AP World History Timeline Flashcards

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When did the beginning of agriculture occur?

8000 BCE

When did the beginning of the Bronze Age occur?

3000 BCE

When did the Iron Age begin?

1300 BCE

When did Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism begin?

6th C BCE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Greek Golden Age occur?

5th C BCE Signup and view all the answers

When did Alexander the Great die?

323 BCE Signup and view all the answers

When was China unified by Qin?

221 BCE Signup and view all the answers

When did Christianity begin?

32 CE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Pax Romana end?

180 CE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Han dynasty end?

220 CE Signup and view all the answers

When was the Roman capital moved to Constantinople?

333 CE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Trans-Saharan trade routes begin?

4th C Signup and view all the answers

When did Rome fall?

476 CE Signup and view all the answers

When did Justinian rule the Byzantine Empire?

527 CE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Bubonic Plague hit Europe?

1347-1348 Signup and view all the answers

When did Marco Polo travel?

1271-1295 Signup and view all the answers

When did the First Crusade take place?

1095 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Tours fought?

732 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Great Schism occur in the Christian Church?

1054 Signup and view all the answers

When did Zheng He's voyages end?

1433 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Mongols sack Baghdad?

1258 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Battle of Manzikert occur?

1071 Signup and view all the answers

When was Islam founded?

622 Signup and view all the answers

When did Mansa Musa undertake his pilgrimage?

1324 Signup and view all the answers

When did Ibn Battuta travel?

1325-1349 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Norman conquest of England occur?

1066 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Ottomans capture Constantinople?

1453 Signup and view all the answers

When did Dias round the Cape of Good Hope?

1488 Signup and view all the answers

When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?

1492 Signup and view all the answers

When did the first slaves arrive in the Americas?

1502 Signup and view all the answers

When did Martin Luther publish his 95 Theses?

1517 Signup and view all the answers

When did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?

1521 Signup and view all the answers

When did Pizarro topple the Inca?

1533 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Lepanto?

1571 Signup and view all the answers

When did the British defeat the Spanish Armada?

1588 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Sekigahara?

1600 Signup and view all the answers

When was Jamestown founded?

1607 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Thirty Years War occur?

1618-1648 Signup and view all the answers

When did the unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna take place?

1683 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Glorious Revolution occur?

1689 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

1750-1914 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Seven Years War occur?

1756-1763 Signup and view all the answers

When did the American Revolution occur?

1776 Signup and view all the answers

When did Adam Smith write 'The Wealth of Nations'?

1776 Signup and view all the answers

When did the French Revolution begin?

1789 Signup and view all the answers

When did Haiti gain independence?

1804 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Congress of Vienna occur?

1815 Signup and view all the answers

When did Latin America gain independence?

1820s Signup and view all the answers

When did the first Opium War in China occur?

1839 Signup and view all the answers

When did the European revolutions take place?

1848 Signup and view all the answers

When did Marx and Engels write the Communist Manifesto?

1848 Signup and view all the answers

When did Commodore Perry open Japan?

1853 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Sepoy Mutiny occur?

1857 Signup and view all the answers

When did serfdom end in Russia?

1861 Signup and view all the answers

When did Italian unification occur?

1861 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued in the U.S.?

1863 Signup and view all the answers

When did German unification take place?

1871 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Berlin Conference occur?

1885 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Spanish-American War occur?

1898 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Boer War occur?

1899 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Russo-Japanese War take place?

1905 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Mexican Revolution happen?

1910-1920 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Chinese Revolution occur?

1911 Signup and view all the answers

When did World War I begin?

1914 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Russian Revolution take place?

1917 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

1919 Signup and view all the answers

When did the stock market crash occur?

1929 Signup and view all the answers

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

1931 Signup and view all the answers

When did Italy invade Ethiopia?

1935 Signup and view all the answers

When did Germany launch its blitzkrieg of Poland?

1939 Signup and view all the answers

When did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

1941 Signup and view all the answers

When did World War II end?

1945 Signup and view all the answers

When did India gain independence?

1947 Signup and view all the answers

When was Israel born?

1948 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Chinese Communist Revolution occur?

1949 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Korean War occur?

1950-1953 Signup and view all the answers

When did Vietnam defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu?

1954 Signup and view all the answers

When did nationalism regarding the Suez Canal rise?

1956 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Cuban Revolution occur?

1959 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

1962 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Six-Day War occur?

1967 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Yom Kippur War occur?

1973 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Iranian Revolution occur?

1979 Signup and view all the answers

When did the first Palestinian intifada occur?

1987 Signup and view all the answers

When did the fall of Berlin Wall happen?

1989 Signup and view all the answers

When did the USSR fall and the first Gulf War occur?

1991 Signup and view all the answers

When did the genocide in Rwanda happen?

1994 Signup and view all the answers

When did the 9/11 attacks occur?

2001 Signup and view all the answers

When did the first all-race elections in South Africa occur?

1994 Signup and view all the answers

When did World War I end?

1919 Signup and view all the answers

When did the United States enter WWII?

1941 Signup and view all the answers

When did de-Stalinization occur?

1956 Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Agricultural and Early Civilizations

Beginning of agriculture around 8000 BCE marked a major transition to settled farming and a shift in human society.
Bronze Age began around 3000 BCE, leading to early civilizations using metal tools and trade.

Major Eras and Philosophies

Iron Age commenced around 1300 BCE, characterized by the use of iron tools and weapons.
The 6th Century BCE saw the emergence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, significantly influencing Asian cultures and moral philosophy.

Classical and Hellenistic Periods

The Greek Golden Age occurred in the 5th Century BCE, producing notable philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE marked the end of significant Hellenistic conquests.

Roman and Chinese Developments

Qin Dynasty unified China in 221 BCE, establishing the first centralized imperial state.
Christianity began around 32 CE, rapidly spreading through the Roman Empire.

Fall of Empires and Global Trade

Pax Romana ended in 180 CE, leading to political instability in the Roman Empire.
The Han dynasty in China fell around 220 CE, resulting in political fragmentation.

Cultural and Economic Changes

Constantinople became the Roman capital in 333 CE, impacting trade and culture in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The 4th Century CE marked the start of Trans-Saharan trade routes, facilitating trade between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

Medieval Events in Europe and Asia

The fall of Rome occurred in 476 CE, leading to the rise of feudalism in Europe.
Justinian's rule over the Byzantine Empire began in 527 CE, noted for legal reforms and architectural achievements.

Plagues and Global Exploration

The Bubonic Plague swept through Europe during 1347-1348, drastically reducing the population.
Marco Polo traveled from 1271 to 1295, increasing European interest in Asia and trade routes.

Crusades and Religious Schisms

The First Crusade launched in 1095, propelled by Christian efforts to reclaim the Holy Land.
The Great Schism in 1054 divided Christianity into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches.

Rise of Empires

The rise of the Ottomans culminated in 1453 with their capture of Constantinople, ending Byzantine control.
Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, opening new maritime trade routes.

Age of Exploration and Colonialism

Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492, marking the beginning of European colonization in the New World.
The first African slaves arrived in the Americas in 1502, initiating a brutal transatlantic slave trade.

Reformation and Conquests

Martin Luther's 95 Theses in 1517 sparked the Protestant Reformation.
Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs in 1521, significantly expanding Spanish territories.

Important Battles and Treaties

The Battle of Lepanto in 1571 marked a significant naval conflict between Christian and Ottoman forces.
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ended Spain's dominance at sea.

Shifts in Power

The Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 established Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, leading to a long period of peace.
Jamestown was founded in 1607, becoming the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Political and Economic Revolutions

The Industrial Revolution surged from 1750 to 1914, fundamentally altering economies and societies.
The American Revolution began in 1776, influenced by Enlightenment ideas of liberty and democracy.

Independence Movements

The Haitian independence movement culminated in the declaration of 1804, becoming the first successful slave revolt.
Latin American independence movements occurred in the 1820s, inspired by Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas.

Wars and Conflicts

The 1st Opium War in China happened in 1839, leading to significant repercussions for Chinese sovereignty.
The Russian and Japanese empires clashed in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, showcasing Japan's emergence as a world power.

Twentieth Century Shifts

World War I began in 1914, leading to extensive global conflict.
The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 formally ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations on Germany.

Post-war Changes

The stock market crash of 1929 led to the Great Depression, affecting economies worldwide.
The emergence of totalitarian regimes in the 1930s altered global political landscapes.

Cold War Tensions

The Korean War (1950-1953) highlighted Cold War divisions between North and South Korea.
The Cuban missile crisis in 1962 brought the US and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.

Significant Historical Events

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 signaled the decline of communist influence in Eastern Europe.
The attacks on September 11, 2001, profoundly impacted US foreign policy and global security.

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