Ancient Civilizations
Wars
Famous People
Ukraine
Inventions/Discoveries
100
Ancient Egypt
Built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs.
100
World War one
1914-1918: Allied Powers vs. Central Powers – Destroyed several major empires and redrew Europe's borders.
100
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great – Macedonian king who conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to India.
100
Orange Revolution
2004. Mass protests against election fraud that led to a new presidential election.
100
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell – Scottish-born inventor who patented an early practical telephone In 1876
200
Ancient Greece
Developed one of the earliest forms of democracy in Athens.
200
World War Two
1939-1945 
Allied Powers vs. Axis Powers – Reshaped the world, led to the creation of the UN and began the Cold War.
200
William Shakespeare
Alexander the Great – Macedonian king who conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to India.
200
Revolution of Dignity
– Mass protests in Kyiv that led to the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych.
200
The lightbulb
Thomas Edison – American inventor who developed a commercially practical incandescent light bulb In 1879
300
Inca Empire
Built Machu Picchu high in the Andes, south America
300
The Ukrainian War of Independance
1917-21. Ukrainians vs. multiple opposing forces – Ukraine fought to establish an independent state after the Russian Empire collapsed.
300
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln – US president who led the country during the Civil War and abolished slavery.
300
Ukrainian People's Republic
– An independent Ukrainian state established after the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917.
300
Penicillin
Alexander Fleming – Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic in 1928
400
Maya civilization
Developed advanced calendars and astronomical knowledge in central America
400
The Vietnam War
1955-1975. North Vietnam vs. South Vietnam and US forces – Ended with Vietnam reunified under communist rule.
400
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence leader famous for promoting nonviolent resistance against British rule.
400
Kyivan Rus
– A medieval East Slavic state centred in Kyiv, one of the foundations of Ukrainian history.
400
The first vaccine
Edward Jenner – English doctor who developed the first successful smallpox vaccine in 1796
500
Aztec empire
A civilization in central Mexico that built Tenochtitlan, one of the largest cities in the Americas at the time.
500
Crimean War
1853-1856. Russia vs. Ottoman Empire, Britain and France – A major European conflict fought partly on the Crimean Peninsula.
500
Taras Shevchenko
Ukrainian poet and artist whose writing became a symbol of Ukrainian national identity.
500
Volodymyr the Great
– Ruler of Kyivan Rus who introduced Christianity in 988.
500
X-rays
Wilhelm Röntgen – German physicist who discovered X-rays, revolutionizing medical imaging in 1895
600
Persian Empire
An empire based in modern-day Iran that controlled vast territories from Egypt to India and developed an extensive road and postal system.
600
The American Civil War
1961-1965. Northern vs. Southern United States – Preserved the Union and ended slavery in the United States.
600
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet and writer, one of the most influential figures in Ukrainian literature.
600
Ukrainian Cossacks
– Independent-minded warriors who developed powerful military communities in southern Ukraine.
600
World wide web (WWW)
Wilhelm Röntgen – German physicist who discovered X-rays, revolutionizing medical imaging in 1985
700
Qin dynasty
First dynasty to unite China, famous for the Terracotta Army.
700
The French Revolutionary Wars
1792-1802. Revolutionary France vs. European monarchies – Spread revolutionary ideas and challenged Europe's traditional monarchies.
700
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Ukrainian Cossack hetman who led the 1648 uprising against Polish rule.
700
Battle of Poltava
– Russian forces defeated the Swedish army and its Ukrainian Cossack allies, changing the region's political future In 1709
700
Theory of relativity
Albert Einstein – German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity, transforming modern physics in 1905
800
Sumerians
Mesopotamian civilization (modern Iraq) that developed early writing.
800
The Hundred Years War
1337-1453. England vs. France – A long conflict that helped shape both countries into stronger nations.
800
Joan of Arc
French teenager who became a military symbol during the Hundred Years' War.
800
Holodomor
– A man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine that killed millions of people under Stalin's rule in 
1932-1933.
800
DNA
DNA Double Helix – Scientists discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, explaining how genetic information is stored in 1953