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1800 BCE
the maya
1800 BCE – 800 CE (time span)
The Maya thrived in the El Petén region. they built the great cities of Tikal and Copán and they built pyramids as tall as 230 feet high. many of the Maya move to Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. the Maya still exist today as a distinct culture. -
1200 BCE
the Olmecs
1200 BCE – 600 BCE (time span) The Olmec are believed to be the earliest Mesoamerican culture to developed an advanced civilization." they built three great city centers such as La Venta, San Lorenzo, and Laguna Los Cerros. they are not existing today due to overpopulation, environmental degradation, and constant warfare. -
600 BCE
the Olmecs
1200 BCE – 600 BCE (time span) they built sculptures. -
1095
crusades
in 1095 "pope urban called for a holy war or a crusade against the Muslims" -
1200
1200 ce
Europe was a farming economy but they shifted to trade -
1200
the aztecs
1200 CE – 1521 CE (time span) the Aztecs employed chinampas to cultivate plants for food and to claim land. they also were good builders and built pyramids of various types. the Aztecs met the Spanish in 1251 and disappeared less than 100 years after. -
1271
travels of Marco polo
the journeys started in 1271 -
1289
Crusades end
in 1289 the crusades end -
1293
they go home
in 1293 the polos start there journey back home -
1298
marco polo captains
in 1298 Marco polo captains a galley ship in a battle against Genoa. -
1400
the inca
1400 CE – 1532 CE (time span) the Inca capital was located in Cuzco and the empire stretched from Peru to Bolivia and Ecuador. there was no written language, but a form of Quechua became the primary dialect. the Incas also met the Spanish when they arrived there. lastly, the Inca is still around in Peru. -
1415
portugues exploration
in 1415 the portagues captured the fortress of Ceuta in Africa -
1419
1419
the discovery of the Madeira islands. -
1427
1427
the Azores islands were found -
1434
1434
henry the navigator made it to cape bojador and got back -
1440
printing press
Johann Gutenberg created the printing press. -
1469
1469
Columbus unified catholic Spain and started building a nation that could compete for global power -
1488
1488
Bartolomeu Dias made it around the tip of Africa -
1492
Oct. 12, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella finally agreed to finance Columbus's voyage -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
there was also smallpox going around in the Aztec civilization. the Spanish also made allies with other small civilizations that did not like the Aztecs -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
when Pizarro Invaded Inca in 1529 CE the Spanish had a lot on their side. for example, Inca was in a civil war, and the Spanish brought smallpox to the Incas. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
the civil war and smallpox helped the Spanish conquer the Inca -
1300-1600
Europe started to study Greek, roman arts, math, and science. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Leviathan argues that civil peace and social unity are best achieved by the establishment of a commonwealth through a social contract. Also, he thought humans were overall equal but certain people could be better in areas -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke's most famous works are An Essay Concerning Human Understanding -
The United States declares Independence July 4
the declaration says that all men are equal and have given rights that cannot be taken away -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
it defines individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. -
haiti gains independence
Toussaint L'Overture led the largest slave revolt in the western hemisphere. helped Haiti become independent and abolished slavery. they revolted because of slavery -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
in 1824, Bolívar helped defeat Spain. they revolted because they did not like colonialism and slavery./ -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
when the Spanish were defeated, Bolivar became the president of Gran Colombia. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
led a rebellion against Spain that freed Argentina, Chile, and Peru. -
Mexico gains independence
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was worried about their overall health and then they rebelled. the rebellion caused rioting for months.
