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AP World Dates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |