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1250-1350 CE
Mongolian Empire
1300-1500 CE
Italian Renaissance
1324 CE
Mali King (Mansa Musa) makes pilgrimage to Mecca
1405-1433 CE
Voyages of Zheng He on the Indian Ocean
1453 CE
Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks (Seljuk Turks)
1492 CE
Spain unifies - Moors driven out; Columbus sailed; the Columbian Exchange begins
1517 CE
Martin Luther published his 95 Theses in protest of the abuses of Catholic priests in Germany
1519 CE
Arrival of Conquistadors in Mexico
1600 CE
British East India Company (EIC) trading in India with Mughal Empire
1644 CE
Fall of Ming rise of the Qing Dynasty in China
1765 CE
James Watt perfects the steam engine
1776 CE
American Revolution/Adam Smith publishes Wealth of Nations
1833 CE
Slavery abolished in Britain (1848 - France
1843 CE
Treaty of Nanjing ends the Opium Wars between China and Britain
1848 CE
Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx (in early years of German industrialization); the feminist movement's Seneca Falls Convention
1857 CE
Start of direct British rule in India after the Sepoy Mutiny/First War for Indian Independence
1868 CE
Meiji Restoration in Japan
1884-1885 CE
Berlin Conference to decide rules for dividing Africa
1898 CE
The United States victory in the Spanish-American War leads to the growth of American empire in taking the Philippines
1910-1920 CE
Mexican Revolution
1914-1918 CE
World War I
1917 CE
The Russian Revolution
1939-1945 CE
World War II
1947 CE
Indian Independence and the Partition of India and Pakistan
1949 CE
Communist Revolution in China
1950 CE
Start of Korean War
1960 CE
"The Year of Africa" when many African nations gain independence during decolonization
1961 CE
Construction of Berlin Wall
1990 CE
Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe
1997 CE
Hong Kong becomes semi-autonomous after the British leave their former colony
1999 CE
The Euro is adopted as the official currency of the Eurozone (EU)
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