IMPORTANT DATES AP WORLD HISTORY

1206

Rise of Genghis Khan (Mongol Empire goes on to conquer Song China, Abbasid and Russia)

1337-1453

Hundred Years War (fought between Britain and France, rise of nationalism, use of gunpowder in warfare – knights lose influence, feudalism declines)

1347 - 1348

Bubonic Plague in Europe (people move from manors to cities – feudalism declines) Mid 1300s – Rise of Aztec/Inca Empires (Pre-Columbian Civilizations)

1492

Columbus “discovers” Americas (searching for all water-route to Asia)

1502

Atlantic Slave Trade (highest volume of slaves during 18 th century)

1517

Martin Luther/95 Theses (start of Protestant Reformation)

1750s

Industrialization begins in England

1775-1783

American Revolution (gains independence from Britain)

1804

Haitian Independence (1 st Latin American country that gained independence from Europe, slave uprising)

Early 1800s

Latin American Wars for independence (most countries gain independence by 1825)

1839 - 1860s

Opium Wars in China (Britain forces China to open up trade to foreigners)

1857

Sepoy Mutiny in India (British government colonized India)

1868

Meiji Restoration (Japan will industrialize, westernize – begin colonizing surrounding lands)