First, you hunt and gather. Then farming takes over. Next, you industrialize. High technology arises after that. Finally, information took over—during the Stone Age (8000 and 2000 B.C.). The Bronze Age had a 1,300-year overlap. (3300 BC to 1200 BC). The Iron Age (700 BC-AD 43). The Industrial Revolution (1760 to 1840).
814 BCE: Foundation of Carthage by the Phoenicians in Tunisia.
Between 600 and 1450 CE, two empires emerged in West Africa.
The classical civilizations of China, India, Greece, and Rome have had major impacts on the world. (55BC. ROME SHOWS UP).
The four oldest civilizations of the world are Mesopotamia Civilization, Egyptian Civilization, Indus Valley Civilization, and Chinese Civilization.
TheMongol invasions and conquests happened in the 13th Century.
During the Classical Period, known as the Age of Enlightenment, schools and Universities were established. The first encyclopedias and dictionaries were published.
The post-classical period it lasted from 600-1450 CE. The medieval period it marked the rise of The Holy Roman Empire in Europe, the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor, Islamic caliphates in the Middle East, and the Mongol Empire in Central Asia.
Historical Events that took place in the 15th Century.
The Trial of Joan of Arc (1431)
Gutenberg invents the printing press (1440)
The Fall of Constantinople (1453)
The War of the Roses (1455-1487)
Columbus lands in the Caribbean (1492-1493).
The first Witch trials began in Western Europe in the early fifteenth Century. Witch trials happened between 1400 and 1782. Around 40,000 to 60,000 alleged Witches were killed.
The Renaissance arrived in different countries at varying times- Italy was the first, beginning in the 14th Century. England in the sixteenth Century. The Renaissance ended In the 17th Century when the Medici family was overthrown in Florence and the King of France, Charles VIII, invaded Italy.
Between 1660 and 1800, China took a leading role in East Asia.
In the New World, the conquest of Mesoamerica by the Spaniards occurred between 1521 and 1697.
Mesoamerican civilizational development has three significant periods: the PreClassic or Formative period from 1500 B.C. – A.D. 300, the Classic period from A.D. 300-950, and the Postclassic period from A.D. 950-1521.
Chinese monks developed gunpowder in the 9th century A.D.
1516. Palestine and Syria under Ottoman rule.
January 1, 1618. Thirty Years War.
May 23, 1618. The Bohemian Revolt.
1750 -1900 Enlightenment and Revolution.
American Revolution.French Revolution. Imperialism.
Napoleon Bonaparte. The Industrial Revolution. Economic, social, and cultural reform. The Enlightenment sparked revolutions.
End of the French and Indian War. 1763.
Europe, the 1800s. Nationalist movements led to the unification of Italy and Germany.
The Mongol Empire connected Europe and Asia, creating safe trade and stability between the two regions.
American Revolution (1775-1783). War of 1812 (1812-Spanish-American War (1898-1902)1815).
Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War (1861-1865). Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898).
World War I (1917-1918). World War II (1941 –1945). Korean War (1950-1953).
Vietnam War (1964-1975). Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991).
Global War on Terror (Oct 2001-).
Inventions: 1774, Electric Telegraph. 1790, First Sewing Machine Invented. 1794, Cotton Gin.
The Ottoman Empire started in the corner of Turkey. It comprised a few nomadic tribes. They could fight from horseback. It expanded to all of the Middle East, Africa, and Spain. Osman was the Ottoman leader. By 1299 AD, their conquest game had peaked. After one thousand years, Christian Constantinople was no longer mighty. It fell to the Ottomans. Bagdag had been defeated earlier. World War I took the Ottoman Empire out.
