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20th
Century

Updated:

2024-07-20

World War I
Russian Revolution
World War II
Moon Landing
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Development of the Internet
Civil Rights Movement
Decolonization of Africa
End of Apartheid
Rise of Globalization

19th
Century

Updated:

2024-07-20

Napoleonic Wars
Construction of the Eiffel Tower
Emancipation of Slaves
Rise of the British Empire
Development of the Telephone

18th
Century

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2024-07-20

American Revolution
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution Begins
Development of the United States Constitution
Invention of the Steam Engine

17th
Century

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2024-07-20

Founding of Jamestown
Construction of the Taj Mahal
English Civil War
Rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Development of the Enlightenment

16th
Century

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2024-07-20

Protestant Reformation
Foundation of the Mughal Empire
Construction of St. Peter's Basilica
Development of the Scientific Revolution
Development of the Gregorian Calendar

15th
Century

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2024-07-20

Discovery of the Americas
Construction of the Sistine Chapel
Foundation of the Inca Empire
Development of the Printing Press
Rise of the Ottoman Empire

14th
Century

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2024-07-20

Spread of the Black Death
Renaissance Begins in Italy
Foundation of the Ming Dynasty
Construction of the Kremlin
Development of the Hundred Years' War

13rd
Century

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2024-07-20

Rise of the Mongol Empire
Magna Carta Signed
Foundation of the Ottoman Empire
Construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral
Rise of the Mali Empire

12nd
Century

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2024-07-20

Construction of Angkor Wat
Development of Gothic Architecture
Foundation of the University of Paris
Second Crusade
Rise of the Guelphs and Ghibellines

11st
Century

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2024-07-20

Norman Conquest of England
Construction of the Tower of London
Foundation of the Seljuk Empire
Development of the Crusades
Compilation of the Domesday Book

10th
Century

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2024-07-20

Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire
Spread of Christianity in Scandinavia
Construction of the Al-Azhar University
Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate
Development of the Byzantine Empire

9th
Century

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2024-07-20

Development of Feudalism
Rise of the Khmer Empire
Viking Invasions in Europe
Construction of the Great Mosque of Córdoba
Foundation of the University of al-Qarawiyyin

8th
Century

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2024-07-20

Rise of the Abbasid Caliphate
Reign of Charlemagne
Spread of Buddhism in Japan
Foundation of Baghdad
Development of the Carolingian Renaissance

7th
Century

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2024-07-20

Construction of the Grand Canal in China
Spread of Islam
Expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate
Construction of the Dome of the Rock
Rise of the Tang Dynasty

6th
Century

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2024-07-20

Development of the Code of Justinian
Construction of the Hagia Sophia
Foundation of the Sui Dynasty
Reign of Emperor Justinian
Introduction of Buddhism to Japan

5th
Century

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2024-07-20

Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Rise of the Byzantine Empire
Spread of Christianity in Europe
Codification of the Theodosian Code
Founding of the Franks Kingdom

4th
Century

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2024-07-20

Reign of Constantine the Great
Construction of the Arch of Constantine
Foundation of Constantinople
Spread of Mahayana Buddhism
Division of the Roman Empire

3rd
Century

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2024-07-20

Spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Development of Maya Civilization
Crisis of the Third Century
Reign of Emperor Diocletian
Construction of the Library of Celsus

2nd
Century

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2024-07-20

Foundation of the Kingdom of Aksum
Rise of the Kushan Empire
Construction of Hadrian's Wall
Spread of Buddhism to China
Development of Silk Road Trade

1st
Century

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2024-07-20

First Census in China
Construction of the Pont du Gard
Construction of the Colosseum
Spread of Christianity
Destruction of Pompeii

1st
CenturyB.C.E.

Updated:

2024-07-20

Reign of Cleopatra VII
Development of the Julian Calendar
Julius Caesar's Assassination
Establishment of the Roman Empire
Birth of Jesus Christ

2nd
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Development of the Han Dynasty
Battle of Zama
Establishment of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Reign of Eumenes II of Pergamon
Construction of the Altar of Pergamon

3rd
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Foundation of the Library of Alexandria
Rise of the Roman Empire
Construction of the Colossus of Rhodes
Construction of the Great Wall of China
Establishment of the Silk Road

4th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Rise of the Maurya Empire
Conquests of Alexander the Great
Development of Hellenistic Culture
Philosophical Teachings of Aristotle
The Battle of Chaeronea

5th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Battle of Marathon
Construction of the Acropolis in Athens
Construction of the Parthenon
Foundation of the Roman Senate
Philosophical Teachings of Socrates

6th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Introduction of Coinage
Construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Founding of the School of Confucianism
Establishment of the Roman Republic

7th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Rise of the Medes
Foundation of the Kingdom of Lydia
Development of Zoroastrianism
Establishment of Sparta's Military Reforms (Agoge System)
The Assyrian Empire's Expansion under King Ashurbanipal

8th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

First Olympic Games
First Recorded Solar Eclipse
Founding of Rome (Traditional Date)
Establishment of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reforms of Homer's Epics

9th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Foundation of Carthage
Rise of the Etruscan Civilization
Expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Founding of Sparta
Composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey

10th
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Establishment of the Zhou Dynasty
Construction of Solomon's Temple
Spread of the Phoenician Alphabet
Emergence of Greek City-States
The Assyrian Empire Begins Its Rise to Power

11st
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Development of the Olmec Civilization
Rise of the Kingdom of Israel
Development of Iron Smelting
Composition of the Rigveda

12nd
CenturyB.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Beginning of the Iron Age
Trojan War
Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations
Settlement of the Sea Peoples
First Use of Alphabetic Writing

-2,000~
B.C.E.

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2024-07-20

Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Emergence of the Hittite Empire
Development of the Shang Dynasty in China
Foundation of the City of Babylon
Construction of Stonehenge

-3,000~
B.C.E.

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2024-07-20

First Use of Iron Weapons
Construction of the Egyptian Pyramids
Development of the Indus Valley Civilization
Creation of the Code of Ur-Nammu
Rise of Akkadian Empire

-4,000~
B.C.E.

Updated:

2024-07-20

Rise of Sumerian Civilization
Invention of the Wheel
Development of Writing in Mesopotamia
Construction of the First Cities
Bronze Age Begins

-10,000~
B.C.E.

Updated:

2024-07-20

Invention of Agriculture
Domestication of Animals
Development of Pottery
Construction of Göbekli Tepe
Emergence of Early Settlements

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