AP World: Important Dates Flashcards
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| 157012011 | 3500 BCE | Civilization arises in Mesopotamia | 0 | |
| 157012012 | 3000 BCE | Hinduism being practiced in India | 1 | |
| 157012013 | 483 BCE | Siddartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism dies | 2 | |
| 157012014 | 0-40 CE | Life of Jesus | 3 | |
| 157012015 | 476 CE | End of Roman Empire/Start Feudal West Europe | 4 | |
| 157012016 | 632 CE | Death of Muhammad | 5 | |
| 157012017 | 750 CE | Fall of Umayyad Dynast and Rise of Abbassid Islamic Empire | 6 | |
| 157012018 | 900 CE | Ghana kings convert to Islam in West Africa | 7 | |
| 157012019 | 1095 CE | First Crusade: Europeans go to West Asia to re-conquer Holy Lands | 8 | |
| 157012020 | 1250-1350 CE | Mongol Empire: Covers Russia, Persia, Central Asia, China | 9 | |
| 157012021 | 1200-1500 CE | Italian Renaissance | 10 | |
| 157012022 | 1324 CE | Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca | 11 | |
| 157012023 | 1405-1433 CE | Voyages of Admiral Zheng He on Indian Ocean | 12 | |
| 157012024 | 1453 CE | Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks | 13 | |
| 157012025 | 1492 CE | Spain unifies, Columbus, Start of Columbian Exchange, Moors driven out | 14 | |
| 157012026 | 1506 CE | Congo King coverts to Christianity | 15 | |
| 157012027 | 1519 CE | Arrival of Conquistadors in Mexico | 16 | |
| 157012028 | 1600 CE | British East India Company trading in India | 17 | |
| 157012029 | 1607 CE | Founding of Jamestown and start of slaves being brought to N. America | 18 | |
| 157012030 | 1644 CE | Rise of Qing Dynasy in China | 19 | |
| 157012031 | 1765 CE | James Watt perfects the steam engine | 20 | |
| 157012032 | 1776 CE | American Revolution starts; Declaration of Independence signed | 21 | |
| 157012033 | 1807 CE | Slave trade abolished in Britain (1808 = U.S., 1814 = France) | 22 | |
| 157012034 | 1833 CE | Slavery abolished in Britain (1848 = France, 1865 = U.S.) | 23 | |
| 157012035 | 1843 CE | Treaty of Nanjing ends the Opium Wars between Britain and China | 24 | |
| 157012036 | 1848 CE | Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx (Early years of German industry) | 25 | |
| 157012037 | 1857 CE | Start of direct British rule in India, after the Sepoy Mutiny | 26 | |
| 157012038 | 1868 CE | Meiji Restoration in Japan; abolition of Tokugawa Shogun and class system | 27 | |
| 157012039 | 1884-1885 CE | Berlin Conference to decide rules for dividing Africa | 28 | |
| 157012040 | 1914-1918 CE | WWI | 29 | |
| 157012041 | 1929 CE | Start of the Great Depression | 30 | |
| 157012042 | 1939-1945 CE | WWII | 31 | |
| 157012043 | 1947 CE | Indian Independence from Britain | 32 | |
| 157012044 | 1948 CE | Creation of the State of Israel (Britain pulls out of Middle East) | 33 | |
| 157012045 | 1949 CE | Communist Revolution in China | 34 | |
| 157012046 | 1950 CE | Start of Korean War | 35 | |
| 157012047 | 1955 CE | Bandung Conference where emerging nations declare Non-alignment | 36 | |
| 157012048 | 1960 CE | "The Year of Africa" when many African nations gain independence | 37 | |
| 157012049 | 1961 CE | Construction of Berlin Wall | 38 | |
| 157012050 | 1990 CE | Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe | 39 |