This person wrote the American Declaration of Independence in 1776
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
In this year "Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue"
What is 1492
100
This revolution saw chemist Robert Boyle change the way we think by creating the Scientific Method
What is the Scientific Revolution
100
This empire created the worlds first Republic, controlled much of Europe, had gladiator fights in the Colosseum, and then changed to an emperor under Julius Caesar.
What is Rome
100
This was the re-birth of art, learning and culture, borrowing heavily from Greeks and Romans. It began in Italy in the 1400's
What is the Renaissance.
200
This person influenced Jefferson and others with his Enlightenment ideas of democracy, and representative government.
Who is John Locke
200
In this year, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
What is 1776
200
This revolution saw a huge shift in the way we work. Jobs went from cottage industries in the homes, to industrial work in large factories.
What is the Industrial Revolution
200
This empire had the world's first Democracy in the city-state of Athens, expanded under Alexander the Great, and had great philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
What is Ancient Greece.
200
This movement saw an increase in reason an logic. Political thinkers begin arguing for individual rights and democracies.
What is the Enlightenment
300
This person was the French military dictator who took over after the Reign of Terror in 1800.
Who is Napoleon
300
In this year America entered World War II with the bombing of Pearl Harbor
What is 1941
300
This revolution saw Enlightenment ideas spread from Europe in the 1760s-1770's. It began with a Declaration of Independence from the king in 1776.
What is the American Revolution
300
This dynasty in China began the Great Wall, traded on the Silk Road, and fell to barbarians much like the Romans did.
What is the Han Dynasty
300
This event brought more rights to serfs after in killed off half the population in Europe
What is the Black Death (plague)
400
This Mongol leader used brutality and fear to create a vast empire across Asia and the Middle East.
Who is Genghis Khan
400
In this year, World War II ended with the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
What is 1945
400
This revolution saw the death of its monarch in the 1780's. It began with the storming of a prison called the Bastille.
What is the French Revolution
400
This nomadic empire began in Asia and spread to the Middle East, was led by brutal leaders, and had skilled archers and horsemen.
What is the Mongol Empire
400
This was the process of taking over other countries to spread culture, expand trade, and gain new resources and land
What is Imperialism
500
This person led revolutions across Latin and South America, fighting for freedom and Democracy
Who is Simon Bolivar
500
In this year, World War I began with the assassination of the Arch-Duke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand
What is 1914
500
This revolution saw the Bolsheviks take control and institute the world's first communist government in 1917.
What is the Russian Revolution.
500
This empire developed in the East after the fall of Rome. It's capital was Constantinople and they developed the Eastern Orthodox Religion
What is the Byzantine Empire
500
This movement saw many leave the Catholic church in protest to create their own religion. Leaders like Martin Luther were upset about corruption and the sale of indulgences