Chaos Project Subject Terms
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Subject. Adding NOT fiction will eliminate stories.
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Egypt and religion
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Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten (Ikhnaton, Amenhotep IV) starts a new
religion (Atenism ) and tries to change Egyptian culture.
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Egypt history to 640 AD
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New Kingdom Pharaohs conquer Egypt’s neighbors and create an Empire.
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Greece history Persian Wars
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Persian Wars occur (492-479) between the Persians and Greeks.
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Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great of Macedonia invades the
Persian Empire
and profoundly changes it.
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Barbarian;
Rome
History Empire
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Barbarian tribes invade
Europe
and bring an end to the
Roman Empire
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Islam and history
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Mohammed becomes the prophet of Islam in the Arabian Desert. This
religion sweeps across North Africa and the Middle East causing major
changes.
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Great Britain
history; Harold king of
England
; William I king of
England
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The Battle of Hastings (1066) ends Saxon rule in
England
and establishes the Norman dynasty.
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Black death not fiction
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Black death devastates medieval
Europe
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Genghis Khan not fiction
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Genghis Khan and his Mongols cut a path of devastation through Russia
and into Eastern Europe.
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Kublai Khan; Yuan dynasty
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Kublai Khan conquers
China
and establishes the Yuan dynasty.
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Science and Renaissance; Art and Renaissance; Science and Medieval
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Developments in science and the fine arts during the Renaissance
changes the way people look at life.
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Istanbul
;
Turkey
history
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Constantinople
falls to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and the
Byzantine Empire
vanishes from the earth.
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India
History
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Islam comes to northern
India
and the Mogul (Mughal) dynasty is established.
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Moors;
Spain
history
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In 1492, the Moors are driven out of
Spain
and the Spanish Empire arises under Ferdinand and Isabella.
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Aztec not fiction
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The arrival of the Spanish shatters the Aztec Civilization.
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Inca not fiction
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The arrival of the Spanish destroys the Inca.
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Peter the Great
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Peter the Great brings western ideas to the backward country of
Russia
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Australia
not fiction
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Europeans arrive in
Australia
in 1788 and aboriginal societies are affected.
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Science and History; individual scientists
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The scientific revolution is created by Galileo, Newton and
Copernicus.
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Medicine history
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In the 19th century Dr. Lister and Dr. Semmelweis was
their hands and modern medicine begins.
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Cherokee; Trail of Tears
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The Trail of tears changes Cherokee society.
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Scotland
history
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The battle of Culloden changes the course of Scottish history.
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Ireland
history famine
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A blight in 1845 ruins the Irish potato crop and causes the great
potato famine.
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California
history not fiction
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Gold is found in
California
in 1848
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Reconstruction; Southern States history
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After the Civil War, slavery on the plantation ends in the American
South.
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Indians of
North America
wars great plains
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In the late 19th Century the white man settles in the
Great Plains
.
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Latin America
history wars of independence
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Simon Bolivar raises the flag of independence in
South America
.
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China
history Opium War;
China
history
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Opium Wars create a significant change in Chinese culture.
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China
history 20th century; Ch'ing dynasty
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Manchu (Qing) dynasty of
China
is brought to an end and the
Chinese
Republic
is formed.
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Commodore Perry;
Japan
history
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Admiral Perry opens
Japan
to foreign trade in the 1850s.
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Ireland
history Easter rising
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1916 Irish rebellion in
Dublin
against the British.
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Soviet union
history revolution
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Communist Bolsheviks under Lenin and Stalin take over
Russia
in 1917.
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Japan history 1945-
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At the end of WWII Japan’s old pattern of government ends.
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India
politics;
India
history 1947;
Pakistan
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Bloodshed follows the partition of
India
in 1947.
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China
history 1949
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1949 Communists under Mao overthrow the
Chinese
Republic
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Fidel Castro;
Cuba
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Castro gains control of
Cuba
and introduces communism.
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Vietnam not fiction; Vietnam and history
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After World War II, France, China and the United States are involved
in the struggle for control of Vietnam and thirty years of war ensue before
the country is united and independent.
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Cambodia
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Khmer Rouge (Pol Pot) seizes control of
Cambodia
in 1975.
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Human rights
Argentina
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Dirty War occurs in Argentina between 1976-1983.
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Rwanda
history
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Tribal warfare in
Rwanda
produces a bloody slaughter in 1994.
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South Africa
politics
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In 1991, apartheid dies in
South Africa
.
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Meiji
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Meiji Restoration changes
Japan
from a traditional to a modern industrial society.
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Cavour,
Garibaldi;
Italy
history 1849-1870
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Italy
is unified in 1870.
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Qin Shihuangdi; Ch'in dynasty
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First Emperor forces
China
to organize and standardize.
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Israel
not fiction; Israel-Arab
war not fiction
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1967, Six Day War brings unrest to the
Middle East
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Buddhism; Han dynasty; <country> and history
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Buddhism travels from India to China, Korea and Japan at the end of
the Han Dynasty.
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Industries United States history
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Transportation and communication systems undergo changes as part of
the Industrial Revolution.
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Ataturk;
Turkey
history 1918
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Ataturk creates modern
Turkey
out of the
Ottoman Empire
.
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Soviet Union
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Communism fails to fulfill its promises and the
Soviet Union
collapses.
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Reformation; Europe history
1517-1648 (Don’t type in Martin Luther!)
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Martin Luther’s ideas break up the unity of the church in
Europe
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Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Africa and colonization; Africa and history not fiction
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King Leopold II (1865) persuades the Berlin Conference (1884-85) to
entrust Belgium with the management of the Congo.
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