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Period: 1800 BCE to 800
The Maya
The Mayans had a powerful civilization of expert builders. They lived in the now and day northern Guatemala. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
The Olmecs
The Olmec were an early Mesoamerican civilization. They lived in the forest of Veracruz and Tabasco. -
1095
Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
they wanted to purge the holy land from the Muslim's control so they sent 4 crusades. -
1200
Europe is a farming economy
they farmed for the things they need they needed which was hard work. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
The Aztec
The Aztecs were a strong resourceful civilization. They lived in Mexico City. -
1271
Marco Polo travels to the East
Marco Polo travels many different places for a span of about 20 years. -
1289
Crusades end
they lasted about 200 years and were unsuccessful at their original goal but their economic and cultural impact had changed the entire country of Europe. -
1293
Polos journey home
He travels back home with all of the new goods and ideas from the east. -
1298
Polo imprisoned and writes his book
During a battle against genoa Marco is captured and meats a writer in prison who inspires him to write about his travels to the east. -
Period: 1300 to
The renaissance
The rebirth of Europe when there was a renewed interest in the ideas in thinking from ancient Greece. -
Period: 1400 to 1532
The Inca
The Inca were a large civilization with a complex government and no written language. They lived in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. -
1415
The Portuguese Capture Fortress of Ceuta in Africa
This was the begging of Portugals dream of controlling the global market of gold. -
1419
The discovery of the Madeira islands
This discovery encouraged Price Henry and his followers to continue to travel. -
1427
The discovery of the Azores Islands
This discovery heavily encouraged more people to continue to venture south. -
1434
1 of prince Henry's ships made a successful voyadge
There were at least 15 attempts to get past Cape Bojador and back. -
1440
The printing press was invented
People no longer had to carve every letter by hand. They could now use a moveable type. -
1469
Queen Isabela and king Ferdinand Married
This marriage unified Catholic Spain and they began building a nation that could compete for global power. -
1488
Bartolomeu Días leads his people around the tip of Africa
He wished to travel further but his crew refused to continue on so they headed back and he discovered "The Cape of Storms." -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus made landfall
He landed on an island he named Hispaniola.which is the present-day Dominican Republic. -
1519
Cortes invades the Aztec
Cortes lands in Mesoamerica and with his greed and spight, he begins to make allies with the tribes conquered by the Aztec and they start to invade the Aztec. -
1529
Pizarro Invades the Inca
Pizarro lands in South America. His lust for gold, glory, and to spread the word of god push him to take control. he begins to make allies with the conquered tribes of the Inca and they begin to invade. -
1532
The Inca fall under Pizarro
Pizzaro conquers the Inca. He takes their land, enslaves the people, and justifies it by saying the king gave him the right to do so. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes writes about this view on man and the government. He also wrights about how he thinks a government should be run. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke writes about his view on the government and how it should be run. He also rights about the changes that need to be made to what they had. -
The United States declares Independence
The states no longer want to be controlled by their mother country. They break away, start to govern themselves, and right the declaration of independence. -
France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man
french started to break away from the French monarchy. they wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and based it on the declaration of independence. -
Haiti gains independence
Toussaint L'Ouverture leads the Haitians in a rebellion and they become the first independent black-ruled state. -
Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela’s fight for independence
Simon Bolivar, the educated criollo, leads the people of Venezuela in a fight for freedom against the Spanish. -
Bolivar’s Gran Columbia gains its independence
Gran Columbia, which was made up of Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. was liberated after bolivar and his soldiers won the battle at Carabobo and marched into Quito to secure the victory. -
Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain
Jose de san martin arrives in Pisco and waits to attack. The Spanish flee to the mountains. Martín takes lima and Peru declares independence. bu the Spanish troops still remain and Jose de san martin needs help to defeat them so he calls in bolivar for help. -
Mexico gains independence
with the help of Hidalgo's movement, the people of Mexico fought for the slaves and mistreated people of color. after 11 years, they gain independence.
