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821 BCE
God's Covenant with Abraham
allegedly god made a promise to Abraham that he would receive 3 things, land, descendants, redemption, and blessings. (apparently god cant count) -
Period: 14 to 17
renaissance
a period in European history from 14th to 17th century -
Jan 1, 1347
Bubonic plague begins
this is when the plague hits full momentum and starts to take a huge toll on the populations numbers. -
Jan 1, 1420
Brunelleschi creates linear perspective
Brunelleschi is famous for two panel paintings illustrating geometric optical linear perspective made in the early 1400s, which is why he is on my timeline -
May 16, 1446
Exodus from Egypt
according to many biblical sources lots of Hebrews went down to Egypt because of a famine that took hold of the land -
Period: Jan 1, 1517 to
reformation
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Oct 31, 1517
martin Luther
Martin Luther formally began the Protestant reformation by posting his 95 theses of the door of the Wittenburg church -
Jan 7, 1522
Publication of Luther’s Translation of the New Testament
this event was important because both Luther and William Tyndale were working towards the same thing, a translation of the bible so other people could read and judge the scripture for themselves instead of relying on the church. -
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enlightenment
science, communication, philosophy,and politics radically improved during this time period. -
English Bill of Rights
this bill was made to create a separation and to limit the power of the king and queen, as well as enhance democratic election and bolster freedom of speech. -
Spanish succession
this was a major conflict at the time which caused a lot of problems and made everything more difficult than it had to be. -
the french and Indian war
also known as the seven year war because it spanned from 1756-1763. It was a pretty grueling war which, despite its name, was actually mainly between the french and British. -
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Industrial Revolution
this was just a burst of spontaneous growth in america. -
The Stamp Act
This act was imposed in an attempt to tax all the colonist for practically every little thing possible. -
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American Revolution
the event of the 13 colonies becoming separate from Britain -
King Louis calls the estates general
France was in financial deficit and King Louis sensed the upcoming trouble and tried to handle it before had -
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French Revolution
this is what caused them to establish France as a republic -
sino-Japanese war
this war was supposed to dictate who gained control of Korea Which only resulted in Korea gaining nominal Independence. -
the end of the Qing Dynasty
the younger generation of china were revolutionists that were influenced by the Japanese and the western world. -
the creation of nationalist Party
the Nationalists group were originally a revolutionist group to overthrow the Chinese Monarch. They became an established official political party. -
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Russian Revolution
Czar was overthrown during this -
October Revolution
A holiday made by Lenin and modeled of an old Russian calendar -
Provisional Government established
After The Provisional Government was established, and Russia was left to itself after Csar quit. -
The Hundred Days
A special session of congress in which important social legislation and laws were enacted. -
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Cold War
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The PLA launches an assault on the island of Jinmen
This attack failed and 9,000 PLA soldiers were either killed or taken prisoner. -
US becomes actively involved
American troops showed up on the front lines of the Vietnam war with a helicopter. -
Rolling Thunder Begins
the president authorizes a long lasting air bomb attack known as rolling thunder -
The Cultural Revolution
Mao was attempting to assimilate communism into everything which caused the eradication of Buddhist monasteries and cultural sites and artifacts -
creation of the Iron curtain
A none physical barrier separating the Soviet bloc and the West prior. -
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy goes into effect
The newest Civil Constitution of the Clergy made it to were the papacy of the First Estate had to swear their primary allegiance to the king, instead of religion. -
First Central Bank established in England
like the title reads, during this time the first bank was constructed in England and the corrupt legacy begins. -
Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine
this greatly enhanced the speed of which the revolution took place as the steam engine was a corner stone for lots of future technologies. -
The Berlin Airlift
Soviets made a block on the allied area of Berlin to starve the population into Soviet alliance. The block was an attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. the block was a peak in the cold war, and it led to the Berlin airlift. -
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Chinese history
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The Communist Red Army defeats the Nationalists in a civil war
the peoples republic of china (PRC) is established on October 1 and Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists retreat to the island of Taiwan. -
Armed resistance in Tibet ends
china successfully took over Tibet and made it into an autonomous province. -
Korean Division
An agreement was made prior to world war 2 that caused the division of land into U.S. and soviet occupation zones. -
Truman Doctrine
The U.S President Harry S. Truman presents the Truman Doctrine, promising American aid and to any nation that is threatened by Communist rule.
