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Period: 1800 BCE to 600
The Maya
Made the first calendar. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The Olmec were the first Meso-American civilization. They influenced many civilizations after them. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
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1200
Europe is a farming economy
They grew their own food (feudalism) -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
Created chinampas that were rafts that had crops growing on it. -
1271
Marco Polo travels to the East
Marco Polo discovers Asia and their new things to trade. -
1289
Crusades end
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1293
Polos journey home
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1298
Polo imprisoned and writes his book
His book inspires new explorations. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
Created many new ideas and inventions. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The largest Meso-American civilization. -
1415
The portuguese captured the fortress of Cueta in Africa
This was the beginning of their dream to control the global market of gold. -
1419
Portugal discovers the Maderia islands
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1427
Portugal discovers the Azores islands
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1434
Prince Henry's voyage around Cape Bajador succeeds
His voyage failed 15 times before succeeding -
1440
Johan Gutenberg creates the printing press
The most important invention from the Renaissance -
1469
The marrige of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castelle.
This unified Catholic Spain. -
1488
Dias explores all the way down to the tip of the Africa
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus makes landfall on an island called Hispañola.
He discovered the "New World" (the Americas) -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Cortes invades Aztecs with 11 ships, 600 soldiers, 32 crossbows, 16 crossbows, 13 muskets, and 14 cannons. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
Pizzaro had 110 soldiers, 67 calvaries, 2 cannons, and 3 long firearms. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
The Inca fall due to disease, the Spanish, and the civil war. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
A book that influenced others during the enlightenment period. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
This book influenced others during the enlightenment period -
The United States declares Independence
This freed the Americans from Britain and allowed them to become one o the most powerful countries in the world. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Gave rights to all men in France. -
Haiti gains independence
Haiti is free of French rule. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
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Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
Bolivar brings Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador together as one. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
Martin also frees Argentina and Chile, and Peru joins Gran Columbia. -
Mexico gains independence
Hidalgo starts revolution in Mexico and they gain independence in 11 years.
