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Beginnings of agriculture
Beginnings of Bronze Age--early civilizations
Iron Age
Life of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi (beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism)
Greek Golden Age---philosophers
Alexander the Great
Qin unified China
Fall of Mauryan Dynasty
Beginnings of Christianity
End of Pax Romana
End of Han Dynasty
Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
Roman capital moved to Constantinople
Beginning of trans-Saharan trade routes
Fall of Rome
Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire
Fall of Gupta Dynasty/Empire
Founding of Islam
Printing invented of China
Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France)
Decline of classical Maya
Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox)
Norman conquest of England
Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantine)
1st Crusade
Chinggis (Ghengis) Khan begins Mongol conquests
Mongols sack Baghdad
Marco Polo's travels
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
Travels of Ibn Battuta
Bubonic plague in Europe
Ming Dyansty
Zheng He's voyages
Rise of Inca
Ottomans capture Constantinople
Height of Aztec Empire
Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope
Columbus/Reconquista of Spain
1st African Slaves to Americas
Martin Luther/ 95 theses
Cortez conquered the Aztecs
1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna - (Suleiman)
Pizarro toppled the Inca
Discovery of silver at Potosi
Battle of Lepanto (naval defeat of Ottomans)
Defeat of the Spanish armada by the British
Battle of Sekigahara (beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate)
Foundation of Jamestown
30 Years War
End of Ming/ Beginning of Qing Dynasty
Cape Town colony founded (Dutch)
2nd unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna (Mehmet IV)
Glorious Revolution/ English Bill of Rights
