1200 – The Mongolian Empire is founded
1210 – The Magna Carta is written
1220 – ‘Trial by ordeal’ is abolished in England!
1230 – The Treaty of York is signed
1240 – The Aztec Empire is founded
1250 – Fibonacci dies. 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 987 1597 2584
1260 – The Opus Majus is written
1270 – …the Ninth (and last) Crusade…
1280 – The Thai alphabet is composed
1290 – The Ottoman Empire is founded
1300 – William Wallace dies.
1310 – …the Great Famine of 1315 – 1317…
1320 – Tenochtitlan is founded
1330 – …the Hundred Years’ War begins…
1340 – …BLACK DEATH…
1350 – The Hanseatic League is founded
1360 – Nagarakretagama is written
1370 – Earliest reference to playing cards! A2345678910JQKJOKER
1380 – The Peasants’ Revolt
1390 – The Medici Bank i$ founded
1400 – …T h e R e n a i s s a n c e…
1410 – Perspective is discovered!
1420 – …the Siege of Orleans…
1430 – The printing press is invented!
1440 – The Vatican Library is founded
1450 – The Byzantine Empire collapses.
1460 – The works of Plato are translated into Latin
1470 – Oldest recorded game of chess is played!
1480 – The Vitruvian Man is drawn!
1490 – The Americas are contacted!
1500 – The Statue of David is sculpted!
1510 – …T h e R e f o r m a † i o n…
1520 – First circumnavigation of the globe!
1530 – The Church of England is founded
1540 – …T h e S c i e π t i f i c R e v o l u t i o π…
1550 – First recorded use of the = sign!
1560 – The pencil is invented!
1570 – Imaginary numbers are defined!
1580 – The Spanish Armada
1590 – “Knowledge Is Power”
1600 – …the Gunpowder Plot… (remember?)
1610 – Heliocentricity is proven!
1620 – ♪ The modern violin is invented ♪
1630 – …the trial of Galileo Galilee…
1640 – “Cogito Ergo Sum”
1650 – …T h e E n l i g h t e n m e n t…
1660 – …the Great Fire of London…
1670 – Bacteria are discovered!
1680 – Gravity is discovered!
1690 – …the Salem witch trials…
1700 – The United Kingdom is founded
1710 – The steam engine is invented!
1720 – ♪ The Four Seasons is composed ♪
1730 – The automaton is invented!
1740 – …the War of Austrian Succession…
1750 – Electricity of lightning is discovered!
1760 – …T h e I n d u s t r i a l R e v o l u t i o n…
1770 – The American Revolution
1780 – The hot air balloon is invented!
1790 – The French Revolution
1800 – …the Napoleonic Wars…
1810 – The locomotive is invented!
1820 – The camera is invented!
1830 – The electric motor is invented!
1840 – Communism is developed
1850 – Evolution is discovered!
1860 – …the United States Civil War…
1870 – The telephone is invented!
1880 – The automobile is invented!
1890 – The combustion engine is invented!
1900 – The aeroplane is invented!
1910 – …World War I…
1920 – The television is invented!
1930 – …the Great Depre$$ion…
1940 – …World War II…
1950 – …the Cold War begins…
1960 – The Moon landing!
1970 – The personal computer is invented!
1980 – The Internet is invented!
1990 – The Cold War ends!
2000 – …September 11…
So… what comes next?
