"50 Events That Changed World History" 1. 3500 BC Invention of the wheel and plough in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq); invention of the sail in Egypt 2. 3200 BC Invention of writing in Mesopotamia: the means to record and understand human history. 3. 3000 BC Founding of the first cities in Sumeria (present-day Iraq): 4. 1600 BC Modern alphabet invented: the essential means of communication of complex concepts and culture. 5. 1600 BC Beginning of Greek civilisation: essential to Western heritage and the root of mathematics, philosophy, political thinking and medicine. 6. 753 BC Foundation of Rome: the Roman Empire is a pillar of the modern age, producing ideas on justice, law, engineering and warfare. 7. 670 BC Invention of ironworking: metallurgy is the key to further technical, economic and military developments. 8. 551 BC Birth of Confucius, the founder of one of the world’s major philosophical systems. 9. 490 BC Battle of Marathon: the Greeks repel a Persian invasion, securing the survival of Greek culture and science. 10. 486 BC Birth of Buddha, founder of one of the world’s major religions. 11. 327 BC Empire of Alexander the Great reaches into India 12. 202 BC Hannibal is defeated by Rome 13. 27 BC Founding of the Roman Empire 14. 5 BC Birth of Jesus Christ, founder of the many branches of Christianity. The exact date is disputed. 15. AD 105 First use of modern paper 16. AD 280 Unification of China under the Western Chin dynasty creates the political shape of modern China. 17. AD 312 Roman Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity 18. AD 476 Fall of the Roman Empire in the West ends 800 years of Roman hegemony. 19. AD 570 Birth of Muhammad, founder of one of the world’s great religions. 20. AD 730 Printing invented in China: an essential step in mass communication/ administration/cultural dissemination. 21. AD 800 Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the new Western Empire. 22. 1054 Schism of Greek and Latin Christian Churches divides Christianity permanently into two geographical and denominational halves. 23. 1088 First university founded in Bologna, Italy. 24. 1206 Genghis Khan begins his conquest of Asia. This has a major impact on Asian development and the movement of peoples. 25. 1215 Magna Carta signed by King John at Runnymede. 26. 1453 Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. 27. 1455 First book printed with moveable type. 28. 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers the New World, bringing the Americas into a global trading/cultural system. 29. 1509 Invention of the watch. 30. 1517 Martin Luther launches the Reformation. It is the start of Protestant Christianity and the idea of religious individualism. 31. 1519 Cortes begins his conquest of South America, which becomes part of the wider world economic and political system. 32. 1564 William Shakespeare is born. 33. 1651 Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan is published. 34. 1687 Isaac Newton publishes Principia Mathematica, the foundation of modern physics. 35. 1776 American Declaration of Independence determines the political evolution of the New World and the rise of American power. 36. 1789 French Revolution marks a fundamental break with the tradition of monarchy; the “rights of man” are enshrined. 37. 1815 Battle of Waterloo: the Napoleonic Empire ends, and with it Napoleon’s ambition to rule and reform all of Europe. 38. 1825 Rocket steam locomotive built, marking the start of the railway age of cheap, fast land transport. 39. 1859 Publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species. His theory of evolution transforms the view of Man and his environment, and belief in God. 40. 1885 Benz develops first petrol-driven car, starting the most profound technical and social revolution of the modern age. 41. 1893 New Zealand introduces unrestricted women’s suffrage. 42. 1905 Einstein’s theory of special relativity published. 43. 1917 Russian Revolution creates the first successful, long-term revolutionary state. 44. 1918 End of the First World War. 45. 1939 Outbreak of Second Worldd War. 46. 1945 End of Second World War. 47. 1949 Communist China founded: China is created as a single territorial unit with a common administration and a modernising economy. 48. 1959 Invention of the silicon chip is the major technical invention of the past century, making possible the computer age. 49. 1960 First contraceptive pill made available for women, who can now make their own biological choices about reproduction. 50. 1989-90 Collapse of Communist regimes in Europe. Don't forget to click LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT Below! SUBSCRIBE NOW: https://www.youtube.com/c/sxmscelik?sub_confirmation=1 Contact: sxcelik@gmail.com Follow Me On ✓Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sxmscelik ✓Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sxmscelik ✓Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/sxmscelik ✓Google+: https://plus.google.com/+sxmscelik Music: incompetech.com Video Editing: Sony Vegas Pro 13

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