Important Dates
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- 3500 B.C.E
- Mesopotamia; civilization arises.
- 3000 B.C.E
- Hinduism practiced in India.
- 483 B.C.E
- Siddhartha Gautama dies.
- 0-40 C.E
- Life of Jesus.
- 500 C.E
- End of Roman Empire/Start Feudal West Europe.
- 632 C.E
- Death of Muhammad.
- 750 C.E
- Fall of Umayyad Dynasty and Rise of Abbassid Islamic Empire.
- 900 C.E
- Ghana kings convert to Islam in West Africa.
- 1095 C.E
- First Crusade: Europeans go to West Asia to re-conquer Holy Lands.
- 1250-1350 C.E
- Mongol Empire: 4 Khannates = Russia, Persia, Central Asia, China.
- 1300-1500 C.E
- Italian Renaissance.
- 1324 C.E
- Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca.
- 1405-1433 C.E
- Voyages of Admiral Zheng He on Indian Ocean.
- 1453
- Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks.
- 1492
- Spain Unifies, Columbus, Start of Columbian Exchange, Moors driven out.
- 1506
- Kongo King converts to Christianity.
- 1519
- Arrival of Conquistadors in Mexico.
- 1600
- British East India Company trading in India.
- 1607
- Founding of Jamestown and start of slaves being brought to N. America.
- 1644
- Rise of Qing Dynasty in China.
- 1765
- James Watt perfects the steam Engine.
- 1776
- American Revolution.
- 1807
- Slave trade abolished in Britain (1808 = U.S., 1814 = France).
- 1833
- Slavery abolished in Britain (1848 = France, 1865 = U.S.).
- 1843
- Treaty of Nanjing ends the Opium Wars between Britain and China.
- 1848
- Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx (Early years of German industry).
- 1857
- Start of direct British rule in India, after the Sepoy Mutiny.
- 1868
- Meiji Restoration in Japan.
- 1884-5
- Berlin Conference to decide rules for dividing Africa.
- 1914-1918
- WWI.
- 1939-1945
- WWII.
- 1947
- Indian Independence.
- 1948
- Creation of State of Israel (Britain pulls out of Middle East).
- 1949
- Communist Revolution in China.
- 1950
- Start of Korea War.
- 1955
- Bandung Conference where emerging nations declare Non-alignment.
- 1960
- “The Year of Africa†when many African nations gain independence.
- 1961
- Construction of Berlin Wall.
- 1990
- Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe.