Everything you need to know about world history homework

Introduction

Ancient history (4000 B.C. - A.D. 500): Fertile crescent: Sumerians

Babylonians

Assyrians

Hebrews

Phoenicians

Persians

Hittites

First civilization of ancient Egypt: Nile river

Daily life of Egyptians

Kingdoms of Egypt: Akhenaten: Pharaoh who worshiped one God

Tomb of King Tutankhamen

Cleopatra

Ancient Greece: Early Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta

Athens

Sparta

First democracy: Gods of Olympus

Olympics

Alexander the Great

Ancient Rome: Roman republic

Beginning of the Roman empire

Decline and fall of Rome

Beginnings of Christianity: Seven wonders of the ancient world

Asia (3000 B.C. - A.D.1900): Ancient India and China: India (3000 - 1500 B.C.): Hinduism

Buddhism

Muslim influences upon India

Fight for independence

China: Teachings of Confucius

Early Chinese dynasties

Later Chinese dynasties

Opium wars (1839 - 1842)

Taoism

Japan: Opening of Japan

Byzantine and Muslim empires (A.D. 527 - 1932): Ancient middle East roots: Byzantine empire

Muslim empire: Teachings of Muhammad

Ottoman empire

Africa (2000 B.C. - Present): Kush

Early African empires: Ghana

Mali

Songhai

Zanj

Zimbabwe

European colonization of Africa

Ashanti: African slave trade

Egyptians rule Egypt

South Africa: Apartheid

Americas (1200 B.C. - A.D.1920): Mesoamerica

Olmec

Maya: Mayan Gods

Aztecs: Main Aztec Gods

Spanish conquer the Aztecs

Andean civilizations: Rise and fall of the Inca empire

North America: Adena

Anasazi

Europeans colonize the Americas: 13 original colonies of the United States of America

American revolution (1775 - 1783)

Mexico: Mexican independence

Mexican revolution: Heroes of the Mexican revolution

Canada: Canadian independence

Provinces of Canada

Central and South America: Revolutions in South America

Brazilian independence

Europe (A.D. 800 - 1800): Making of modern Europe: Charlemagne's medieval empire: Feudal system

William the conqueror

Age of faith

Crusades: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the lion-hearted

Magna Carta

Hundred years' war (1337-1453): Joan of Arc

Black death

Renaissance

Reformation

Catholic reformation or counter-reformation

European expansion overseas: Early European explorers: Rise of absolute monarchy: Enlightenment

French revolution (1789)

Age of Napoleon (1799 - 1815)

Russia: Early history

Russia becomes a world leader

Modern world (1700 - Present): After the renaissance: Industrial revolution: Rise of unions

Rise of communism: Russian revolution

World War I (1914-1918): Brief history of World War I

Causes of World War I

Results of World War I: World leaders in World War I

League of nations: League of nations fails

World War II (1939-1945)

Brief history of World War II

Causes of World War II: Dictatorships

Holocaust: Nazi Germany's war against the European Jews

Other world leaders from World War II: Results of World War II

United nations: Organization of the United nations

Cold war

Events since World War II

Current events: World terrorism

Internet or the Global information system

International space station

Chronology of space flight firsts

Appendix: World in focus

Index.