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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.

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