The Kwik Notes World History Module is divided into the following periods: Ancient 4500 B.C. - 849 A.D., Medieval 850 A.D. - 1453 A.D., Modern 1455 - 1889 A.D., and the Early 1900 - 1929 A.D., Mid 1930 - 1962 A.D., and Recent Contemporary 1963 - Present. It also includes two additional sections: Wars and Conflicts and Famous People.
The Kwik Notes World History Module's cross-cultural focus makes it easy to review events taking place all across the globe - from the Maya in Central America, to the Chinese, to the Scandinavians and Europeans. The module makes studying for history exams a snap, and it is an invaluable resource for students taking an Advanced Placement test or the ACT, SAT or other standardized tests. It is also a must-have for anyone interested in history.
Ancient Period 4500 B.C. - 849 A.D.
For example: 300 - 251 B.C.
Rome defeats Carthage and becomes the dominant power in the Mediterranean.
Archimedes develops mathematics in Greece.
First Punic War.1500 - 1001 B.C.
The Greeks destroy the city of Troy.
Shang Dynasty develops the Chinese civilization.
Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt.
End of Greek civilization in Mycenae
Medieval Period 850 A.D. - 1453 A.D.
For example: 14th Century: 1312 - 1387 A.D.
1347 1351 - Bubonic Plague, the "Black Death", kills 25 million people in Europe
1368 - Ming Dynasty begins in China.
1387 - Chaucer publishes "Canterbury Tales".Early 15th Century 1415 - 1453 A.D.
1415 - Henry V of England defeats the French at Agincourt
1428 - French are led by Joan of Arc against England
1438 - Incas rule Peru.
Modern Period 1455 A.D. - 1889 A.D.
For example: Late 15th Century 1455 - 1497 A.D.
1455-War of Roses begins in England between rival nobles.
John Gutenberg invents the movable type press in Mainz Germany and prints the first Bible.16th Century 1501 - 1598 A.D.
1503 - Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
1506 - Construction of St. Peter's Church begins in Rome
1509 - Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Early Contemporary Period 1900 A.D. - 1929 A.D.
For example: World War I Era 1914 - 1918 A.D.
1914-World War I begins
Panama Canal is officially opened
U.S. Marines are sent to Veracruz, Mexico to protect U.S. interests
U.S. Congress sets up the Federal Trade Commission.1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross (Wyoming) is elected first female governor in U.S.
"Monkey Trial" in Tennessee in which John Scopes is convicted of teaching evolution in a public school
Hitler publishes Volume 1 of Mein Kamph.
Mid Contemporary Period 1930 A.D. - 1962 A.D.
For example: 1938 - Germany marches into Austria
France, Britain and Italy sign the Munich Pact allowing Germany to partition Czechoslovakia.1953 - Stalin dies in Russia
General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the U.S.
New Zealander Edmund Hilary climbs Mount Everest
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed as spies in the U.S.
Soviets explode hydrogen bomb.
Recent Contemporary Period 1963 - 1999 A.D.
For example: 1983 - Sally K. Ride becomes the first U.S. woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger
Political rival of Philippine President Marcos, Benigno Aquino, is assassinated in Manila
237 U.S. Marines are killed in a terrorist explosion in Beirut
U.S. invades Grenada.1997 - Britain's Princess Diana dies in a car accident in Paris, France
Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs the Chechnya Peace Treaty
Nobel Prize winner Mother Theresa dies at age 87.
