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c. 10,000 – 3,000 BCE (Neolithic Revolution begins in the Fertile Crescent, spreads globally)

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The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

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c. 2600 – 1900 BCE (Mature Harappan Phase)

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Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2

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c. 3500 – 539 BCE (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians until Persian conquest)

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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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c. 3100 – 332 BCE (Unification to conquest by Alexander the Great)

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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

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c. 800 – 323 BCE (Greece)
c. 550 – 330 BCE (Achaemenid Persia)
(Greco-Persian Wars ~500–449 BCE)

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The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

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Buddhism: c. 500 BCE (Siddhartha Gautama)
Ashoka's Reign: c. 268 – 232 BCE

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Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6

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Shang Dynasty: c. 1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou to Qin to Han: c. 1046 BCE – 220 CE

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2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7

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Reign: 336 – 323 BCE (Conquests from Greece to India)

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Alexander the Great: Crash Course World History #8

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c. 130 BCE – 1453 CE (Begins during Han Dynasty, ends with fall of Constantinople)

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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27 BCE – 476 CE (Western)
330 – 1453 CE (Eastern/Byzantine)

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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10

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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine

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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine

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Origins: 1st century CE
Edict of Milan (Constantine legalizes Christianity): 313 CE
Council of Nicaea: 325 CE

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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11

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476 CE (Deposition of last Western Roman emperor)

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Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12

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Founded: c. 610 CE
Hijra (start of Islamic calendar): 622 CE

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Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars: Crash Course World History #13

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The Dark Ages (a.k.a. Early Middle Ages)

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The Dark Ages (a.k.a. Early Middle Ages)

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c. 476 – 1000 CE (Early Middle Ages, especially in Western Europe)

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The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14

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1096 – 1291 CE (First Crusade begins in 1096)

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The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15

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Mali Empire peak: c. 1312 – 1337 CE (Mansa Musa's reign)
(Islamic influence grows in West Africa from 11th century onward)

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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16

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1206 – 1368 CE (Genghis Khan to Yuan Dynasty in China)

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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17

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c. 100 BCE – 1500s CE (Peaks under Islamic Caliphates, Indian, and Chinese empires)

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Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18

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Venice: 700s – 1797 CE
Ottoman Empire: 1299 – 1922 CE
(Rival trade powers, especially in 15th–17th centuries)

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Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19

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1547 – 1917 CE (Ivan IV crowned Tsar; ends with Russian Revolution)

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Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20

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Age of Exploration/15th Century Mariners

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Age of Exploration/15th Century Mariners

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c. 1400 – 1600 CE (Portugal, Spain, later England, France, Netherlands)

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Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21

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c. 1300 – 1600 CE (Begins in Italy, spreads across Europe)

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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22

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The Columbian Exchange (a.k.a. The New World)

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The Columbian Exchange (a.k.a. The New World)

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Post-1492 CE (After Columbus’ voyages; exchange of plants, animals, people, diseases)

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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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Triangle/Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to the New World

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Triangle/Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to the New World

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c. 1500 – 1807 CE (Britain & U.S. ban in early 1800s; illegal trade continues into 1800s)

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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24

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c. 1492 – 1898 CE (Begins with Columbus; peaks in 16th–17th centuries)

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The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25

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Seven Years War (a.k.a. French & Indian War)

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Seven Years War (a.k.a. French & Indian War)

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1756 – 1763 CE (Global conflict; British victory reshapes empires)

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The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

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1775 – 1783 (Declaration of Independence: 1776)

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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28

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1789 – 1799 (Storming of the Bastille: 1789; Napoleon rises afterward)

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The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29

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1791 – 1804 (Led by Toussaint Louverture; Haiti independent in 1804)

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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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c. 1810 – 1825 (Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, wars for independence)

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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

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First Industrial Revolution: c. 1750 – 1850 (Britain, textiles, coal, steam)

Second Industrial Revolution: c. 1870 – 1914 (Steel, chemicals, electricity, Germany & U.S.)

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Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32

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Classical Capitalism (Adam Smith): c. 1776 onward

Modern Global Capitalism expands during/after Industrial Revolutions and intensifies post-Cold War (1990s–present)

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Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

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Meiji Restoration: 1868 – 1912

Imperial Japan Rise: 1895 – 1945
(Nationalism and militarization intensify through early 20th century)

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Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34

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c. 1870 – 1914 (European powers colonizing Africa, Asia, Pacific—Scramble for Africa)

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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35

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1914 – 1918

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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

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1911 Revolution (Qing Dynasty falls; Republic of China founded)

Chinese Civil War: 1927 – 1949 (interrupted by WWII)

People’s Republic of China founded: 1949

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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37

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1939 – 1945 (Global conflict; Axis vs. Allies; ends with atomic bombs in Japan)

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World War II: Crash Course World History #38

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c. 1947 – 1991 (U.S. vs. USSR; ideological, nuclear, proxy wars—Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan)

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USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39

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c. 1945 – 1975 (Africa, Asia, Caribbean gaining independence after WWII; national movements)

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Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40

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c. 1492 – 1800s (Driven by empire, exploration, mercantilism—begins with Columbian Exchange)

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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

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Phase 1: c. 1970s – 1990s (economic liberalization, neoliberalism, tech)

Phase 2: 1990s – present (digital revolution, global trade, instant communication)

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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42