Dates are records that illustrate when something occurred and can be determined by looking at surrounding events, or their causes and effects.
Each historical event has an effect upon subsequent happenings; these subsequent happenings are known as its “consequences”.
1. The Big Bang
The Big Bang Theory suggests that the universe began some 13.8 billion years ago as an infinitely dense state with intense heat and pressure that subsequently caused expansion of space.
The Big Bang was unlike any explosion we know today in several ways. For starters, its effects stretched space itself. Furthermore, energy density was much higher back then which gave particles far greater energy to interact in ways we cannot even fathom today.
2. The Creation of the Earth
The Bible asserts that God created both humans and all animal life on Earth – including themselves – as perfectly designed objects without suffering or death.
Earth’s journey begins as an inky disk-shaped cloud of gas and dust orbiting around its sun. Over this period of time, rock core formation occurred as well as possible early oceans. Prokaryote life eventually appeared, expanding across ocean depths while creating new continents like Pangaea.
3. The Fall of the Roman Empire
Consequences can result from any event in history, leading to other actions and occurring events later on. Consequences include changes such as economic, political, or military consequences.
Alaric had already witnessed Rome deteriorate before sacking it; financial crises had depleted imperial coffers, weakening central rule and making barbarian invasion easier – Spain and Gaul were soon lost to Germanic tribes.
4. The Birth of Christianity
Early Christianity underwent many transitions. One was cultural, as Jewish institutions gave way to Gentile culture. Another was demographic: from being predominantly Jewish to becoming majority Gentile.
Christology also underwent significant change during this period, shifting away from Jewish monotheism towards Trinitarianism – unifying Christianity more broadly while aiding its spread thanks to Emperor Constantine’s conversion and implementation of his Edict of Milan, which stopped government persecution against Christians.
5. The Conquest of Africa
After four centuries of barely showing any interest in Africa beyond its coasts, Europe suddenly conquered almost the entirety of it. This resulted from several factors, including industrial revolution-induced demand for raw materials and European nationalism which encouraged colonial expansion by pushing states toward colonial conquest.
The Scramble for Africa was an intense European competition to claim land in Africa that resulted in many African nations being colonised by various European nations.
6. The Conquest of Asia
By the end of World War II, Western European influence and imperialism in Asia had substantially declined. Nationalist movements had proliferated across their colonies while Asians became less responsive to religious missionary efforts.
As nations vied for control over Asian territories, trade and indirect rule were replaced with formal colonial control of vast overseas territories that served as extensions of their mother nations’ political influence.
7. The Age of Exploration
In the age of exploration, European nations raced to establish overseas colonies and control trade routes. This period also witnessed the introduction of new plants, animals, and communicable diseases into European society.
Amerigo Vespucci discovered the west coast of South America during this era and Ferdinand Magellan completed the first circumnavigation of the world by 1519. Technological innovations like magnetic compasses made ocean travel safer and simpler.
8. The Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery was a period of unprecedented exploration and maritime expeditions dating from the early 15th to 17th century, driven by economic aspirations, technological innovation, and political competition.
Technological advancements like improved ship designs and the magnetic compass enabled explorers to sail further out into the sea. Furthermore, this period witnessed European colonization – setting the foundations for our interconnected global society today.
9. The Age of Exploration and Exploitation
The Age of Exploration was a period in which European explorers explored distant corners of the globe, leading them to form colonial empires while exploiting indigenous populations and slave populations.
Explorers laid the groundwork for modern globalization during this era as they established contact between various parts of the globe and connected people through trade routes and expeditions. Furthermore, this period witnessed numerous technological breakthroughs like improved ships and navigation tools being created during this period.
10. The Age of Exploration and Expansion
The Age of Exploration and Expansion, also known as European colonization of the Americas, marked an unprecedented turning point in human history. It gave rise to vast overseas empires that revolutionized power dynamics while ushering in forced labor societies that perpetuated social inequality.
Religion, gold and sheer curiosity were among the key drivers of exploration; yet ultimately it was land and resource acquisition which drove vast overland empires.
