389584689 | 3500 BCE | Civilization rises in Mesopotamia | 0 | |
389584690 | 3000 BCE; India | Hinduism being practiced in India | 1 | |
389584691 | 483 BCE; India | Siddharta Gutama dies | 2 | |
389584692 | 0 - 40 CE; Prophet | Life of Jesus | 3 | |
389584693 | 500 CE; Fall | End of Roman Empire Start of Feudal West Rome | 4 | |
389584694 | 632 CE; Prophet | Death of Muhammad | 5 | |
389584695 | 750 CE; Fall | Fall of Umayyad Dynasty and Rise of Abbasid Islamic Empire | 6 | |
389584696 | 900 CE; West Africa | Ghana King converts to Islam in West Africa | 7 | |
389584697 | 1095 CE; Europe | First Crusade: Europeans go to West Asia to re-conquer Holy Lands | 8 | |
389584698 | 1250 - 1350 CE; Eastern Hemisphere | Mongol Empire: 4 Khannates. Persia, Russia, Central Asia, China | 9 | |
389584699 | 1300 - 1500 CE; Europe | Italian Renaissance | 10 | |
389584700 | 1324 CE; Africa | Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca | 11 | |
389584701 | 1405-1433 CE; China | Voyages of Admiral Zheng He on Indian Ocean | 12 | |
389584702 | 1453 CE; Fall | Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks | 13 | |
389584703 | 1492 CE; Spain | Spain unifies, Start of Columbus Exchange, Moors are driven out of Spain | 14 | |
389584704 | 1506 CE; Africa | Kongo King converts to Christianity | 15 | |
389584705 | 1519 CE; Spain | Arrival of Conquistadores in Mexico | 16 | |
389584706 | 1600 CE; India | British East India Company trading in India | 17 | |
389584707 | 1607 CE; Americas | Founding of Jamestown and start of slaves being brought into North Americas | 18 | |
389584708 | 1644 CE; China | Rise of Qing Dynasty of China | 19 | |
389584709 | 1765 CE; Invention | James Watt perfects the steam engine | 20 | |
389584710 | 1776 CE; America | American Revolution | 21 | |
389584711 | 1807 CE; Trade | Slavery trade abolished 1848 = France 1865 = US | 22 | |
389584712 | 1833 CE; Labor | Slavery abolished in Britain 1808 in America 1814 in France | 23 | |
389584713 | 1843 CE; Wars | Treaty of Nanjing ends the Opium Wars between Britain and China | 24 | |
389584714 | 1848 CE; Book | Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx ( Early years of German Industry) | 25 | |
389584715 | 1857 CE; India | Sepoy Mutiny in India (Start of direct British rule in India) | 26 | |
389584716 | 1868 CE; Japan | Meiji Restoration in Japan | 27 | |
389584717 | 1884-5 CE; Conference | Berlin Conference to decide rules for dividing Africa | 28 | |
389584718 | 1914-1918 CE; War | WW1 | 29 | |
389584719 | 1934-1945 CE; War | WW2 | 30 | |
389584720 | 1947 CE; India | Indian Independence | 31 | |
389584721 | 1948 CE; State | Creation of state of Israel (Britain pulls out of Middle East) | 32 | |
389584722 | 1949 CE; China | Communist Revolution in China | 33 | |
389584723 | 1950 CE; Korea | Start of Korean War | 34 | |
389584724 | 1955 CE; Conference | Bandung Conference where emerging nations declare "non-alignment" | 35 | |
389584725 | 1960 CE; Africa | "The Year of Africa" when many African nations gain independence | 36 | |
389584726 | 1961 CE; Berlin | Construction of the Berlin Wall | 37 | |
389584727 | 1990 CE; Russia/E. Europe | Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe | 38 |
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