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1800 BCE
The start of the Maya
The start of the Maya who lived near Guatemala. They were very good builders. -
1200 BCE
The start of the Olmecs
The start of the earliest Mesoamerican civilization to develop an advanced civilization. -
600 BCE
The end of the Olmecs
The end of the earliest mesoamerican civilization. They built great sculptures and influenced the other civilizations. -
800
The end of the Maya
The end of the Maya civilization. They were the inventors of a very accurate calendar. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
Pope wanted to get Holy Land back from Muslims. -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
feudalism helped people get their food by farming -
1200
The start of the Aztec
The start if the most powerful empire in mesoamerica. -
1271
Marco Polo travels to the east
Marco Polo starts his long journey -
1289
Crusades end
the long Crusade period ends -
1293
Polos journey home
The family comes home after 22 years -
1298
Polo imprisoned and writes his book
Polo in prison writes a best-selling book -
1300
Start of The Renaissance
The "rebirth" of Europe, with new innovators and a new interest in ideas. -
1400
The start of the Inca
The start of the most dominant civilization in South America. -
1415
Portuguese capture Fortress of Ceuta
African Fortress captured by Portugal and started Portugals dreams of exploration -
1419
Portugal discover Madeira islands
Funded by Prince Henry, the Portuguese discovered the Madeira Islands. -
1427
Portugal discover Azores islands
The Portuguese discover the Azores islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. -
1434
Portuguese make it to Cape Bojador
After many failures, Prince Henry's ships finally make it to Cape Bojador after learning from their mistakes. -
1440
Johann Gutenberg invents Printing Press
Gutenberg invents the printing press that affects all of Europe and makes printing 10 times easier -
1469
King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella get married
King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile get married and bring together Catholic Spain -
1488
Portuguese make it to the east coast of South Africa
After many tries, the Portuguese make it to the eastern coast of South Africa -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands on island he named Hispanola
On his exploration to the west, Christopher Columbus made it to an island he called Hispanola. -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Cortes and the Spanish conquer the empire while gaining allies on their way there. -
1521
The end of the Aztec
The fall of the mighty Aztec. They were invaded by the Spanish and lost their land. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
Pizarro and the Spanish invaded the Inca while they were in a war, and conquered them. -
1532
The end of the Inca
The end of the Incan civilization. The Spanish came during the war and conquered them. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
Pizarro conquered them and used tactics that helped him with it. -
End of The Renaissance
The 300 year period comes to an end and the scientific revolution starts. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes wrote his famous book, in which he states his beliefs about man and government. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke wrote his book about his beliefs on man and government. -
The United States declares Independence
The united states write the declaration of independence, and their freedom from Europe. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
France writes their declaration for the freedom and the rights of man from the motherland. -
Haiti gains independence
Lead by Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haiti gains independence from France. -
Venezuela’s starts their fight for independence
Lead by Simon Bolivar, South America starts its revolution with war. -
Gran Columbia gains its independence
Created by Bolivar, Gran Columbia gains it's independence from Spain. -
Peru gains freedom from Spain
Lead by Jose de San Martin, the Peruvians got their independence from Spain. -
Mexico gains independence
Lead by Hidalgo's great army, the Mexicans finally get their independence and become a free country,
