2024-2025 AP World History Master Dates

Flashcards summarizing key dates and events in AP World History from the 2024-2025 master dates list.

Tang Dynasty

Chinese dynasty that lasted from 618 to 907.

Song Dynasty

Chinese dynasty that lasted from 960 to 1279.

Schism of 1054

Division between the Western (Catholic) and Eastern (Orthodox) Christian Churches.

Crusades

A series of religious wars from 1096 to 1204 initiated by European Christians.

Swahili Civilization

A historical civilization along the East African Coast from 1000 to 1500.

Mongol Conquests

A series of campaigns by the Mongols starting in 1211, leading to the conquest of China and other territories.

Magna Carta

A charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English monarchy.

Delhi Sultanate

Established in India in 1206, it marked the beginning of Muslim rule in the region.

Baghdad's destruction (1258)

The Mongol invasion that marked the end of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Yuan Dynasty

Mongol dynasty in China that lasted from 1271 to 1368.

Black Death

A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe from 1347 to 1352.

Ibn Battuta

A Moroccan scholar who traveled extensively across the World of Dar-Al-Islam in the 1350s.

Ming Dynasty

A major Chinese dynasty that lasted from 1368 to 1644.

Timur's Conquests

Military campaigns led by Timur in Central Asia from 1370 to 1405.

Italian Renaissance

A period of cultural revival and transformation in Italy from the late 1300s to the late 1400s.

Aztec Empire

A powerful empire in Mesoamerica that existed from the 1400s to 1520.

Inca Empire

An expansive pre-Columbian empire in South America that existed from the 1400s to 1533.

Zheng He's voyages

Maritime explorations conducted by the Chinese admiral from 1405 to 1433.

Portuguese exploration

Initiated in 1415 along the West African Coast, marking the beginning of European colonial expansion.

Fall of Constantinople (1453)

The capture of the city by the Ottomans, leading to the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Gutenberg Bible

The first major book printed in Europe using movable type, completed in 1454.

Christian Reconquista (1492)

The completion of the reconquest of Spain, ending the Muslim rule.

Treaty of Tordesillas

An agreement established in 1494 that divided the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

Protestant Reformation (1517)

A religious movement initiated by Martin Luther that led to the establishment of Protestant churches.

Safavid Empire

An Iranian empire that lasted from the early 1500s to the mid-1700s.

Mughal Empire

A prominent empire in India that coexisted with the Safavid from the early 1500s to the mid-1700s.

East India Companies

Trading companies established in 1601 by the British and Dutch.

Tokugawa Shogunate

The last feudal Japanese military government, ruling from 1603 to 1868.

Romanov dynasty

The ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917.

Russian conquest of Siberia

Expansion process occurring during the 1600s.

Qing Dynasty

The last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1911.

Wahhabi movement

An Islamic reform movement that began in Arabia around 1740.

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization that began in England in the 1750s.

Transatlantic slave trade peak

The height of the slave trade which occurred in the 1700s.

European Enlightenment

An intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism, prevalent in the 1700s.

British takeover of India

The beginning of colonial control over India that started around 1750.

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Document declaring the United States' freedom from British rule.

French Revolution (1789-1799)

A period of radical social and political change in France.

Reign of Napoleon (1799-1814)

The period during which Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France and much of Europe.

Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)

The successful anti-colonial revolt that established Haiti's independence.

End of slave trade (1807)

The cessation of the slave trade in the British Empire.

Independence Revolutions in Latin America (1810-1825)

A series of uprisings that led to the independence of Latin American countries.

Opium Wars

Conflicts between China and Britain in the 1839-1842 period over trade imbalances.

Tanzimat Era

A period of reform in the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1876.

Communist Manifesto

A political pamphlet written by Karl Marx in 1848 outlining the principles of communism.

Taiping Rebellion

A massive civil war in China from 1850 to 1864 against the ruling Qing Dynasty.

Sepoy Rebellion (1857)

An uprising against the British East India Company's rule in India.

Abolition of serfdom (1861)

The end of serfdom in Russia, marking a significant social reform.

American Civil War (1861-1865)

A conflict fought over the issues of slavery and states' rights in the United States.

Meiji Restoration

The period of rapid modernization and industrialization in Japan beginning in 1868.

Suez Canal

A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, opened in 1869.

Unification of Italy

The consolidation of several states into the Kingdom of Italy in 1870-1871.

Unification of Germany

The political consolidation of German states under Prussian leadership in 1870-1871.

Berlin Conference (1884-1885)

A meeting to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa.

Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901)

An anti-colonial uprising in China directed against foreign influence.

Boer War (1899-1902)

A conflict in South Africa between British forces and the Boer republics.

Chinese Revolution (1911)

The revolution that led to the end of imperial rule in China.

African National Congress (1912)

A political party founded in South Africa to fight for the rights of the black population.

Panama Canal (1914)

A significant waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

World War I (1914-1918)

A global war involving many of the world's great powers.

Bolshevik Revolution (1917)

The uprising that led to the overthrow of the imperial government in Russia.

Women’s suffrage (1920)

The legal right for women to vote in the United States.

Great Depression (1929)

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.

World War II (1939-1945)

A global war involving most of the world's nations.

Cold War (1946-1991)

A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Marshall Plan (1948-1952)

An American initiative to aid Western Europe after WWII.

Independence of India (1947)

The end of British colonial rule and the creation of Pakistan.

Creation of Israel (1948)

The establishment of the state of Israel following WWII.

Communist rule in China (1949)

Establishment of the People's Republic of China under communist control.

African independence (1957-1975)

The period during which many African nations gained independence from colonial powers.

Cuban Revolution (1959)

The overthrow of the Batista government in Cuba, leading to communist rule.

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

A 13-day confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union over missile deployment in Cuba.

Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)

The event that symbolized the end of the Cold War and the division of East and West Berlin.

Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)

The disbanding of the USSR, leading to the independence of its republics.