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AP World Dates
Term | Definition |
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960-1271 | Song Dynasty in China |
1200 | Rise of Kingdom of Mali (West Africa) |
1271 | Founding of the Yuan Dynasty |
1281 | Founding of the Ottoman Empire (Afro-Eurasia) |
1300s | Empire of Mali (West Africa) |
1405-1433 | Zheng He voyages |
1453 | Ottomans conquer Constantinople |
1498 | Vasco da Gama reaches India |
1517 | Start of Protestant Reformation |
1526-1857 | Mughal Empire (South Asia) |
1600-1690 | Scientific Revolution |
1603-1867 | Tokugawa Shogunate (East Asia) |
1643-1715 | Louis XIV in France; absolute monarchy |
1644 | Founding of the Qing Dynasty (East Asia) |
1689-1725 | Peter the Great; Westernization of Russia |
1729-1796 | Catherine the Great rules Russia |
1770 | Beginning of Industrial Revolution |
1776 | Adam Smith writes the "Wealth of Nations" |
1789-1815 | French Revolution and Napoleon |
1839-1841 | Opium Wars |
1848 | Communist Manifesto; Marxism |
1858 | British Raj in India |
1861 | Emancipation of serfs in Russia |
1868-1914 | Meiji Restoration; Japanese industrialize (East Asia) |
1871 | Unification of Germany |
1885 | Berlin Conference |
1885 | Founding of Indian National Congress |
1910-1920 | Mexican Revolution |
1912 | Chinese Revolution |
1917 | Russian Revolution |
1947 | India becomes independent |
1914-1918 | WWI and Versailles Conference |
1939-1945 | WWII |
1947-1991 | Cold War |
1948 | Creation of Israel |