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?

<p>6th C BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Greek Golden Age occur?

<p>5th C BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Alexander the Great die?

<p>323 BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was China unified by Qin?

<p>221 BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Christianity begin?

<p>32 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Pax Romana end?

<p>180 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Han dynasty end?

<p>220 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Roman capital moved to Constantinople?

<p>333 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Trans-Saharan trade routes begin?

<p>4th C</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Rome fall?

<p>476 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Justinian rule the Byzantine Empire?

<p>527 CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Bubonic Plague hit Europe?

<p>1347-1348</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Marco Polo travel?

<p>1271-1295</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the First Crusade take place?

<p>1095</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Tours fought?

<p>732</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Great Schism occur in the Christian Church?

<p>1054</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Zheng He's voyages end?

<p>1433</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Mongols sack Baghdad?

<p>1258</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Battle of Manzikert occur?

<p>1071</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Islam founded?

<p>622</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Mansa Musa undertake his pilgrimage?

<p>1324</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Ibn Battuta travel?

<p>1325-1349</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Norman conquest of England occur?

<p>1066</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Ottomans capture Constantinople?

<p>1453</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Dias round the Cape of Good Hope?

<p>1488</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?

<p>1492</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first slaves arrive in the Americas?

<p>1502</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Martin Luther publish his 95 Theses?

<p>1517</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?

<p>1521</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Pizarro topple the Inca?

<p>1533</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Lepanto?

<p>1571</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the British defeat the Spanish Armada?

<p>1588</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Battle of Sekigahara?

<p>1600</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Jamestown founded?

<p>1607</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Thirty Years War occur?

<p>1618-1648</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna take place?

<p>1683</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Glorious Revolution occur?

<p>1689</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

<p>1750-1914</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Seven Years War occur?

<p>1756-1763</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the American Revolution occur?

<p>1776</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>1776</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the French Revolution begin?

<p>1789</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Haiti gain independence?

<p>1804</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Congress of Vienna occur?

<p>1815</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Latin America gain independence?

<p>1820s</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first Opium War in China occur?

<p>1839</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the European revolutions take place?

<p>1848</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Marx and Engels write the Communist Manifesto?

<p>1848</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Commodore Perry open Japan?

<p>1853</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Sepoy Mutiny occur?

<p>1857</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did serfdom end in Russia?

<p>1861</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Italian unification occur?

<p>1861</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>1863</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did German unification take place?

<p>1871</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Berlin Conference occur?

<p>1885</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Spanish-American War occur?

<p>1898</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Boer War occur?

<p>1899</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Russo-Japanese War take place?

<p>1905</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Mexican Revolution happen?

<p>1910-1920</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Chinese Revolution occur?

<p>1911</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did World War I begin?

<p>1914</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Russian Revolution take place?

<p>1917</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

<p>1919</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the stock market crash occur?

<p>1929</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

<p>1931</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Italy invade Ethiopia?

<p>1935</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Germany launch its blitzkrieg of Poland?

<p>1939</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

<p>1941</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did World War II end?

<p>1945</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did India gain independence?

<p>1947</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Israel born?

<p>1948</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Chinese Communist Revolution occur?

<p>1949</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Korean War occur?

<p>1950-1953</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Vietnam defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu?

<p>1954</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did nationalism regarding the Suez Canal rise?

<p>1956</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Cuban Revolution occur?

<p>1959</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

<p>1962</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Six-Day War occur?

<p>1967</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Yom Kippur War occur?

<p>1973</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Iranian Revolution occur?

<p>1979</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first Palestinian intifada occur?

<p>1987</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the fall of Berlin Wall happen?

<p>1989</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>1991</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the genocide in Rwanda happen?

<p>1994</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the 9/11 attacks occur?

<p>2001</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>1994</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did World War I end?

<p>1919</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the United States enter WWII?

<p>1941</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did de-Stalinization occur?

<p>1956</p> 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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