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38,000 BCE
North America - Paleo Indians Crossing the Bering Land Bridge
The Paleo Indians cross the Bering Land Bridge and settle down in North America. They also learned to farm and in the end, societies start to develop. pg. 6-7 -
Period: 38,000 BCE to 1500
The World before the Opening of the Atlantic
Olmec: 1,200 BC to 400 BC pg. 8
Maya: 200 BC to 900 BC pg. 8
Aztec: 1400 BC to 1521 BC pg. 9
Inca: 1438 BC to 1532 BC pg. 10
Anasazi: 1500 BC to 1300 AD pg. 10-11
Hopewell: 1000 BC to 700 AD pg. 11
Mississippian: 700 AD to 1700 AD pg. 11
Ghana: 300 AD to 1060 AD pg. 16-18
Mali: 1200 AD to 1500 AD pg 18-19
Songhai: 1400 AD to 1500 AD pg. 18-19 -
1500 BCE
The Americas - The Anasazi
The Anasazi were one of the earliest farm cultures in the Southwest. The Anasazi lived in the Four Corners region and adapted to their dry environment. They lived in Pueblos and were skilled basket makers. They learned how to use irrigation and grew beans, squash, and maize. - pg. 10 -
1200 BCE
Mesoamerica- The Development of the Olmec Civilization
The Olmec developed the earliest civilization known in the whole of Mesoamerica. pg. 8 -
509 BCE
Europe - The Roman Republic
Created in 509 BC, the Roman Republic elected officials to rule the city each year. The officials stayed in power for only one year. It was later changed into three parts that protected the residents and the city. pg. 23 -
300
West Africa - The Kingdom of Ghana
Historians believe that the first people of Ghana were the Soninke( farmers that lived along the Niger river). Then in AD 300 they were terrorized by nomadic herders and so Soninke families grouped together to form Ghana. Ghana became very wealthy from their gold and salt and soon had the religion of Islam in the country. Ghana fell when the Almoravids( a Muslim group) attacked Ghana to force its leaders to become Muslims. pg. 16-18 -
Period: 874 to
New Empire in the Americas
New Empires were created in the Americas and many events took place in the Americas and Europe. -
1000
The Americas - Discovery of America
Leif Eriksson ( son of Erik the Red) was sailing to Greenland when strong wind blew his ship to the North American Coast. He landed in present-day Canada. They settled in a place called Vinland, but left several years later due to constant attacks from Native Americans. pg. 38-39 -
1142
The Americas - The Iroquois League
The Iroquois League was created by the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and was a alliance that was established by the Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, and Senaca. Their goal was to toughen the alliance against invasions. They made peace and had war with non-Iroquois people. pg. 14 -
1347
Europe -The Black Death
The Black Death spreads across Europe and kills around 25 million people. Ships from Africa and Asia carried rats that were infected by the plague. pg. 25 -
1400
West Africa - The Kingdom of Mali
Mali's first ruler was Sundiata, but it's most famous ruler was Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa was extremely rich and religion was very important to him. He went on a hajj and tried to spread Islam to West Africa. When he died, the empire crumbled from poor leadership. Most of Mali was gone by 1500. pg. 18-19 -
Oct 12, 1492
The Americas - Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus leaves Europe in the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria to find a route to Asia across the Atlantic ocean. Christopher Columbus discovers America though he thought it was Asia. pg. 42-43 -
1498
Europe, Africa, and Asia - The Sea Route to Asia
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to Asia for Portugal. pg. 40 -
1517
Europe - The Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church in 1517 and started the Protestant Reformation. People called Protestants protested against some of the Catholic Church's practices. pg. 53 -
1520
Africa and Europe - The African Diaspora
About 12 million Africans were shipped across the Atlantic between the 1520s and the 1860s. Only about 10 million captives survived the trip. The scattering of a people is known as a diaspora. The enslaved Africans were sent to the New World (The Americas). pg. 60 -
1522
The Americas - The Circumnavigation of the Globe
Ferdinand Magellan tries to circumnavigate the globe. His mission was a success though he was killed before the journey ended. His
crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. pg. 44 -
1534
South America - The Conquest of the Inca Empire
The Inca Empire had a large territory and outnumbered Francisco Pizarro, a conquistador. Even though Francisco Pizarro was outnumbered; he was able to defeat and conquer the Inca Empire by 1534. pg. 47 -
Europe - Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large fleet of warships that would invade England. The Spanish Armada outnumbered the English fleet, but in July 1588, England defeated the Spanish Armada. This helped to cause other countries to challenge Spain's power overseas. pg. 53 -
Period: to
North America - The English Colonies
England sets up colonies in North America -
Jamestown, Virginia - The Founding of Jamestown
The first 105 colonists from the London Company arrived in America on April 26, 1607 and founded Jamestown on May 14, 1607. It was the first permanent English settlement in North America. pg. 72 -
North America - The Mayflower Compact
It was a legal contract that agreed to have fair laws in order to protect the general good. It was also one of the first attempts at self-government in all the English colonies. pg.79 -
Maryland - The Toleration Act of 1649
Lord Baltimore made a bill which made it a crime to restrain the religious rights of Christians. It was also the first law in the English colonies that supported religious tolerance. It of course did not stop all religious conflict, but it helped show that the government wanted to protect the rights of minority groups and offer religious freedom. pg. 75 -
North America - The Capturing of New Netherland and New Amsterdam
An English fleet captured an unprotected colony of New Amsterdam without firing a single shot. New Amsterdam became New York City, and New Netherland became New York. pg. 86 -
North America - The Founding of Pennsylvania
King Charles II gave William Penn, a quaker, a charter to start a colony in North America in 1681. The colony became known as Pennsylvania and it grew quickly. pg. 86 -
England - The English Bill of Rights
It was a act that decreased the powers of the English monarch in 1689. pg. 91 -
New England - The Salem Witch Trials
They were in the early 1690s. They were trials that accused girls that they cursed people. Even before the trials had ended, 19 people were put to death. pg.83 -
The Western World - The Enlightenment
It was a movement which spread ideas that logic and reason could improve society. It took place in the 1700s. pg. 95 -
North America - The Stamp Act of 1765
It required colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought paper items. If they refused to buy stamps they would be fined or sent to jail. pg. 100 -
North America - The Boston Tea Party
Colonists that were disguised as Indians dumped 340 tea chests into the Boston Harbor on the night of December 16, 1773. They sneaked into three tea-filled ships. pg. 102 -
Chapter 1 - Social Studies Modern Day Event
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press that used movable type. It made it so that it could print an entire page all at once. This allowed people to have the same books and talk to each other about it. pg. 27 Nowadays people use printers to have printed out paper. With the invention of the printing press it allows us today to develop the printer and print put many pieces of paper in seconds. This is important in school, work, and other things and places. -
Chapter 2 - Social Studies Modern Day Event
The Columbian Exchange is when the European explorers and settlers took plants and animals with them to the Americas and brought back to Asia,Europe,and Africa new varieties of plants and animals. pg. 44-45 The Columbian Exchange happened in the past, but it still affects modern day. Things that were exchanged still are here in the countries that exchanged items. Diseases that were introduced affected the Native Americans because there are now very little Native Americans left in the Americas. -
Chapter 3 - Social Studies Modern Day Event
The Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims in surviving North America, and so the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag to a feast. It then became known as the first Thanksgiving. pg. 79 If the Wampanoag did not help the Pilgrims, then there would be no Thanksgiving day today to celebrate the survival of the Pilgrims. Also if there was no Thanksgiving Day, we won't get a day off school this year.