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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
The Maya created an irrigation system and terracing as new farming technology. The main group was very religious and believed in several gods. The Maya developed writing and their economy relied on middle-class workers. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
In 1200 they began looking to expand their civilization and leaving their civilization's men throughout the gulf coast. In this time the Olmec's major cities began to flourish and they were able to get food and goods from the coast. The Olmec were known for their strong agriculture. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
The Crusades called for Urban war against the Muslims. -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
Europe shifted there economy to a trading economy buying and selling goods. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
The Aztecs were led by Montezuma and they were a highly successful group. The Aztecs had their capital city of Tenochtitlan. In 1345 the Aztecs flourished and created a triple alliance. They were very successful in expanding their empire. The Aztecs had a strong farming economy and a powerful military. -
1271
Marco Polo travels to the East
Marco Polo traveled to Asia to get the new materials to trade. -
1289
Crusades end
The war between the Crusades and the Muslims ended, but the Crusades opened Europeans eyes to the rest of the world which led Marco Polo to discover new lands and trade new products which led to the development of new technological inventions. -
1289
Polo imprisoned and writes his book
While Marco Polo was imprisoned he wrote a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. -
1293
Polos journey home
Marco Polo began his journey home by ship with all the jewels and material that he got from his trip. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a Rebirth in Europe which renewed interest in Ancient Greece and Rome and led to people learning about the world around them and discoveries in science and new technology. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The Inca were located in South America. They were a rich economy centered in Cuzco. The Inca built a 14,000-mile road for trade and traveling that allowed them to travel and trade through every season -
1415
Portugal captures the fortress of Ceuta in Africa
Portugal captured the fortress of Ceuta in Africa which was the beginning of Portugal controlling the global market of gold. -
1419
Portugal discovers Madeira Island
Prince Henry helped make advancements in shipbuilding, cartography, and navigational science which led to Portugal's discovery of the Madeira island. -
1427
Portugal discovers Azores island
They discovered Azores island which encouraged Prince Henry and other explorers to navigate south along the coast of Africa. -
1434
Prince Henry's ships successfully return from voyage
Prince Henry's ships got back successfully after there voyage which encouraged the Portuguese to venture even farther. -
1440
The Printing Press is invented
The most important invention during the Renaissance, the Printing Press, was invented by Gutenburg. -
1469
The marriage of Ferdinand or Aragon and Isabelle
Ferdinand and Isabelle got married and unified Catholic Spain. -
1488
Bartolomeu Días travels down the coast of Africa
Bartolomeu Días traveled down the tip of Africa making it further than any explorer before him and reached the Eastern coast of South Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
The Catholic church expels Muslims from Spain
They expelled the Muslims from Spain and Ferdinand and Isabelle funded Columbus' voyage so they could spread Christianity to new lands and gain a commercial advantage over Portugal. -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Hernán Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who took over the Aztecs and became the ruler of Mexico city and was the governor of Spain. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
The Inca empire had been in a civil war and their people were distracted with fighting each other. Pizarro started a war against them and took over because Pizarro had better weapons and recruited native allies. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
Pizarro sent a priest to tell the Incas to renounce their gods. When Atahualpa disagreed, that told Pizarro and his troops to attack. Pizarro captured and executed Atahualpa. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Hobbes wrote the Leviathan to express his beliefs that without a government men would go to war. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke had an opposing viewpoint from Hobbes that there should be self-rule, not a government. -
The United States declares Independence July 4
The colonist used the ideas from Locke and Hobbes to write the Declaration of Independence as a call for revolution against the British crown. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
The French had to pay for France's debts for the seven-year war which made people complain to the king that they wanted equality and they started a French revolution against the French monarchy. -
Haiti gains independence
In 1803 L'Overture was captured and sent away to later die in prison which restored the colony of the French and the slaves won also Haiti got its independence. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
Bolivar returned to South America and invaded Venezuela starting their campaign which was victorious and Venezuela became independent. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
The army of San Martín was transported to Peru and in 1821 he proclaimed the independence of Peru from Spain. -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
Bolivar returned to Venezuela and began to fight against the Spanish and he was able to claim more territory which then created the Gran Colombia created under Bolivar's new government which allowed them to gain independence. -
Mexico gains independence
After a failed rebellion Miguel Hidalgo influenced others to seek independence which later succeeded in Mexico gaining independence.
