First Chinese dynasty with written records; a series of 31 kings
View on timelineKing who tried to dramatically change Egypt's religion
View on timelineprophet that began the dominant Persian religion: zoroastrianism
View on timelineA period of general poverty and loss of culture and writing for the Greeks
View on timelineThe earliest period for which written evidence survives; the period of Greek city-states, colonizing, and the Persian wars
View on timelineA period of time in which many Greek city-states instituted tyrants to ward off civil wars between aristocrats and poorer citizens
View on timelineInnovative, fair-minded politician who set the ground for democracy in Greece
View on timelineThales's student, who proposed that the Earth is suspended in space
View on timelineleader of the Neo Babylonian Empire who destroyed the city of Jerusalem and deported many of the Jews to Babylon
View on timelineA fair-minded leader of the Persian Empire who was kind even to his captives
View on timelineGreek scientist who proposed the theory of the four elements
View on timelinespiritual teacher who lived in Ancient India
View on timelinea period of about 500 years, in which the city-state of Rome ruled with a republican government
View on timelineUnder Cleisthenes, Greece became the first "real" democracy.
View on timelineThis killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians. Japan surrendered a month later, ending WWII
MoreBritish, American and Canadian troops launched a surprise invasion through the English channel, the largest invasion in history.
MoreFascist leader Mussolini was dismissed, and Italy exited the war.
MoreGermany had fought well the first couple months in the USSR, but when winter came they were at the disadvantage. At the cost of 25 million lives, the...
MoreGermany had to hold up their end of the Tripartite, so they declared war on the US, weakening themselves. This was USA's entry to WWII.
MoreThis was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, stating that any 3 powers would declare war on a country that showed aggression to any of the others.
MoreGermany had signed a non-aggression pact with USSR in 1939 to temporarily subside the Soviets. With nearly all of Europe under German control, Hitler...
MoreThe deadliest war ever fought in history, involving more than 50 nations. Mainly, it was the Axis (Japan, Italy, and Germany) against the Allies...
MoreFrance and Britain, although previously having tried to appease Germany, knew that they had to declare war.
MoreAustria was annexed in March 1938 with no trouble at all, and in May 1939 Italy agreed to ally (due to common facist morals).
MoreFrom this point forward until the end of WWII, Germany was under control of the Nazis.
MoreThe greatest and longest economic recession in history, affecting countries all around the globe
MoreHitler led his small group of Nazis in an attempted seizing of small German region. Although they failed, Hitler's trial brought the world's attention...
MoreThis was the first step to end the Great War. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 would officially end it.
MoreAt first, USA stayed mostly out of the war, content with sending supplies to Britain. When Germany sank an American ship of civilians, US declared...
MoreAlso known as the Great War, fought between the Allies (France, Russia, Britain, US, Italy, Portugal) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria,...
MoreIn October 1914, the Ottoman Empire foresaw a German-Turkish victory. Although they fought well, the Empire would eventually be broken up by France...
MoreThe plan: Germany invades through Belgium and defeats France in 6 weeks, then heads back to fight Russia. What happened: France was not defeated. with...
MoreHeir to the Austrian throne was killed by a young Serbian. Austria (with Germany) declared war on Serbia, but Russia (and France) were on Serbia's...
MoreChinese villagers called the Militiia United in Righteousness ("Boxers") came together to get rid of all missionaries and Chinese Christians. 7...
MoreHe was obsessed with the idea of a race-based hierarchy. German leader of the Nazis. Majorly instrumental in causing WWII.
MoreIn an ongoing struggle for power and wealth, and with the new technology, the percentage of Africa colonized went from roughly 10% to 90% in just 20...
MoreUnification movements beginning as far back as 1848 finally led Italy to become a single unified kingdom
MoreA coalition of German states (led by Prussia) defeated France and resulted in a new unified German empire being declared.
MoreWritten by Darwin, this work argued for evolution as the origin of all life. The idea shocked most people of his time, but greatly influences the idea...
MoreIndian soldiers revolted against Britain, but it ended with India put under direct rule of Britian.
MoreThis time, China fought against both Britain and France. It did not end well for China.
MoreAmerican gunboats led by Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to reopen and to trade.
MoreRussia tried to conquer the declining Ottoman Empire. France and Britain saw that as threat to the "balance of power" and fought Russia and ally...
MoreA civil war fought between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty, the latter of which won. It was the bloodiest civil war in history.
MoreIt (somewhat) helped fend off malaria, and served a big role in the colonizing of Africa
MoreBritain sold opium to China, teetering the balance of trade and making millions of Chinese addicts. It ended with Britain gaining Hong Kong, lots of...
MoreThe Holy Alliance fought against the Ottoman Empire until Greece was independent.
MoreA gathered group called the Congress System, dominated by the five "great powers" (Russia, Britain, Austria, Prussia, and later France), agreed to...
MoreEmperor of France during the French revolution. He won many, many victories for France but he seemed to trade one type of absolutism for another
MoreThe day that the French stormed the Bastille (in the earlier period of the Revolution)
MoreThe peasants and townsfolk wanted to do away with unfair privileges that the nobles and clergy had
Morewritten by Voltaire, a satirical novella demonstrating that our world is not the best of all possible worlds.
MoreThe only heir to the Hasburg throne at her time, she proved to be a very skillful leader of Austria
MoreHe doubled the size of the army, and created a system of conscription for the military
MoreWilliam (Dutch commander) and Mary (James II's daughter) overthrew James II and became co-rulers in Europe's first constitutional monarchy
MoreHe was the brother of Charles II, and his open-Catholicism worried the people, who wanted to overthrow him
MoreHe was the son of Charles I, and he tried to rule by absolutism. He was secretly Catholic
MoreAssuming the title Lord Protector, this Protestant commander overthrew Charles I and proved to be as autocratic as the previous monarch
MoreHe was a genius. He discovered that all colors are part of a larger spectrum, came up with three laws of motion, and developed a theory describing...
MoreCharles I ruled Great Britain and brought too many Catholic-ish ideas to the table, causing the Parliament and Scots to rebel against him
MoreEnglish philosopher who argued that people gave government sovereignty but could take that away if the government violated laws.
MoreThe last imperial dynasty of China, in which the population grew excessively
MoreHe was the son of James I, and his Catholic-ish ideas triggered the English Civil War
MoreA brutal war fought by the Roman Catholics and the Protestants in Germany
MoreJapan had a relatively stable 250 years, and they closed off connections with the Western influences
MoreSon of Mary Queen of Scots and successor of Queen Elizabeth I, James united Scotland and England, creating the kingdom of Great Britain
MoreA period of 30 years in which no specific person reigned and Russia was in constant civil war
MoreHe worked for Tycho Brahe (a man who argued for geocentrism), but then used Brahe's studies to disprove the original argument and point to...
MoreUsing a telescope he built, he discovered many new objects in space, including Jupiter's moons, proving that not everything in space revolved around...
MoreDaughter of Henry VIII and one of the most effective monarchs in English history. She was Protestant but did not persecute her Catholic subjects
MoreA series of meetings in the Catholic church, attempting to reconcile with the Protestant church but eventually the Catholic hardliners won out.
MoreA spanish conquistador traversed what is now southeastern USA.
MoreA religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola to fight Protestant heresy and actively spread Catholicism to Asia
MoreHe was the first "Tsar" of Russia, whose overall goal was to transform all Russians into servants of the State and therefore the Tsar
MoreThe empire that ruled south Asia until the British India Company took over
Moreconquered many lands and made the Ottoman Empire the largest in the world (next to China)
MoreA branch of Protestantism named after John Calvin, whose Protestant views did not quite meet up with Lutheranism
MoreA branch of Protestantism named after Martin Luther, who protested against the Catholic ideas.
MoreHe (out of defiance) separated England from the Catholic church after the pope forbade him to divorce his wife.
Moreafter Henry Tudor ended the war of the roses, his family continued to rule England for more than a century
Morethey rule Spain as a united kingdom
MoreRenaissance artist, famous for statue of David and the ceilings of the Sistine chapel
MoreThe first to suggest that the earth orbited the sun, and not the other way around
MorePope Paul III created a branch of the Catholic church responsible for persecuting Protestant subjects
MoreHe wrote The Prince, explaining that as a ruler it didn't matter if you achieved glory/power through immoral means
Morea civil conflict in England between two royal families, the Yorks and the Lancasters
MoreCharles VII's successor, known as the Spider King for his ability to trap weak nobles and seize their lands
MoreA young peasant girl who supported French heir Charles VII. She proved to be unexpectedly adept in battle, winning many victories for the French.
MoreShe was the most famous woman thinker of her time, known for writing one of the first truly feminist works in Europe - she was patronized by many...
MoreA deadly epidemic that spread all throughout Europe and parts of Africa and Asia, killing an estimated 25 million.
MoreA series of wars between England and France - the intertwining of culture and royal lineage caused much contention for territory.
MoreThere were several political civil wars and European traders discovered Japan.
MoreA series of crises (cattle disease, crop failure, high crime levels, etc.) affecting Europe from Russia to Italy.
MoreHe rediscovered Cicero's long-lost works and encouraged scholars to model after the classic writings
MoreHe wrote The Divine Comedy, which would eventually be read by all Italian scholars as a matter of course
MoreA Venetian merchant and writer who traveled to China with his father and great-uncle, where he wrote The Travels of Marco Polo
MoreAn empire centered in present-day Cambodia which ruled over most of Southeast Asia; it is famous for the Angkor Watt monument
MoreThe crusaders "intervened a dispute" in Constantinople and destroyed the city, forgetting the original plan to conquer Jerusalem
MoreEmperor of Holy Roman Empire, king of France, and king of England invaded Jerusalem (and failed heavily)
MoreConsisted of two crusades: some went to fight in the Holy Land, while others fought against a Calilphate in Spain
MoreA thousand commoners responding to Pope Urban II's call to reconquer The Holy Land in a holy war
MoreThe crusaders successfully captured Jerusalem and parts of Levant, forming territories in the Holy Land
MoreThe battle where William, duke of Normandy defeated Harold Godwinson and earned the title "the Conqueror"
MoreHis conquest of England forever changed the English language
MoreHe conquered England after Æthelred killed his sister, but died just a year after invading
MoreA period of time in the Middle Ages when the economy greatly expanded.
MoreNoblewoman from Normandy who married Æthelred in 1002 and Cnut in 1017.
MoreHis rule was temporarily paused from 1013-1014 when Sweyn Forkbeard invaded England
MoreConquered York and became the first Anglo-Saxon ruler of all England
Morehe was king of Wessex and prevented the Anglo-Saxons from falling to the Danes
MoreA period of peace, and considered the peak of Japanese imperial court as well as art and literature
MoreFrankish lord Charles Martel defeats the Ummayads, putting an end to the Arab conquests in Europe.
MoreThe only woman empress in China, politically competent and ambitious to the point of tyrannical.
MoreGenerally regarded as the high point of Chinese civilization, rich with cosmopolitan culture.
Morefocused on "Christian purification", created Justinian code, and built the Hagia Sophia
MoreA group of people Constantine assembled, to put to rest the beliefs antagonizing Christianity. They created the Nicene Creed.
Moreconsidered "The Golden Age of India", a time of peace and achievements in mathematics, astronomy, architecture, and literature
MoreThe first Christian emperor, leading the majority of the Empire to convert to Christianity.
MoreRoman emperor who began the "Tetrachy" system of four co-emperors.
Moreuprisings led by farmers, peasants, and unemployed veterans due to high taxation
Morecompetent and refreshingly sane, but widely considered a simpleton due to stutter and a limp.
Morestarted out a carefully competent ruler but ended up the stereotypical suspicious emperor who killed anyone he didn't like.
MoreTechnically Rome's first "emperor"; he initiated the Pax Romana
MoreA brilliant politician who initiated the conversion of Rome from republic to empire.
MoreGreek physician and surgeon who came up with the experimental method in medical investigation (as well as the theory of the body's four humors)
MoreRome was forced to fight many wars against a more agressive and better organized Persia.
MoreA short-lived dynasty in Chinese history which laid down a stable administrative foundation.
MoreA roman general who defeated Carthaginian forces in Spain, before attacking Africa.
MoreA famous Carthaginian general, the closest anyone got to defeating Rome.
MoreThree wars between Carthage and Rome, all of which Rome rose victorious.
MoreMeasured the circumference of the Earth, only off by about 200 miles.
MoreFirst scienties to apply math to physics; invented Archimedes's screw and Archimedes's Principle of Buoyancy
MoreRule of the Greek Empire after Alexander the Great's death, split into three monarchies: The Antigonids, the Seleucids, and the Ptolemies.
Morecreated an empire that stretched from Macedonia to Egypt to India
Moreaccomplished king of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great
Morestudent of Plato; essential contributions to logic, rhetoric, physics, biology, math, psycology, metaphysics, ethics, and politics.
Morefirst philosopher to oppose the sophist beliefs; questioned everything
MoreA period in history in which the 15 states of China waged an average of one major battle per year.
Morean association of Greek city-states (under Athens), created after the Persian war as a defense against further battles
Morea period of great intellectual culture, art, and literature
MoreA legendary soldier who ran a long distance from the battle of Marathon to Athens, to deliver the news that the Athenians had won.
MoreOne of the most famous conflicts in history, between the Greeks and the Persians.
Morea period of about 500 years, in which the city-state of Rome ruled with a republican government
MoreA fair-minded leader of the Persian Empire who was kind even to his captives
Moreleader of the Neo Babylonian Empire who destroyed the city of Jerusalem and deported many of the Jews to Babylon
MoreThales's student, who proposed that the Earth is suspended in space
MoreInnovative, fair-minded politician who set the ground for democracy in Greece
MoreA period of time in which many Greek city-states instituted tyrants to ward off civil wars between aristocrats and poorer citizens
MoreThe earliest period for which written evidence survives; the period of Greek city-states, colonizing, and the Persian wars
MoreA period of general poverty and loss of culture and writing for the Greeks
MoreFirst Chinese dynasty with written records; a series of 31 kings
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