World History A Top Ten

BY ADAM NELSON

10. Mongols

Predicted killing 75 million

total people.

Ruled from 1206-1368 C.E.

Inflicted terror and pain

throughout Asia and part
of Europe.

9. Silk Road

206 B.C.E to 220 C.E. and lead

to cultural diffusion between
Europe and Asia.

Many civilizations didnt know

how to make silk and the
Chinese did, created a huge
amount of trading.

An example of the Ancient

World interacting.

8. Black Plague

Over a five-year period from 1347

to 1352 C.E, 25 million people were
killed from it.

The main source of death in

medieval times.

Source of terror and people didnt

know how it was spreading and
how to prevent it, which then lead
to more deaths.

7. Small Pox

Mainly in 15th and 16th century,

we dont exactly know, but
most historians think the small
pox killed from 50% to 95% of
the population of the New
World.

A process that lasted other 12

days, which you either survived
or died.

6. Cuneiform

3200 B.C.E. and the beginning

of writing which has helped
with everything such as
recording the past.

It changed the way how

people could communicate
with each other.

5. Monotheism

Judaism was the first form of

monotheism which is the belief
in one and only one god.

The start of Christianity which

then was the start of Islam.

Most of peoples religion today

is monotheistic.

4. Printing Press

1439 C.E. and increased the

amount of books (mainly the
bible) that were being printed,
used to hand write them.

Influenced the world greatly

because we have print around
us all the time.

3. Invention of Gun Powder

10th century and whoever has

guns, has the power.

The start of a new kind of

warfare.

Can kill from a great distance

away.

People who never seen a gun

would think it was some sort of
godlike power because they
didnt see anything enter the
body, they would just see them
die.

2. Neolithic Revolution

13000-5000 B.C.E. and the

transition from hunting and
gathering to farming and
animal domestication.

Farming is a huge source of our

food today.

The start of civilizations, first

were in the Fertile Crescent.

1. Money Economy

First started with the Persian Empire

3rd century B.C. E. and was the
change from Barter economy to
Money economy.

Every civilization since has adopted

this economy.

Whoever has money, has great deal

of power.

Other events arent as important as

this because money is a huge reason
why we have poverty today and there
is such a high demand for money. Its
how we are getting paid and many
things must be supplied with money so
without it, the world as we know it
would be a very different place.