Word History Timeline by Edgar Lopez-Altamirano _ Student - SouthGarnerHS

Neolithic age (10,000 BCE)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:04:29 UTC

this is when humans started to settle down. They also decided to plant crops and explore new things.

Gunpowder is invented (9th century)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:12:07 UTC

This is a weapon humans can use against animals or even humans. This was probably made for safety

The Agricultural Revolution (17th-19th century)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:16:12 UTC

Once this happened many cultural and historical events occured. This is also how humans produced food also.

Invention of printing press (1440s)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:18:53 UTC

A device that was able to make printed materials. This helped spread of knowledge.

Columbus "discovers" the americas (1492)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:20:58 UTC

A person named Christopher Columbus was a world explorer. He was also a colonization of americas.

The industrial revolution (18 century, around 1760)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:23:25 UTC

This revolution was able to manufacturing factories and mechanized production. it also was the beginning in britain

steam engine invented (1698, improved 18th century)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:25:17 UTC

this was a machine that uses steam to generating power. they were also making something in transportation and manufacturing.

American revolution begins (1775)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:27:51 UTC

This was a revolution where the 13 american colonies won the independence from British. This caused the forming of The United States.

French Revolution begins (1789)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:30:09 UTC

This was a period were radical social and political upheaval. France later ended the monarchy and they alo led the rise of napoleon.

Haitian Revolution Begins (1791)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:32:45 UTC

a great anti-slavery and anti-colonial. This revolution was the leading to the first independent black republic.

Invention of the machine gun (1884)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:34:20 UTC

This was the first automatic machine gun. This changed the military and its tactics also its warfare

Internal Combustion Engine invented (19th century, 1870s-1880s)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:36:02 UTC

An engine that burns fuel inside cylinders. This also powers modern vehicles and machinery

Plastic is invented (early 20th century, 1907)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-22 16:38:46 UTC

A material made from polymers. Which can be molded into various shapes.

Russian Revolution Begins (1917)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:17:46 UTC

Russia was lead to the downfall of the Tsarist Autocracy. This also was the rise of the soviet Union

Chinese Revolution Begins (1949)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:20:27 UTC

The communist revolution led by Mao Zendong. This was a result in the establishment of the people republic of china.

Cuban Revolution Begins (1953-1959)

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Was led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the dictator of fulgencio Batista. This action also established a communist government in Cuba

The green Revolution Begins (1940s-1960)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:27:58 UTC

When a set of agricultural innovations that increased food production worldwide. this also help people use new technology, crop varieties , and fertilizers.

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

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:30:10 UTC

the first human to walk on the moon. This happened during thee NASA's Apollo 11 mission

The digital Revolution begins (second half of the 20th century,1970s)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:33:06 UTC

The shift from analog technologies to digital computing. profoundly transforming communication, information storage.

The syrian Civil War begins (1982)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-10-23 15:36:04 UTC

A series of uprising in Syria. This was also including the earlier Islamist uprisings, which escalated into the current syrian civil war.

The First Wheel (3500 BCE)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:51:15 UTC

one of humanity's greatest invention. the wheel was able was revolutionized as it helped with transportation and machinery.

Protestant Reformation (1517)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:54:02 UTC

a German Monk nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. This act was challenging the catholic church religious movement

council of Trent (1545-1563)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:55:07 UTC

a series of meetings held by the catholic church to address the protestant reformation and reform church doctrines

invention of cotton gin (1793)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:57:13 UTC

eli whitney invented the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized the cotton industry by quickly separating cotton fibers from seeds

the battle of somme begins (july 1 , 1916)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:58:44 UTC

a major war of WWI between allied and german forces. it became infamous for heavy casualties.

the first airplane (December 17, 1903)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 15:59:55 UTC

orville and wilbur wright achieved the first controlled, powered flight in kitty hawk marking the start aviation

An atomic bomb is dropped on nagasaki (August 9 1945)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 16:01:37 UTC

during WWI the U.S dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, japan, leasing to the country's surrenders and the end of the war

Creation of the world wide web (1989)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 16:03:34 UTC

tim berners-lee, a british scientist, created the World Wide Web enabling the sharing of information via the internet and transforming communication globally

Facebook (2004)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 16:05:21 UTC

founded by Mark Zuckerberg, facebook started as a social networking platform for students and later grew into a global social media giant

Cambridge Analytica goes Bankrupt (2018)

elopezaltamirano2 — 2024-12-17 16:07:52 UTC

data analytics firm shut down after controversy over improperly harvesting facebook user data to influence political campaigns