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Period: 1400 to 1599

Silk road

Trading routes in Asia and helped spread religion.
Period: Jun 24, 1400 to Feb 3, 1464

Johannes Gutenberg

Invented the printing press in Germany. Deep dive: His invention made literacy go up and help the 95 thesis spread fast and started the Protestant Reformation.
Period: Mar 6, 1475 to Feb 18, 1564

Michelangelo

He is Italian artists in the renaissance who painted The Sistine Chapel Ceiling and sculpted David
Period: 1500 to 1600

Colombian Echange

Part of the Triangle Trade Americans traded raw materials and Europe Traded finished Products.
Period: May 5, 1789 to Nov 9, 1799

French Revolution

The 3rd estate vs Louis XVI and the 1st and 2nd estate because the 3rd estates had nothing.
Period: Jul 4, 1807 to Jun 2, 1882

Giuseppe Garibaldi

He used gorilla warfare to unify southern Italy and give the land to Camillo Cavour
Period: Oct 2, 1869 to Jan 30, 1948

Gandhi

Lead India's Independence against Great Britain.
Period: Nov 2, 1899 to Sep 7, 1901

Boxer rebellion

Chinese peasants overthrew the government
Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Serbian terrorist group the Black Hand assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started World War I. Deep dive: This started World War I and after World I made the Gemany pay for the war. Which started World war II
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939

Invasion of poland

Hitler and the Nazi invaded Poland to start World War II.
Period: Oct 18, 1962 to Oct 26, 1962

Cuban missile crisis

US blocked USSR from going into Cuba because US spy found missile camps in Cuba