13556672684 | 3500 BCE | Civilization arises in Mesopotamia | 0 | |
13556672685 | 3000 BCE | Hinduism being practiced in India | 1 | |
13556672686 | 483 BCE | Siddhartha Gautama dies | 2 | |
13556672687 | 0 | 34 CE- Life of Jesus | 3 | |
13556672688 | 476 CE | End of Roman Empire/Start Feudal West Europe | 4 | |
13556672689 | 632 | Death of Muhammad | 5 | |
13556672690 | 750 | Fall of Umayyad Dynasty and Rise of Abbasid Islamic Empire | 6 | |
13556672691 | 900 | Ghana kings convert to Islam in West Africa | 7 | |
13556672692 | 1054 | Great Schism in Byzantium | 8 | |
13556672693 | 1095 | First Crusade: Europeans go to West Asia to re-conquer Holy Lands | 9 | |
13556672694 | 1250-1350 | Mongol Empire: 4 Khanates - Russia, Persia, Central Asia, China | 10 | |
13873017262 | 1300-1500 | Italian Renaissance | 11 | |
13873023045 | 1324 | Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca | 12 | |
13873029103 | 1405-1433 | Voyages of Admiral Zheng He on Indian Ocean | 13 | |
13873034209 | 1453 | Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks | 14 | |
13873041537 | 1492 | Spain Unifies, Columbus, Start of Columbian Exchange, Moors driven out | 15 | |
13873056147 | 1519 | Arrival of Conquistadors in Mexico | 16 | |
13873060027 | 1600 | British East India Company traading in India | 17 | |
13873065386 | 1644 | Rise of Qing Dynasty in China | 18 | |
13873070011 | 1765 | James Watt perfects the steam Engine | 19 | |
13873075633 | 1776 | American Revolution/Adam Smith publishes Wealth of nations | 20 | |
13873083132 | 1807 | Slave trade abolished in Britian (1808-U.S, 1814-France) | 21 | |
13873093107 | 1833 | Slavery abolished in Britian(1848-France, 1865-U.S) | 22 | |
13873102493 | 1843 | treaty of Najing ends the Opium Wars between Britian and China | 23 | |
13883900559 | 1848 | Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx (Early years of German industry) | 24 | |
13883905372 | 1857 | Start of direct British rule in iIndia, after the Sepoy Muitny | 25 | |
13883935876 | 1868 | Meiji Restoration in Japan | 26 | |
13883939471 | 1884-5 | Berlin Conference to decide rules for dividing Africa | 27 | |
13883948229 | 1914-1918 | WWI | 28 | |
13883948230 | 1917 | Russian Revolution | 29 | |
13883952708 | 1939-1945 | World War II | 30 | |
13883957705 | 1947 | Indian Independence | 31 | |
13883961858 | 1948 | Creation of State of Israel (Britain pulls out of Middle East) Start of apartheid | 32 | |
13883971872 | 1949 | Communist Revolution in China | 33 | |
13883974732 | 1950 | Start of Korean War | 34 | |
13883977620 | 1960 | "The Year of Africa" when many African nations gain independence | 35 | |
13883980835 | 1961 | Construction of Berlin Wall | 36 | |
13883987764 | 1979 | The Iranian Reovlution | 37 | |
13883992011 | 1990 | Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe | 38 | |
13883995879 | 1994 | End of apartheid/Nelson Mandela elected as President of South Africa | 39 |
Important Dates to Remember in AP World History Flashcards
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