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10,000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution was the transition for many human cultures from life of gathering and hunting to a more agricultural/farming lifestyle where they would settle in one place which enabled them to create a much bigger population. This transition also included the domestication of animals which had both pros and cons. This transition led to more diverse crops, but since they took animals from different places it led to overgrazing. -
551 BCE
Confucianism
Confucianism is a religion created by Confucius based on ethical and philosophical teachings. Almost everything in this religion is either from or created by Confucius. One of Confucianism’s major beliefs was the social relationships between people such as son to father and the correct ways to act with each other and the respects given to one another. -
520 BCE
Buddhism
Buddhism is, of course, a very old religion, but it is also a dharma, which is the teaching of Buddha, which also includes a wide variety of traditions, spiritual practices, beliefs which are all largely based upon the teachings of Buddha. -
400 BCE
Emergence of Advanced Technology
These new and advanced technologies were vital for communications for long distances since there lots of need for that, such as if a city needed to be warned about an attack. That would play a big role on whether they would be ready or not. This technology would use packs of animals to transport messages quicker than any man could. There was also progress on the ocean, knowing about monsoons and predicting when they would happen. Which is why these types of ships were created for faster travel. -
206 BCE
The Silk Road
The Silk Road led to everything, new ideas, spices, foods, animals, religions, and pretty much everything and anything else. If there was no Silk Road the world wouldn’t be as diverse as it would be today. The Silk Road linked China with the West, all the way to Rome. The Silk Road is actually 4,600 miles long. The Silk Road also included sea routes such as the Indian and Mediterranean Ocean. -
7 BCE
Christianity
Christianity is mainly just the teachings of Jesus and its beliefs and practices. All these teachings and divinities were recorded by the disciples, which were personal followers to Jesus and were also one of the twelve Apostles. Disciples could also be a student, leader, or philosopher, but in this case, disciples were personal followers to Jesus. Christianity spread all throughout Afro-Eurasia thanks to merchants and their traveling. -
581
Chinese Dynasties (Sui, Tang, Song)
Many empires fell and were reassembled with new things and things that were already established and that worked. Sui, Tang, and Tong were one of these, they kept traditional means of power such as: religion, landowning elites, and patriarchy. While they innovated some things to better suit the people of that time such as: religions, tribute systems, and new taxation methods and laws. -
Jan 1, 650
Trade Routes' Major Expansion
Because of the improvement of transportation and more commercial practices, trade routes were getting a much bigger increase in volume. This also extended some routes. The main routes that got a major increase because of this were the Silk Road, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. -
Jan 1, 659
Islam and the Spread
Islam is based on the revelations of the Prophet Muhammad, which was developed in the Arabian Peninsula. Islam was very similar to other religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism because their actions and beliefs were reflected upon those religions. Muslim rule spread quickly among Afro-Eurasia because of Muslim and military expansion and eventually merchants and missionaries, which are people who go to places to promote religions such as Islam. -
May 11, 1000
The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Emperor was created because of the fall of the Roman Empire and was split into two sections the Western and Eastern Europe (Byzantine Empire). The Byzantine Empire thrived because of the trade routes going through and to the Byzantine Empire. -
May 12, 1000
Byzantine Empire (Continued)
The Byzantine Empire was also surrounded by natural borders, such as the Mediterranean Sea, which protected them from Barbarians. Constantinople was also located in the Byzantine Empire which was a major trade city which made them thrive. They also had a code of laws called “Justinian’s code of laws”, which kept everyone in place and wasn’t hard to understand. -
Jan 1, 1300
Feudalism
The basis of feudalism was that the knights would provide military service and loyalty to the lords in return the lords would provide land, protect from invasions, and dispute feuds among the knights. Serfs were at the bottom of the social class and they would be the actual ones on the farms working and give a big portion of their food to their owners. -
Jan 1, 1310
Manorialism
Manorialism was very similar to Feudalism. Manorialism didn't need anything from the outside world and was very self-sufficient because they provided all aspects of life and everything necessary for survival. Manorialism was all based on the economic organization of that feudal state. In Manorialism, just like feudalism, people were born into their social class and was almost impossible to move up the ladder. -
Dec 1, 1346
The Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic plague, aka. The Black Plague was one of the most dangerous and worldwide diseases ever and resulting in over 75 million deaths.The Bubonic Plague first hit Asia but then spread to Europe during 1346 and that’s where it hit hard and killed around 25 million people in a few years. The Plague creates symptoms such as large lymph nodes. The Black Plague nearly got wiped out during the Great Fire of London which also took out half of London but also rats and fleas which had the disease. -
Jan 1, 1500
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer and trade of animals, slaves, culture, food, plants, ideas, diseases, etc. between the Old World and the Americas. This all happened during the 15th and 16th centuries. Many people get “Columbian exchange” confused with “Colombian” because they believe it had something to do with Colombia, but is really called the “Columbian” exchange because of Columbus and his voyage in 1492. -
Dec 1, 1500
The Renaissance
The renaissance is a period of time in Europe starting in the 14th to the 17th century. In french, the word “renaissance” means “rebirth.” The renaissance was soon after the “Dark Ages” which is why they use the word rebirth because it came back with years of art, literature, intellect, etc. The rennaisaince was also a time of great cultural and social change among Europe. -
Jan 1, 1550
Imperial Expansion
The Europeans expanded a lot by establishing trading posts all over Asia and Africa. Because of this, there were tons of increased profits for the rulers and the merchants. Although there were lots of positives, these empires affected the power of the states in the West and Central Africa. Also, the land empires would expand quickly and at a large scale. -
Exportation of Slaves
The exportation of slaves was getting worse and worse because of the Columbian Exchange. Millions and Millions of slaves were getting exported by ships, but not only to the Americas but all over the world. -
Exportation of Slaves (continued)
Slaves would be at a bottom of a ship tightly packed with others, only let out to stretch a few times until they reached the Americas and then worked the rest of their lives usually until death. At first, slaves would be exported from the coasts of West and East Africa, but they started running out of people so they started to export them from all over Africa. -
Catholic v. Protestants (Thirty Years War)
The Catholic v. Protestants war also called the “Thirty Years War” all started when a Roman Emperor attempted to shorten the religious activities of his students, which created a rebellion among the protestants. France eventually won the war and were the undisputed winners, but nothing really changed as if no one really won and that’s how it would have looked like. -
Ottoman – Safavid Conflict
The Ottoman - Safavid Conflict which lasted from 1623 to 1639 was the last of the series of conflicts between both the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia. This war started because of the land both empires wanted, but finally ended in 16 years with a treaty and the Ottoman Empire also eventually had most of the land that Persia had such as Baghdad. -
Commercial Revolution
Commercial Revolution was a period of time where there was lots of European economic expansion, mercantilism, and colonialism. The commercial revolution was then followed by the Industrial Revolution. Commercialization and because of the creation of the global economy linked trades such as silver being exported from the Americas.
