World History AP Final Exam-Dates Flashcards

277754093	776 CE	first Olympiad in Greece	0
277754094	753 CE	Rome founded	1
277754095	490 CE	Battle of Marathon; the Greeks defeated the Iranians/Persians	2
277754096	327-26 CE	Invasion of India by Alexander, Battle of Hydaspes	3
277754097	221 CE	Chin-Hung Ti 'Universal Emperor' in China; Great Wall of China completed	4
277754098	55 CE	Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar, the Great Roman General	5
277754099	44 CE	Assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus	6
277754100	4 CE	Birth of Jesus Christ	7
277754101	43 BCE	Roman conquest of Britain	8
277754102	570 BCE	Birth of Prophet Muhummad at Mecca	9
277754103	622 BCE	Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (Hijira), Beginning of Hijira Era (Mohammedan calender) on July 15	10
277754104	800 BCE	Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperoe at St. Peter's	11
277754105	1066 BCE	Battle of Hastings; Norman invasion of England; William the Conqueror defeated the England king Harold 2 at Hastings	12
277754106	1215 BCE	Magna Carta of the Great Charter signed by King John 2 at Runnymede in England on June 15	13
277754107	1338 BCE	The Hundred Years' War broke out; it lasted up to 1453	14
277754108	1431 BCE	Joan of Arc, a brave French peasant gir, obtained victory over the England at Orleans. She was burnt alive at the stakes	15
277754109	1443 BCE	the Black Death i.e. plague broke out in England	16
277754110	1453 BCE	The Capture of Constantinople (the home of classical learning) by the knowledge of Greek philosophy and literature. This was the beginning of Renaissance in Europe; Ottoman Turks compelled the Greek scholars to flee to Italy and other West European countries, where they spread	17
277754111	1486 BCE	Bartholomew Diaz rounded the Cape of Good Hope	18
277754112	1492 BCE	Colombus sailed on his first expedition to the West Indies	19