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99280301371500 BCE (South Asia)Creation of Hinduism & Caste System0
99280333681000 BCE (Africa)Bantu Migration (because of Desertification)1
9928037080480-400 BCE (Europe)Golden Age in Greece (under Pericles), Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, Direct Democracy (Athens), Delian League2
9928046794500-44 BCE (Europe)Roman Republic; Gracchi Brothers; Twelve Tables; Three Punic Wars: fought against Carthage3
9928049541323 BCE (Eurasia)Alexander the Great: following him created 3 empires: Ptolemaic (Egypt), Seleucid (Persia), Antigonid (Greece, Macedon)4
9928058532221-206 BCE (East Asia)Qin Dynasty in Asia; legalism; founded by Han Feizi, implemented by Shi Huangdi, Great Wall of China5
9928106577200 BCE-220 CE (East Asia)Han Dynasty; China's first Golden Age; Trade occurring because of Silk Road; Decline all because of internal problems and Yellow Turban Rebellion; 20 year peasant rebellion6
9928119279333 CE (Eurasia)Creation of Eastern Half of Roman Empire; moved capital to Constantinople; 315 CE- Edict of Milan makes Christianity legal7
992812486444-476 CE (Europe)Roman Empire-first leader was Augustus; begins Pax Romana; Decline due to internal and external causes8
992812816032 CE (Europe)Death of Jesus, beginning of Christianity: spread by Paul of Tarsus9
9928131085476-1400 CE (Europe)Middle Ages: In Europe: post-Roman Empire: cultural stagnation because no government=no progress=no empire growth; rise of Catholic Church and feudalism; beginning of Dark Ages10
9928137517527 CE (Eurasia)Beginning of Justinian's rule: Hagia Sophia, Justinian's code; and takes back part of Roman Empire11
9928237725589 CE (East Asia)China is reunified under Sui; creation of Grand Canal (artificial waterway); expansion of Great Wall of China12
9928264613622 CE (Middle East)Creation of Islam; establishment of Umayyad; after Umayyad comes Abbasid Golden Age under Harun Al-Rishid13
9928268564732 CE (Europe)Battle of Tours: prevents Muslims from expanding into Europe; Franks defeat Muslims, lead by Charles "the Hammer" Martel; grandson is Charlemagne14
9928272601750 CE (East Asia)Creation of Tang Dynasty-China's second Golden Age15
9928283687800 CE (Europe)Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Empire, pisses off Byzantines16
99282857581054 CE (Europe)Great Schism; permanently separates Roman Catholic Christianity and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; Iconoclasm (breaking of icons)17
99282890611095 CE (Eurasia)First Crusade; only one that ends with Christians taking Jerusalem; Muslims take it back, led by Saladin18
99283065521215 CE (Europe)Signing of Magna Carta; prevents England from turning into an absolute monarchy19
99283080621258 CE (Middle East)Mongol Invasion of Baghdad, destruction of Abbasid Dynasty20
99283110591279 CE (East Asia)Mongol Invasion of China; creation of Yuan Dynasty with Kublai Khan; end of Song Dynasty21
99283145361324 CE (Africa)Mali Empire; Mansa Musa makes Hajj to Mecca22
99283243191347 CE (Europe)Bubonic Plague strikes Europe, killed 1/3 of European population23
99283862281400 CE (Europe)End of Middle Ages, Beginning of Renaissance; Start of Humanism-emphasis on individual, rather than revolving around God24
99284720641433 CE (East Asia)Zheng He is called back from exploring and Ming Dynasty becomes isolationists25
99284751211453 CE (Middle East)Ottomans defeat Byzantine Empire, rename capital Istanbul26
99284788651492 CE (Global Event)Columbus lands in Caribbean, think he is in India27
99284810941517 CE (Europe)Martin Luther writes 95 Theses on the church door, beginning Protestant Reformation28
99284865511521 CE (Americas)Cortez conquers Aztecs; beginning Spanish domination29
99284876881600 CE (East Asia)Beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate30
99284906591750 CE (Europe)Beginning of Industrial Revolution in England31
99284924891776 CE (Americas)American Revolution influenced by ideas from Enlightenment32
99284937071789 CE (Europe)French Revolution begins, lasts 10 years, doesn't do anything; 4 Phases: Moderate, Radical, Napoleon33
99284965691823 CE (Americas)Monroe Doctrine; Latin America becomes independent; Monroe tells Europe to stay away "you don't want none of this"34
99285016051839 CE (East Asia)Opium War in China; begins spheres of influence & extra-territoriality; unequal treaties35
99285282861853 CE (East Asia)Commodore Matthew Perry goes to Japan, opens them up for trade; Meiji Restoration36
99285299451861 CE (Europe)Russian Serfdom is abolished which helps industrialization37
99285356171885 CE (Europe/Africa)Berlin Conference-creates African colonization rules38
99285363081914-1918 CE (Global Event)World War I, Treaty of Versailles39
99285380191917 CE (Europe)Russian Revolution, they become communist, and they drop out of the war40
99285417481939-1945 CE (Global Event)World War II41
99285426561948 CE (Middle East)Creation of Israel42
99285450951962 CE (Americas)Cuban Missile Crisis43
99285463201979 CE (Middle East)Iranian Revolution; creation of Islamic Republic; takes Pahlavi out of power44
99285501731989 CE (East Asia)Tienanmen Square; goes poorly, peaceful, protesters are massacred by Deng Xiaoping45
99285546821989 CE (Europe)Fall of Berlin Wall, beginning of the end of the USSR; USSR collapsed in 199146
99285570742001 CE (Americas)Al-Qaeda Terrorist attacks on 9/1147
992856786110,000 BCENeolithic Revolution48
99285685133500 BCESumer: River Valley Civilizations49
9928571778800 BCE-200 BCEAxial Age50
9928572442600 BCE- 600 CEClassical Era51
99285739510(ish)Jesus, beginning Christianity52
9928576416476 CEFall of Rome, beginning of Middle Ages53
9928577396600 CEBeginning of Islam54
99285788531095 CEFirst Crusade55
99285808741258 CEMongols defeat Abbasids at Baghdad56
99285824161433 CEZheng He called back (by Ming)57
99285838871453 CEOttomans defeat Byzantine (Constantinople)58
99285848431492 CEAmericas discovered (Columbus)59
99285858571600 CETurning Point (STARJOQD)60
99285870741750 CEIndustrial Revolution begins61
99285881601789 CEFrench Revolution starts62
99285887441825 CELatin America independent (all rev done)63
99285898221870 CESecond Industrial Revolution64
99285911431914 CEWorld War I begins65
99285911441918 CETreaty of Versailles (end of WWI)66
99285921411939 CEWorld War II starts67
99285927261945 CEWWII ends, beginning of Cold War68
99285927271989 CEEnd of USSR, Fall of Berlin Wall, Microsoft Windows, Tienanmen Square69

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