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Australopithecus afarenis (nicknamed “Lucy”) found in Ethiopia, 1974.
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First modern Homo sapiens in South Africa.
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Neanderthal man replaced by later groups of Homo sapiens
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Migrations across Bering Straits into the Americas.
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Semi-permanent settlements and agricultural developments in Fertile Crescent
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First phonetic writing developed in Middle East.
Wheel invented. -
Archaic Period in North America. People built basic shelters and made stone weapons and stone tools.
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Great Pyramid at Giza.
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Twenty-four-character alphabet developed in Egypt.
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Phoenicians establish Carthage in North Africa.
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Iron Age begins in Africa.
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Rome founded by Romulus.
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Great Wall of China built.
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Birth of Jesus Christ
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Buddhism introduced to China during Han Dynasty
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Classic period of Mayan civilization begins. Develop hieroglyphic writing, advances in art, architecture, science.
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First Gupta dynasty in India
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First year of the Muslim calendar.
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Arab empire extends from Lisbon to China.
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Russian nation founded by Vikings.
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Muslims destroy Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
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Second Crusade begins.
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Genghis Khan invades China but can't conquer the south.
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Woodland culture begins in North America. (Mounds)
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Ferdinand and Isabella establish Spanish Inquisition.
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Kublai Khan governs China, becomes ruler of Mongols
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Mali Empire reaches its height in Africa under King Mansa Musa.
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The beginning of the Renaissance in Italy.
Aztecs establish Tenochtitlán. -
Beginning of Bubonic Plague that killed around 25 million people.
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Ming Dynasty begins in China.
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Incan civilization in Peru.
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Turks conquer Constantinople, end of the Byzantine empire, beginning of the Ottoman empire.
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Ivan the Great rules Russia as first czar.
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Columbus "discovers" islands in the Caribbean.
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Vasco da Gama sails around Africa and discovers sea route to India.
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First black slaves in America brought to Spanish colony of Santo Domingo.
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Ivan IV (“the Terrible”) crowned czar of Russia
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Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock.
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Rosetta Stone discovered in Egypt.
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Simón Bolívar liberates New Granada.
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U.S. Civil War begins as attempts at compromise fail.
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First European colony established in Africa.
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Beginning of WWI
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Beginning of WWII.
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Womens Suffrage in U.S.
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Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Decolonization begins in Africa. -
Communism established in China.
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Vietnam War Begins.
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South Africa becomes a republic.
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Aids virus discovered.
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Facebook started the Social Media revolution.