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39 Cards in this Set
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3500 BCE
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Civilization arises in Mesopotamia
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3000 BCE
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Hinduism being practiced in India
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483 BCE
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Siddhartha Gautama dies
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0-40 CE
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Life of Jesus
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500 CE
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End of Roman Empire/Start Feudal West Europe
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632
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Death of Muhammad
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750
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Fall of Umayyad Dynasty and Rise of Abbassid Islami Empire
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900
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Ghana kings convert to Islam in AWest Africa
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1095
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First Crusade: Europeans go to West Asia to re-conquer Holy Lands
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1250-1350
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Mongol Empire: 4 Khannates = RUssia, Persia, Central Asia, China
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1300-1500
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Italian Renaissance
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1324
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Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca
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1405-1433
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Voyages of Admiral Zheng He on Indian Ocean
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1453
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Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks
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1492
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Spain unifies, Colombus, Start of Columbian Exchange, Moors driven out
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1506
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Kongo King converts to Christianity
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1519
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Arrival of conquistadors in Mexico
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1600
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British East India trading in India
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1607
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Starting of Jamestown and start of slaves being brought to North America
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1644
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Rise of Qing Dynasty in China
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1765
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James Watt perfects the steam engine
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1776
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American Revolution
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1807
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Slave trade abolished in Britain (1808 in U.S., 1814 in France)
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1833
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Slavery abolished in Britain (1808 in U.S., 1814 in France)
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1843
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Treaty of Nanjing ends the Opium Wars between Britain and China
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1848
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Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx (early years of German industry)
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1857
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Start of direct British rules in India, after the Sepoy Mutiny
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1868
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Meiji restoration in Japan
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1884-1885
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Berlin Conference to decide rules for divviding Africa
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1914-1918
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WWI
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1939-1945
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WWII
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1947
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Indian Independence
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1948
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Creation of State of Israel (Britain pulls out of Middle East)
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1949
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Communist revolution in China
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1950
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Start of Korean War
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1955
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Bandung Conference where emerging nations declare non-alignment
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1960
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"The Year of Africa" when many African nations gained independence
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1961
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Construction of the Berlin Wall
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1990
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Fall of Communism in Russia and Europe
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