Growing, cultivating, and domesticating food and crops; an idea that appeared after the Paleolithic era.
What is agriculture?
100
Telling stories, practicing ceremonies, and making rock art to explain the ¨beginning¨; began in Australia during the Paleolithic era.
What is dreamtime?
100
The leader of the Mongol Empire.
Who is Chinggis Khan?
100
During the Industrial Revolution, this invention helped power many machines.
What is the steam engine?
100
An Atlantic revolution during 1789-1815 where, in France, the peasants attempted to throw over the aristocrats; executions were carried out by guillotine and the leader himself was executed.
What is the French Revolution?
200
The transformation of women´s roles as inferior to men. A notable figure is Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who fought for women´s suffrage.
What is feminism?
200
The religion that started in the Persian Empire during the Classical Era; a monotheistic religion which had one good deity and one evil deity fighting against each other though the good deity would ultimately always win.
What is Zoroastrianism?
200
He conquered the Persian Empire during the Classical Era.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
This popular trade item was created in China and showed signs of wealth for those who could obtain it.
What is silk?
200
This revolution was brought on by rumors that the French king had abolished slavery. It is also the only successful slave rebellion in history.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
300
A type of thinking that was directed against superstition, ignorance, and corruption of established religion.
What is the European Enlightenment?
300
A religion with origins in India that gave followers the change to escape from the cycle of rebirth and karma and achieve nirvana.
What is Buddhism?
300
The sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1463.
Who is Mehmed the Conqueror?
300
Brought new inventions and accelerated global commerce and modernization. Began in Great Britain.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
400
A showing of anti globalization, this was formed by religious followers to focus on the basics of the religion. Began in the United States for Christianity.
What is fundamentalism?
400
The collection of arts for Catholicism in Europe.
What is the European Renaissance?
400
This Islamic leader was thought to be the messenger of God.
Who is Muhammad?
400
Led by Khomeini Ayatollah, this revolution believed in applying the law of Allah as expressed in the Sharia.
What is the Islamic Revolution?
500
The great pride and belief in one's own country.
What is nationalism?
500
The branch of Islam that believed that the Islamic leader should be the direct descendant of Ali.
What is Shia Islam?
500
The first black president of South Africa who fought against the African apartheid and was imprisoned for 27 years.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
500
Communists came to power on the back of a revolutionary upheaval that occurred in a single year in 1917.