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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
It was a mesoamerican civilzation. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The Olmecs were a mesoamerican civilzation. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for the Crusades on the Holy Land
The Pope called for a crusade against Muslims. -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
Europe started to focus more on trade. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
It was a mesoamerican civilzation. -
1271
Marco Polo travels to the East
Marco polo started traveling. -
1289
Crusades end
The crusades lasted for 200 years but the Europeans could not get the Holy land from the Muslims. -
1293
Polos journey home
Marco polo returned home with many new goods such as ivory, silk, and jade. -
1298
Polo is imprisoned and writes his book
Marco polo was captured during a war and wrote a book while he was imprisoned. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
During this era, new inventions and innovations to exploration were made. -
1415
Portugal captured The Fortress of Ceuta
Portugal captured The Fortress of Ceuta located in Africa -
1419
Portugal discovered the Madeira Islands
Portugal discovered the Madeira Islands on a voyage that was funded by Prince Henry. -
1427
Portugal discovered the Azores Islands
Portugal discovered the Azores Islands on a voyage in 1427. -
1434
The first successful return from Cape Bojador
The first successful return from Cape Bojador which was hard since it was a dangerous path -
1440
The printing press was invented
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1469
The king and queen got married
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella got married. -
1488
They reached the eastern coast of south Africa
Bartholomeu Días traveled to the eastern coast of South Africa in March. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus made landfall on Hispaniola Island
Christopher Columbus made landfall on Hispaniola Island which is now known as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. -
1519
Invasion of the Aztec civilization
Cortes invades the Aztec civilization. -
1529
Invasion of the Inca civilizations.
Pizzaro invades the Inca civilzation. -
1532
Inca civilization falls
The Inca civilization is conquered by Pizarro. -
Hobbes writes "The Leviathan"
Thomas Hobbes writes "The Leviathan". -
Locke writes "The Second Treatise on Government"
John Locke writes "The Second Treatise on Government". -
United States independence
The United States declares Independence. -
Declaration of the Rights
France writes the "Declaration of the Rights of Man". -
Haiti gains independence
Haiti gains independence after its revolution. -
Bolivar begin the revolution
Bolivar begins Venezuela’s fight for independence. -
Bolivar gains independence
Gran Columbia gains its independence -
Peru declares independence
Jose de San Martin frees Peru. -
Mexico gains independence
Mexico declares independence.