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1
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Great Pyramid of Giza built by Khufu

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-2570

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Start of Shang Dynasty

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-1600 (till -1046)

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3
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Roughly the date when Moses left Egypt

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-1250

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Roughly the date of the Trojan Wars (if that existed)

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-1200

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Start of Zhou Dynasty

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-1046 (till -221)

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First Olympiad in Greece

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-776

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Birth of Cyrus the Great of Persia

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-600

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End of 1st Temple Period of Jews (started in 10th century BC) (Destruction by Babylonians)

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-586

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9
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Birth of Buddha

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-563

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Birth of Confucius

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-551

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Greeks won the Persian War and ended Persia’s attempt to conquer Greece

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-479

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Start of Chinese Warring States period (lasted until start of Qin dynasty)

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-403

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Sparta won the Peloponesian War over Athens

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-404

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14
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Birth of Aristotle

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-384

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15
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Alexander conquers Egypt

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-332

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16
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Romans conquered the whole Italian peninsula

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-264

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17
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Qin Dynasty starts

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-221 (lasted 15 yrs)

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Han Dynasty starts

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-202 (till 220)

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End of Second Punic War (Carthage’s defeat, although it almost conquered Rome)

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-201

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Romans defeated Greeks at Battle of Corinth. Start of Roman era of Greek history

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-146

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21
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Cleopatra dies. Roman conquers Egypt

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-30

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22
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Founding of Roman Empire by Augustus

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-27

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23
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Crucifixion of Jesus

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29

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24
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Siege of Jerusalem and destruction of the Second Jewish Temple

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73 (started in 516 BC)

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Battle of 赤壁

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208

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26
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Cao Pi proclaimed emperor of Wei

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220 (till 266)

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27
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Start of West Jin Dynasty by Sima

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266 (lasted until 420 as East Jin)

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28
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Founding of Constantinople

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330

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29
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Last time West and East Roman Empires were ruled by a single emperor

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395

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30
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Augustine of Hippo finishs The City of God

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426

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31
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Fall of Roman Empire

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476

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32
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Justinian the Great built Hagia Sophia

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537

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33
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Augustine of Canteberry converts England

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597

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34
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Tang Dynasty starts

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618 (till 907)

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35
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Mohammed’s flight from Mecca to Madina

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622

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36
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Arabs/Muslims conquered Persia. Start of end of Zoroastrian religion

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651

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37
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Muslim rule over Iberia starts

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711

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38
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Frankish Charles Martel won against Umayyad in Battle of Tour. Stoped Arab expansion in Europe, helped to establish Carolingian Empire

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733

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39
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Start of Abbasid Caliphate

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750 (till 1517 in Egypt)

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40
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Anlushan rebellion starts

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755 (lasted 7 years)

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41
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Start of Heian Period in Japan

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794 (till 1185)

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42
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Coranation of Charlemagne

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800

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43
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Treaty of Verdun: breakup of Carolingian empire and birth of France and Germany

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843

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44
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Alfred the Great becomes King of the English

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886

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45
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Start of Fatima Caliphate in Tunisia/Egypt

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902 (till 1171)

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46
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Start of Goryeo Dynasty in Korea (first time unified)

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918 (till 1392)

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47
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Start of Song Dynasty

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960 (till 1279)

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48
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Otto I became the first Emperor of Holy Roman Empire

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962

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49
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Hugh Capet becomes the first king in the Capetian dynasty

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987 (till 1792)

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50
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Baptism of Vladimir the Great and Kievian Rus

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988

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51
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Death of Cnut the Great (King of England, Denmark, Norway)

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1035

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52
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East-West Schism

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1054

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53
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Battle of Hastings

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1066

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54
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Founding of Kingdom of Jerusalem

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1099 (till 1291)

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55
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End of Liao (Kithan) dynasty by 金朝

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1125

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56
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Start of Kamakura Shogunate

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1185 (till 1333)

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57
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Crusaders sacked Constantinople during 4th Crusade

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1204

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58
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Magna Carta

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1215

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59
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Fall of 金朝 (by Mongols)

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1234

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60
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Battle of Ain Jalut (stopped Mongol invasion in the West)

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1260

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61
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Mongol invasion of Japan failed due to Kamikaze

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1281

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62
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Mansa Musa’s hajj to Mecca

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1324

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63
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Start of Muromachi/Ashikaga shogunate

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1336 (till 1573)

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64
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Start of Black Death

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1346 (lasted 7 years)

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65
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Ming Dynasty starts

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1368 (till 1644)

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66
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Start of Joseon dynasty in Korea

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1392 (till 1910)

67
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Fall of Constantinople

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1453

68
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Start of Ottoman Caliphate by capture last Abbasid Caliph in Cairo

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1517 (till 1924)

69
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Russians (Grand Duchy of Moscow) gained independence from Mongols

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1480

70
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Mislim rule over Iberia ends with the success of La Reconquista

A

1492

71
Q

Christopher Columb discovered America

A

1492

72
Q

Martin Luther publishes Ninety-Five Theses

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1517

73
Q

Spain conquers Mexico

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1521

74
Q

Mugal Empire starts in India

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1526 (till 1857)

75
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Spanish armada was defeated by British

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1588

76
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Romeo and Juliet by Shakespere

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1597

77
Q

Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and end of Japan’s Korean invasion

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1598

78
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Start of Tokugawa Shogunate

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1603

79
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Founding of New France by Samuel de Champlain

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1608

80
Q

Qing Dynasty starts

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1636

81
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Peace of Westphalia that marked the end of Thirty Years War

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1648

82
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Execution of Charles I of England and start of republic system that lasted 11 yrs

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1649

83
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Siege of Vienna by Muslims failed (end of Muslim expansion)

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1683

84
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Newton’s law of universal gravitation

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1687

85
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William of Orange becames King of England after Glorious Revolution

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1689

86
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Peter The Great moves capital to Saint Petersbourg

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1712

87
Q

Death of Louis XIV of France

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1715

88
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham

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1759

89
Q

Qing definitely conquers Xinjiang

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1759

90
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American Declaration of independence

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1776

91
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Adam Smith writes The Wealth of Nations

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1776

92
Q

James Watt’s steam engine

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1776

93
Q

French Revolution starts (Estate General)

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1789

94
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America’s purchase of Louisiana

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1803

95
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Haiti declared its independence from France

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1804

96
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Burning of White House of British troops from Canada

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1812

97
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Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo

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1815

98
Q

End of First Opium War

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1842

99
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End of US-Mexico War that resulted in Mexican Cession

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1848

100
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Darwin writes On the Origin of Species

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1859

101
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American Civil War starts

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1861 (till 1865)

102
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Meiji Restoration

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1868

103
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Unification of Germany by Prussia

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1871

104
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Rome changed from monarchy to republic

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-509

105
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Start of Xin dynastry in China

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9

106
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Constantine granted religious toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire with Edict of Milan

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313

107
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Emperor Theodosius issued the Edict of Thessalonica, which declared Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire.

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380

108
Q

Siege and sack of Baghdad by Mongols

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1258

109
Q

Start of Nara Period

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710 (lasted till 794)

110
Q

The Tale of Genji

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1021

111
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Eight-Nation Alliance invades Beijing

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1901

112
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Establishment of Zhou Dynasty by Wu Zetian

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690 (till 705)

113
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Marco Polo’s Asian Travels

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1271 (till 1295)

114
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Death of Jeanne D’Arc

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1431

115
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Start of One Hundred Years’ War

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1337 (till 1453)

116
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Cixi starts to be Empress Dowager of China

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1861 (till 1908)

117
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Zhang Qian starts his travels

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-138 (till -126)

118
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Zheng He’s travels start

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1405 (till 1433)

119
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澶渊之盟 between Song and Liao

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1005

120
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Pope Urban II called for 1st crusade

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1095

121
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Start of Second Opium War

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1856 (till 1860)

122
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Arrival of Perry’s Black Ships

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1853

123
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Birth of 圣德太子 (Shotoku)

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574

124
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Start of Umayyad Caliphate

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661 (till 750)

125
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Western Schism (bishops residing in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the true pope)

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1378 (till 1417)

126
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Treaty of Tordesillas (division of New World)

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1494

127
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End of the East India Company Rule (taken over by the Crown)

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1858

128
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Battle of Plassey (East India Company took control of Bengal)

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1757

129
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Taiping Rebellion

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1850 (till 1864)

130
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Hundred Days’ Reform (戊戌变法)

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1898

131
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Monk Kukai settled in Mount Kouya

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819

132
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Execution of Robespierre

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1794

133
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Spanish-American War (US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines)

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1898

134
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Magellan Expedition completed (first circumnavigation of the world)

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1522

135
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Publication of Copernicus’s model of Sun as world’s centre

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1543

136
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Great Exhibition in London

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1851

137
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Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen: The end of the Babenberg dynasty and the rise of the Habsburgs in Austria

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1278

138
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The first Siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire is repelled, securing Austria’s role in defending Europe from Ottoman expansion.

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1529

139
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The Peace of Augsburg ended a period of armed conflict between Roman Catholic and Protestant forces within the Holy Roman and established cuius regio, eius religio. Granting religious autonomy to the rulers of German states, including Austria.

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1555

140
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Francis II proclaims himself to be the Emperor of Austria.

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1804

141
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Last Holy Roman Emperor (Francis II) abdicated

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1806

142
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The Austro-Hungarian Compromise established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.

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1867

143
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Coronation of Stephen I, first king of Hungary

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1000

144
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Start of Bronze Age

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-3300

145
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Earliest start of Iron Age (Near East and Egypt)

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-1200

146
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The arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, marking the beginning of British colonization of Australia and the establishment of the colony of New South Wales.

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1788

147
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The six British colonies in Australia federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia, becoming a unified nation.

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1901

148
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Start of Hittite Empire (lasted until -1180)

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-1650

149
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The Persian Empire conquers Anatolia, incorporating it into the Achaemenid Empire.

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-546

150
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Anatolia becomes part of the Roman Republic after the defeat of last Hellenistic king

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-133

151
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Battle of Manzikert - The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert, leading to the gradual Turkish conquest of Anatolia.

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1071

152
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Ottoman Empire Founded - Osman I establishes the Ottoman Beylik, laying the foundation for the Ottoman Empire.

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1299

153
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Neo Hittite States

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-1180 (till around -800 when absorbed into Assyrian Empire)

154
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Start of Seven Years War

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1756 (end in 1763)

155
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Start of War of Austrian Succession

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1740 (end in 1748)

156
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Start of building of Ring Road in Vienna

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1857

157
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Start of War of the Roses

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1455 (end in 1487)

158
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Death of Holy Roman Emperor + King of Spain Charles V

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1558

159
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Greek Dark Age

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-1100 to -800

160
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Roughly when Homer completed Iliad and Odyssey

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-720

161
Q

Start of First Industrialization

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1760 (last till 1840)

162
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Start of the Second Industrialization

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1870 (till 1914)

163
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Battle of Kadesh

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-1274

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