APWH “Must-Know” Dates Answer Key May 3, 2013 Foundations (8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E) 1206 Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests c. 8000 B.C.E. Beginnings of agriculture 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid c. 3000 B.C.E. Beginnings of Bronze Age-early caliphate civ’s 1271-1295 Marco Polo’s travels 1300 B.C.E. Iron Age 1279-1368 Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China th 6 C B.C.E. life of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi 1324 Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage/hajj (beginnings of Confucianism, 1325-1349 travels of Ibn Battuta Buddhism, Daosim) 1347-1348 Bubonic plague in Europe th 5 C B.C.E. Greek Golden Age - philosophers 1368-1644 Ming Dynasty 403-221 B.C.E. (China’s) Era of Warring States 1405-1433 Zheng He’s voyages 323 B.C.E. Alexander the Great dies 1438 Rise of Inca Empire 221 B.C.E. Qin Dynasty unified China 184 B.C.E. Fall of Mauryan Dynasty 1450 - 1750 1453 Ottomans capture Constantinople 32 C.E. Beginnings of Christianity 1450s Printing Press in Europe (Gutenberg) 180 end of Pax Romana ca 1480s Height of Aztec Empire 220 end of Han Dynasty 1488 Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope 312 Emperor Constantine converts to 1492 Columbus/Reconquista of Spain Christianity 1502 1st African Slaves to Americas 333 Roman capital moved to 1517 Martin Luther/Prot Reformation Constantinople 1521 Cortez conquered the Aztecs 4th C Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade 1529 1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Routes Vienna (under Suleiman) 476 “Fall” of Rome 1533 Pizarro toppled the Inca 527 Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire 1545 Discovery of silver at Potosí 550 Fall of Gupta Dynasty/Empire 1571 Battle of Lepanto (Ottoman naval defeat) 600-1450 1571 1st Manila Galleon (global trade) 622 Founding of Islam 1588 Spanish Armada c. 730 Printing invented in China 1600 Battle of Sekigahara (beg of Tokugawa 732 Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move Shogunate) into France) 1607 foundation of Jamestown c. 900 Decline of classical Maya 1618-1648 30 Years War 1054 Great Schism in Christian Church 1644 end of Ming/beg of Qing Dynasty (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox) 1653 Cape Town colony founded (Dutch) 1066 Norman conquest of England 1683 2nd unsuccessful Ottoman siege of 1071 Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks defeat Vienna (Mehmet IV) Byzantine army) 1689 Glorious Revolution/English Bill of st 1095 1 Crusade Rights 2 APWH “Must-Know” Dates Answer Key May 3, 2013 1750 - 1900 1935 Italian invasion of Ethiopia Industrial Revolution 1937 Japanese invasion of (rest of) China (rape of Nanking) 1756-1763 7 Years War (French and Indian War) 1767 Invention of the Spinning Jenny (using 1939 German blitzkrieg in Poland machines to manufacture) 1941 Pearl Harbor, entry of US into WWII 1945 Feb Yalta Conference (beg of Cold War?) 1776 Decl. of Independence (American Rev) 1776 Smith writes Wealth of Nations 1945 Aug Hiroshima/Nagasaki 1789 French Revolution begins 1945 Sept end of WWII (Japan surrenders) 1796 Jenner’s smallpox vaccine 1947 June Truman Doctrine (“official” decl of Cold War) 1804 Haitian independence 1947 Aug independence & partition of India 1807 British abolish Trans-Atlantic slave trade 1948 birth of Israel 1807-08 Janissary Revolt 1948-49 Berlin Blockade/Airlift 1815 Congress of Vienna 1949 Apr NATO founded 1820s Independence in Latin America 1949 Oct Chinese Communist Revolution 1839 1st Opium War in China 1839-1878 Tanzimat Reforms 1950 - present 1848 Marx & Engles’ The Communist Manifesto 1950-1953 Korean War 1848-1849 European revolutions 1954 Vietnam expels France (Dien Bien Phu) 1853 Commodore Perry opens Japan 1955 Bandung Conf (Non-Aligned Nations) 1857 Sepoy Mutiny 1956 Feb Khrushchev begins de-Stalinization 1861 end of Russian serfdom 1956 Fall Nationalization of Suez Canal 1861-1865 U.S. Civil War 1957 Sputnik 1861-1870 Italian unification 1959 Cuban Revolution (Fidel Castro) 1863 U.S. Emancipation Proclamation 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1871 German unification 1966-1976 Chinese Cultural Revolution 1885 Berlin Conference division of Africa (begins 1967 6-Day War “Scramble for Africa”) 1893 New Zealand grants women suffrage 1973 Yom Kippur war (OPEC Oil Embargo) 1979 Iranian Revolution 1896 Battle of Adowa (Ethiopians defeat Italians) 1979 China begins “Socialist Market Econ- 1898 Spanish-American War (US acquires Philippines, Cuba, Guam, & Puerto Rico) omy” reforms (Deng Xiaoping) st 1899-1902 Boer War (British in control of S Africa) 1987 1 Palestinian Intifada 1989 June Tiananmen Square 1900 - 1950 1989 Nov fall of Berlin Wall 1905 Russo-Japanese war 1990 Namibia gains independence (last African colony) 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution (Diaz overthrown) 1991 Jan 1st Persian Gulf war 1911 Chinese Revolution (end of Qing) 1991 Dec USSR disbands 1914-1918 World War I 1994 Apr-July genocide in Rwanda 1917 March Russian Revolution (Czar Abdicates) 1994 Apr 1st all race elections in S. Africa 1917 Oct/Nov Russian Revolution (Communist/Bolshevik) 2001 9/11 Attacks 1918 Nov Armistice (end of WWI fighting) 2003 US invades Iraq (“Enduring Freedom”) 1919 Treaty of Versailles 2004 Facebook founded 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact (outlawing war) 2007 Global “Great Recession” begins 1929 stock market crash 2011 Wikileaks, “Arab Spring” democracy 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria APWH “Must-Know” Dates Name _________________________ Foundations (8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.) Hour ___ May 3, 2013 1. ____ c. 8000 B.C.E. A. Alexander the Great 2. ____ c. 3000 B.C.E. B. BegJapanese invasion of (rest of) Chinainning of Trans- Saharan Trade Routes 3. ____ c. 1300 B.C.E. C. Beginnings of Christianity 4. ____ 6th century B.C.E. D. Beginnings of agriculture 5. ____ 5th century B.C.E. E. Beginnings of Bronze Age - and early civilizations 6. ____ 403-221 B.C.E. F. end of Han Dynasty 7. ____ 323 B.C.E. G. end of Pax Romana 8. ____ 221 B.C.E. H. Fall of Gupta Dynasty/Empire 9. ____ 184 B.C.E. I. Fall of Mauryan Dynasty – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – J. Fall of Rome 10. ____ 32 C.E. K. Greek Golden Age - philosophers, etc. 11. ____ 180 C.E. L. Iron Age 12. ____ 220 C.E. M. Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire 13. ____ 312 C.E. N. life of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi (beginnings of 14. ____ 333 C.E. Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism/Taosim) 15. ____ 4th century C.E. O. Qin unified China 16. ____ 476 C.E. P. Roman capital moved to Constantinople 17. ____ 527 C.E. 18. ____ 550 C.E. Monica Bond-Lamberty, Northwood HS http://moodle.egrps.org/course/view.php?id=136 APWH “Must-Know” Dates Name _________________________ Foundations (8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.) Hour ___ May 3, 2013 Be sure to note B.C.E. or C.E. on each of your answers. 1. __________________ end of Han Dynasty 2. __________________ Qin unified China 3. __________________ end of Pax Romana 4. __________________ Fall of Gupta Dynasty/Empire 5. __________________ Alexander the Great dies 6. __________________ Roman capital moved to Constantinople 7. __________________ Greek Golden Age - philosophers, etc. 8. __________________ Beginnings of Christianity 9. __________________ Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes 10. __________________ Beginnings of Bronze Age - and early civilizations 11. __________________ “Fall” of Rome 12. __________________ Iron Age 13. __________________ Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire 14. __________________ life of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzi (beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taosim) 15. __________________ Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity 16. __________________ Beginnings of agriculture 17. __________________ Fall of Mauryan Dynasty Extra Credit!!! ________________ Era of Warring States Monica Bond-Lamberty, Northwood HS http://moodle.egrps.org/course/view.php?id=136 APWH “Must-Know” Dates Name _________________________ 600-1450 Hour ___ May 3, 2013 1. ____ 622 A. Great Schism in Christian Church (Roman Catholic & E Orthodox) 2. ____ c. 730 B. 1st Crusade 3. ____ 732 C. Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China 4. ____ c. 900 D. Ming Dynasty 5. ____ 1054 E. Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France) 6. ____ 1066 F. Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks over Byzantium) 7. ____ 1071 G. Bubonic plague in Europe 8. ____ 1095 H. Zheng He’s voyages 9. ____ 1206 I. Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage 10. ____ 1258 J. Marco Polo’s travels 11. ____ 1271-1295 K. Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate 12. ____ 1279-1368 L. Printing invented in China 13. ____ 1324 M. Norman conquest of England 14. ____ 1325-1349 N. Rise of Inca Empire 15. ____ 1347-1348 O. Founding of Islam 16. ____ 1368-1644 P. Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests 17. ____ 1405-1433 Q. End of Classic Maya 18. ____ 1438 R. travels of Ibn Battuta Monica Bond-Lamberty, Northwood HS http://moodle.egrps.org/course/view.php?id=136 APWH “Must-Know” Dates Name _________________________ 600-1450 Hour ___ May 3, 2013 1. __________________ Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate 2. __________________ Bubonic plague in Europe 3. __________________ Rise of Inca Empire 4. __________________ Printing invented in China 5. __________________ 1st Schism in Christian Church 6. __________________ travels of Ibn Battuta 7. __________________ Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France) 8. __________________ Zheng He’s voyages 9. __________________ Founding of Islam 10. __________________ Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China 11. __________________ Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage 12. __________________ End of Classic Maya 13. __________________ Marco Polo’s travels 14. __________________ Norman conquest of England 15. __________________ Ming Dynasty 16. __________________ Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks over Byzantium) 17. __________________ Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests 18. __________________ 1st Crusade Monica Bond-Lamberty, Northwood HS http://moodle.egrps.org/course/view.php?id=136 APWH “Must-Know” Dates Name _________________________ 1450-1750 Hour ___ May 3, 2013 1.