World History Events

  • The River Valley Civilizations
    3500 BCE

    The River Valley Civilizations

    They are civilizations situated beside and drawing sustenance from a river. They include Mesopotamia, Egypt, Harappa, and China.
  • Roman Republic
    510 BCE

    Roman Republic

    This was an era of classical Roman civilization.
  • Greece - From 1st Persian War to the death of Alexander the Great
    492 BCE

    Greece - From 1st Persian War to the death of Alexander the Great

    In Greece, Alexander the Great was a big influence, and had much to do with the 1st Crusade
  • Roman Empire
    27 BCE

    Roman Empire

    Post republican period of ancient rome
  • Birth of Jesus
    6 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

    Jesus was born in Bethlehem by Mary, who was supposedly a virgin
  • Birth of Muhammad
    571

    Birth of Muhammad

    Born in a town called Mecca, and was the first and only son of Abd Allah bin Al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb.
  • 1st Crusade
    1096

    1st Crusade

    first of many religious wars initiated, supported and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period
  • Fall of Constantinople to Muslims
    May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to Muslims

    Constantinople was transformed into the Islamic city of Istanbul.
  • Columbus lands in the Western Hemisphere
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus lands in the Western Hemisphere

    he came on the santa maria and claimed it for spain
  • Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama sails around Africa to India
    1497

    Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama sails around Africa to India

    landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africabefore reaching India on May 20, 1498
  • Cortez Defeats the Aztecs
    1519

    Cortez Defeats the Aztecs

    a coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire
  • English defeat the Spanish Armada

    English defeat the Spanish Armada

    been held as one of England's greatest military achievements, and a sign of the strength and spirit imparted to the country by the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
  • Jamestown Established

    Jamestown Established

    Jamestown was the first english settlement in North America
  • The Great War for Empire/Seven Years War

    The Great War for Empire/Seven Years War

    It was a global war that involved all five european great powers.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    It was a war fought between the 13 colonies and the british and it established the United States of America
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was really bad to the french causing them to go into poverty
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

    Napoleon was a french military leader
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    A huge global war also called “First World War” or the “Great War”
  • World War II

    World War II

    Germany controlled most of Europe
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    A war between United States and the Soviet Union
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    A war between Democratic people of
  • Gulf War

    Gulf War

    Aug 2 1990 An international war caused by Iraq’s invasion on Kuwait
  • 9/11

    9/11

    A terrorist bombing of the twin towers in New York
  • U.S. War on Terror

    U.S. War on Terror

    International military campaign caused by 9/11 attacks
  • My (Char's) Birthday

    My (Char's) Birthday

    The day I (an amazing, smart, beautiful girl) was born.