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42 Cards in this Set
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3100 BC
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Skara Brea founded
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2700 BC
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Sumerians' culture thrives/Royal Standard of Ur
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2500 BC
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Egypt's Old Kingdom/Giza Pyramids
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1750 BC
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Hammurabi's Code
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1500 BC
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Egypt's New Kingdom begins
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950 BC
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Construction of Solomon's Temple
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650 BC
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Ashurbanipal and the Assyrian Empire's Height
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600 BC
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Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian Empire
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500 BC
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Death of Confucius
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500 BC
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Death of Buddha
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450 BC
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The Golden Age of Greece and the Parthenon
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325 BC
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Alexander the Great's reign
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1 AD
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Birth of Jesus Christ
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100
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Height of the Roman Empire/Colosseum's construction
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284
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Diocletian Splits the Roman Empire
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330
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Foundation of Constantinople
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538
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Justinian and the building of Hagia Sophia
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632
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Death of Mohammad
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800
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Construction of Borobudur
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1054
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Final split between Orthodoxy and Catholocism
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1200
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End of the Classic Maya Period
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1200
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Height of the Khmer Civilization
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1206
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Founding of the Mongol Empire
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1215
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Signing of the Magna Carta
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1348-50
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The Black Death in Europe
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1420
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Ming Dynasty begins/construction of the Forbidden City
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1453
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Fall of Constantinople to the Muslims
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1517
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REformation begins with Martin Luther's 95 Theses
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1532
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Fall of the Inca Empire
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1600
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Tokugawa Period begins in Japan
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1703
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St. Petersburg founded
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1715
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Death of Louis XIV
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1789
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French Revolution begins
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1815
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Napoleon defeated
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1851
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Great Exposition in London
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1880s
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Scramble for Africa
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1901
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Death of Queen Victoria, end of the Victorian Era
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1914
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Beginning of World War I
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1945
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World War II ends
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1960
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Founding of Brasilia
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1989
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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2001
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Events of September 11
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