| A | B |
|---|
| Fall of the Roman Empire | 476 |
| Muhammad was born / Flees to to Medina (Hijra) | 570 |
| Ghana Empire began | 700s |
| The Plague began in Europe | 1347 |
| Cortez and the Spanish defeated Montezuma II and the Aztec | 1521 |
| Hundred Years' War ended / Fall of Constantinople | 1453 |
| Magna Carta signed by King John at Runnymede | 1215 |
| First Shogun came to power in Japan | 1192 |
| Martin Luther launched the Reformation (Protestants) | 1517 |
| Inca civilization began in S. America | 1200s |
| Columbus made 1st voyage to Americas | 1492 |
| Magellan circumnavigated the world | 1519 |
| First Crusade to win back Jerusalem from the Muslims | 1095 |
| William Shakespeare was born | 1564 |
