically on its own, it joined the Non-Aligned-Nations. Equipped with nuclear weapons after 1967, China was rose to be one of the most powerful non_ -aligned-nations. -
Berlin Wall and USSR
In 1989 after the Berlin Wall was torn down by Germans on both sides seeking to unify their country. the USSR broke up into more than a dozen independent countries.