World History Timeline
Michaelangelo
Sistine Chapel, Pieta, David's Statue
Vienna
Site of 1814 Congress of Nations to redraw Europe's boundaries
Byzantine
Slavs, Kiev, Rurik, Vladimir, Tartars, Russia
Cold War
Stand-off between USA and USSR after WWII
Henry VIII
Started Reformation in England to get a divorce
WWI
The Great War 6-28-1914 to 11-11-1918
Nationalism
The drive for independence as a nation
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty against Germany to settle WWI
Enlightenment 1600-1800
V.
European Domination 1800-1900
VI.
American Leadership 1900-2000
VII.
Globalization 2000-Present
VIII.
Monroe Doctrine
Warning European countries to stay out of the western hemisphere
9/11
World Trade Towers in NYC attacked in 2001
Machiavelli
Wrote "The Prince" about politics
Bach
Wrote music for the church
Arameans
1000-800 BC Syria, crossroads, trade, Damascus, common language
Hebrews
1050-586 BC monotheistic, theocracy, united then divided kingdoms
Phonecians
1500-1000 BC alphabet, purple dye, merchants
Mycenean
1500-1200 BC commercial center of Aegean, Trojan wars
WWII
1941-1945 US involvement in war
Korean War
1950-53 conflict along the 38th parallel
Vietnam War
1964-75 US involvement in French Indochina
Hittites
2000-1000 BC iron ore and weapons, Heth, ruled by military
Amorites
2000-1500 BC Hammurabi, Epic of Gilgamesh
Minoan
2000-1500 BC ancient Greek civilization on Crete, Knossos was capital
Akkadians
2500-2000 BC Sargon, kind was above priests, defeated the city-states
Babel
3000 BC tower, people scattered, and language mixed
Egypt
3000-2500 BC Nile, pharaohs, 3 kingdom periods, pyramids
Sumerians
3500-2500 BC cuneiform, ziggurats, polytheistic, priest-ruled, small city-states
Greece
500-323 BC philosophy, art, humanities, Alexander the Great
Persia
539-400 BC Cyrus, let Israel return to land, Royal Road, Darius, Zoroastrianism
Babylon
612-539 BC Nebuchadnezzar, took over Jerusalem
Assyrians
800-612 BC Nineveh was capital, took over Israel
Martin Luther
95 Theses, first German Bible
France
Absolutism, especially Louis XIII and Louis XIV, then bloody revolution
Holy Roman Empire
Alliance between German Empire and the Catholic Church, conflicts, Otto the Great
FDR
American President during 1930s and WWII
England
Anglo-Saxon, William of Normandy, Magna Carta, Robin Hood
Francis Ferdinand
Austrian royalty assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist which started WWI
Churchill
British Prime Minister during WWII
Aztecs
Built city on an island in Mexico with canals
Harvey
Circulation of blood
Collapse of Russia
Communism falls in the former Soviet Union, 1991
Fidel Castro
Communist military dictator of Cuba since 1959
Handle
Composed "Messiah"
Eastern "Roman Empire"
Constantinople, Justinian, Eastern Orthodox Church
Sudam Husain
Dictatorial military leader of Iraq in 1980s-90s
Columbus
Discovered the West Indies in the Caribbean
European Union
European countries uniting to remove all trade barriers among themselves
Marco Polo
Explorer of the late 1200s that described China and inspired other explorers
Medieval Church
Feudalism, sacraments, princes and popes, Crusades
Vasco DeGama
First European to reach India by sailing around Africa
Magellan
First expedition to circumnavigate the globe
Sputnik
First man-made satellite, launched in USSR after WWII
Nelson Mandela
First native African President of South Africa, led fight against apartheid
John Smith
Founded Jamestown in 1607 in Virginia
France
Franks, Clovis, Charlemagne, divine right of Kings
John Pershing
General that led US troops and Allies to victory in WWI
Locke
Government is social contract, all men are equal
Newton
Gravity
Incas
Great South American civilization with an empire in modern-day Peru
Mozart
Great musician, played at age 4, "Figaro", "the Magic Flute"
Shakespeare
Greatest playwright and poet
Austria
Hapsburgs ruled
Ancient Civilizations 4000 BC- 500 BC
I.
Ancient World Empires 500 BC- 500 AD
II.
Middle Dark Medieval 500-1350
III.
Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration 1350-1600
IV.
Gorbechev
Initiated Policies of perestroika and glasnost, which helped lead to the collapse of the USSR
United Nations
International group of member nations designed to encourage world cooperation
Whitney
Invented the cotton gin
Mussolini
Italian dictator, led Fascist Party in 1922
Hitler
Joins Nazi Party 1923, appointed Chancellor 1933, founds Third Reich
Bismark
Key person involved in German unification
England
Kings tried to make it absolutist, but Parliament prevailed
Napoleon
Last Emperor of France
Nicholas II
Last Russian Czar, assassinated in 1917
Ghandi
Leader of Indian independence who advocated passive resistance
Rembrandt
Many paintings inspired by Bible stories
Mayans
Mexican civilization known for great building projects and learning
Gulf War
Middle East between Iraq and UN forces in 1991
Livingstone
Missionary and explorer in Africa
Da Vinci
Mona Lisa, inventions, The Last Supper
Islamic Empire
Muhammed, Allah, Koran, Caliphs
Israel
Nation formed in 1948 from former Palestine
Copernicus
Polish astronomer, heliocentric theory
Prince Henry
Portuguese Navigator, had a school of navigation
Woodrow Wilson
President of USA during WWI
Assembly Line
Putting a product together at various stations
Automation
Replacing people's labor with machines
America
Revolution, democracy, expanision
Russia
Romanov dynasty brought new ideas, westernization, Peter the Great
Prussia
Ruled by the 'electors', lots of Fredericks and Frederick Williams
Stalin
Russian Dictator 1927 on, collectivizes agriculture, reign of terror
Bartholomew Dias
Sailed around Africa, named Cape of Good Hope today
Lenin
Seizes control of Russia in 1917
Montesquieu
Separation of government into 3 branches, influenced American politics
