world history timeline by Bryan Garcia Calles _ Student - SouthGarnerHS

neolithic age (10,000BCE)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 13:59:20 UTC

The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is characterized by the beginning of a settled human lifestyle. People learned to cultivate plants and domesticate animals for food, rather than rely solely on hunting and gathering.

Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:01:14 UTC

the Haitian Revolution, a series of conflicts between 1791 and 1804, was the overthrow of the French regime in Haiti by the Africans and their descendants who had been enslaved by the French and the establishment of an independent country founded and governed by former slaves.

French Revolution (1789-1799)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:03:20 UTC

The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power.

Russian Revolution (1917-1923)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:04:50 UTC

A revolution that overthrew the imperial government and placed the Bolsheviks in power. Increasing governmental corruption, the reactionary policies of Tsar Nicholas II, and catastrophic Russian losses in World War I contributed to widespread dissatisfaction and economic hardship.

Chinese Revolution (1949)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:06:11 UTC

The Chinese Revolution was a revolution against many things foreign imperialism in China, the Qing monarchy, privilege and inequality, exploitation and corruption, national disunity, China's military, and economic weakness.

Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:07:51 UTC

The Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) was a social and armed conflict led by Fidel Castro to overthrow the government of Fulgencio Batista. Many people in Cuba were unhappy with the social and racial inequality, the corruption, and the lack of justice of Batista's regime.

American Revolution (1775-1783)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:09:24 UTC

The American Revolution was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies that began in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty in 1783. The colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.

British Agricultural Revolution (mid-17-late 19 centuries)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:13:50 UTC

The British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was an unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain arising from increases in labor and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries.

The Green Revolution (1980's)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:16:20 UTC

The green revolution led to high productivity of crops through adapted measures, such as increased area under farming,double-cropping, which includes planting two crops rather than one, annually,adoption of HYV of seeds,highly increased use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides.

Gunpowder is invented (AD-904)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:19:52 UTC

gunpowder is a mixture of saltpeter potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal. Together, these materials will burn rapidly and explode as a propellant. Chinese monks discovered the technology in the 9th century CE, during their quest for a life-extending elixir.

The Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:21:23 UTC

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

Steam engine invented (1712)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:23:18 UTC

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be transformed by a connecting rod and crank into rotational force for work.

Internal combustion engine invented (1860)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:25:23 UTC

In 1872, American George Brayton invented the first commercial liquid-fueled internal combustion engine. In 1876, Nicolaus Otto began working with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, patented the compressed charge, four-cycle engine. In 1879, Karl Benz patented a reliable two-stroke gasoline engine.

Plastic is invented (1907)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:27:49 UTC

Belgian chemist and clever marketeer Leo Baekeland pioneered the first fully synthetic plastic in 1907. He beat his Scottish rival, James Swinburne, to the patent office by one day. His invention, which he would christen Bakelite, combined two chemicals, formaldehyde and phenol, under heat and pressure.

Digital Revolution (1980)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 14:30:47 UTC

It is the development of technology from mechanical and analog to digital. During this time, digital computers and digital record-keeping became the norm. The introduction of digital technology also changed the way humans communicate, now via computers, cell phones, and the internet.

Columbus “discovers” the Americas (11th-century)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-22 23:59:28 UTC

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer that sailed west in search of a trading route; his ambition changed the world. Columbus is credited with discovering the Caribbean and subsequently South America; his discovery began the European colonization of North and South America.

Invention of the printing press (1440)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-23 00:01:34 UTC

By 1440 Gutenberg had established the basics of his printing press including the use of a mobile, reusable set of type, and within ten years he had constructed a working prototype of the press. In 1454 Gutenberg put his press to commercial use, producing thousands of indulgences for the Church.

Invention of the Machine gun (The Maxim Gun) (1884)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-23 00:09:29 UTC

In 1884, Hiram Maxim built the first effective machine gun, which revolutionized warfare. Born in 1840 in Sangersville, Maine, Maxim was apprenticed at 14 to a carriage maker. While learning that trade, he exhibited a knack for invention, designing a mousetrap that automatically reset and rid local mills of rodents.

The Syrian Civil War begins (1980s Islamist Uprising) (1982)

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-23 00:14:10 UTC

the Brotherhood led a major insurrection in Hama, rapidly taking control of the city; the military responded by bombing Hama (whose population was about 250,000) throughout the rest of the month, killing between 2,000 and 25,000 people.

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

bjgarciacalles — 2024-10-23 00:15:42 UTC

Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed their moon module on a broad dark lunar lava flow, called the Sea of Tranquility. And six hours later, Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on the surface of a world beyond Earth.