Revolutionary World History Timeline by Skylar Kirby-Ngo _ Student - EastGarnerMS

The Neolithic Revolution Begins (10,000 BCE)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-24 18:12:50 UTC

The Neolithic Revolution was the transition of homosaipiens from hunter-gatherers to more advanced agriculture. Metals such as copper, bronze, and iron were used to make more advanced weapons, technolgy and transportation. This was the beginning early modern civilization, and helped shape the cities we have today.

The Green Revolution (1840)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-25 17:27:48 UTC

The Green Revolution was a great advancement in agriculture all over the world. With the use of chemical fertilizers, new irrigation systems, plant genetics, and other agricultural tools to rapidly produce more food and agricultural products. This helped to decrease poverety, lower food prices, and many more things.

Gunpowder is Invented (800's AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-25 17:37:21 UTC

During the 9th century, a substance made of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal was made in China. When lit, these substances would burn and then explode rapidly. China would go on to create some of the first cannons and firearms.

The Industrial Revolution Begins (1760 AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-25 17:54:48 UTC

During the Industrial Revolution, humans made the rapid switch from performing all tasks, and making everything by hand to creating and using heavy macheinery to perform work. Due to the industrial revolution people were able to rapidly produce items and this helped improve the economy. However, many adults and kids died in mass production factories, and this was also the beggining of the greenhouse effect on the athmosphere.

Plastic is Invented (1907 AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-26 17:03:26 UTC

Leo Baekeland, a Belgian chemist created a substance he called Bakelite using heat and pressure to turn formaldehyde and phenol into a synthetic plastic. More people started replacing their items made of wood and metals with items made with plastic because it was cheaper and more sanitary. Unfortunately producing plastic and using it has a very negative effect on the environment.

Columbus “discovers” the Americas (1492 AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-26 17:24:15 UTC

An Italian explorer named Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain to attemped to find a shorter route to India. When he landed in modern day Bahamas and realized that he was not in the Indies he went back to Europe to report that he found "new land". This sparked the mass migration from Europe to the Americas and the colonization of Native American land.

The Syrian Civil War begins (2011 AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-26 17:53:20 UTC

The Syrian civil war occured when democratic rebels started protesting against the authoritarian government. Unfortunately the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his authoritarian government won the war after 7 years and multiple other countries getting involved.

Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon (1969 AD)

smkirbyngo — 2024-04-26 18:04:38 UTC

In 1969 America was in the Space race with the Soviet Union. To win, Americas misson was to send a group of astrounauts in the Apollo 11 to the moon. On July 24th, 109 hours and 42 minutes after launching, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon, declaring America the winners of the space race.

The Printing Press is Invented (1448)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-24 17:29:38 UTC

Johannes Gutenburg created a movable type machine using letter moulds that could be arranged into words. The printing press could print up to 3600 words and in other vernacular languages. This invention revolutionized literacy and knowledged universally, and it played a main role in the Protestant reformation.

The Protestant Reformation (1517)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-28 17:16:24 UTC

On October 31st, 1517, A German monk named Martin Luther nailed his 91 theises to the door of the Catholic church, to argue that the church needed to be reformed. These theisies spread across the whole continent of Europe, many people agreed with these and thus Europe split into Protestants and Catholics. After the 30 years war the leaders of each country's leader was able to decide the religion for their country.

Council of Trent (1545-1563)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:11:20 UTC

The Council of Trent consisted of 25 sessions to counter the Protestant Reformation. It attemped to strenghten Catholic belifs and it helped to strenghten church discipline and education. These sessions played a major role in the Catholic Church's counter to the reformation.

The World Trade Organization is Founded (1995)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:17:39 UTC

The world trade organization was created to keep global trade running smoothly and safetly. It is a member driven organization in which members settle and mediate disputes during trades between Nations. It consist of 165 nations, it was created under the Marrakesh Agreement. It is crucial to regualting and facillitating international commerce.

An Atomic Bomb is Dropped on Nagasaki (August 9th 1945)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:29:38 UTC

Nearing the end of WWII, American needed Japan to surrender, in order to do this they dropped two atomic bombs on major Japanese millitary bases. One on Hiroshima on the 6th, and one on Nagasaki on the 9th. These bombs wiped out hundreds of thousands of people, including civillians, anmd permantly injured many others. These bombs prompted an almist immediate surrender from Japan, but the morality of them were and are still being heavily questioned to this day. These were the first, and only use of nuclear warfare and they changed how people would veiw technology in war forever.

Cambridge Analytica goes Bankrupt (May, 2, 2018)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:34:53 UTC

Cambridge Analytica was a website that used data such as videos, recordings, and more to "microtarget" adds. However it came out that they were actually using those personal peices of information for political influencing. It shut down after facing backlash for questionable ethics when using data for influence.

Creation of the World Wide Web (1989)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:40:54 UTC

The government first invented the World Wide Web to be used from a supercomputer to share government research. After other computers became more accessable, the World Wide Web started to pick up traction with civillians as a way to quickly share and get information. The world wide web revolutionized communication, spreading of information, and commerces throught the globe.

Facebook (2004)

smkirbyngo — 2024-05-29 03:46:24 UTC

A Harvard Student named Mark Zuckerberg set out to create a website for students on campus to communicate. This website then started to be used for normal people to regulate, share, and recive information from others. Facebook revolutionized the internet and is considered one of the first social media platforms.