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22 Cards in this Set
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1289-1923
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Ottoman Dynasty- heartland in present day turkey
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1368-1644
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Ming Dynasty in China
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1405-1433
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Chinese voyages throughout the Indian Ocean World as far as africa
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1491
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Conversion of prince who becomes first christian king of Kongo, Afonso I
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1492
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Columbus arrives in the Americas
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1498
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Portuguese are first Europeans to arrive in India by sea
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1526
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Mughal dynasty established in India - begins to decline in 18th century
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1644-1911
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Qing dynasty in China
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1700s
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Apogee (height) of the Atlantic Slave Trade
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1810-1825
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Wars of independence in Latin America
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1839-1842
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Opium War between China and Britain
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1857
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Sepoy rebellion in India against rule of British East India Company
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1780-1840
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Industrial Revolution
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1868
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Meiji restoration in Japan
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1890s
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Europeans - primarily the British and the French -- conquer the continent of Africa
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1914-1918
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World War I
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1939-1945
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World War II
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1947
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India gains independence from Great Britain
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1949
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Establishment of People's Republic of China by Mao
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1960s
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Decolonization: African nationalist movements end European colonial rule in Africa
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1980s
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Deng Revolution in China
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1989
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People Power movements end communist regimes in Eastern Europe
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