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# History Cheatsheet

## Prehistory

- Paleolithic Era (2.6 million BCE - 10,000 BCE)
  - Hunter-gatherer societies
  - Development of stone tools

- Neolithic Era (10,000 BCE - 4,500 BCE)
  - Agricultural revolution
  - Development of pottery and weaving
  - Emergence of early civilizations

## Ancient History

- Mesopotamia (4,500 BCE - 500 BCE)
  - Sumerian civilization
  - Akkadian Empire
  - Babylonian Empire
  - Assyrian Empire

- Ancient Egypt (3,150 BCE - 30 BCE)
  - Old Kingdom
  - Middle Kingdom
  - New Kingdom
  - Pharaonic era

- Ancient Greece (8th century BCE - 146 BCE)
  - Archaic period
  - Classical period
  - Hellenistic period
  - Athenian democracy

- Ancient Rome (753 BCE - 476 CE)
  - Roman Republic
  - Roman Empire
  - Julius Caesar
  - Pax Romana

## Medieval History

- Byzantine Empire (330 CE - 1453 CE)
  - Roman Empire's eastern half
  - Greek language and culture
  - Eastern Orthodox Christianity

- Islamic Golden Age (8th century CE - 14th century CE)
  - Islamic empire
  - Contributions to art, science, and philosophy
  - House of Wisdom

- Viking Age (793 CE - 1066 CE)
  - Scandinavian seafarers
  - Norse mythology and culture
  - Raids and conquests in Europe

## Modern History

- Renaissance (14th century - 17th century)
  - Revival of arts and sciences
  - Leonardo da Vinci
  - Michelangelo

- Age of Exploration (15th century - 17th century)
  - Columbus
  - Magellan
  - Vasco da Gama
  - Mercantilism

- Age of Enlightenment (18th century)
  - Scientific revolution
  - John Locke
  - Voltaire
  - American and French revolutions

- Industrial Revolution (18th century - 19th century)
  - Mass production
  - Steam engine
  - Urbanization
  - Capitalism

- World War I (1914 - 1918)
  - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  - Trench warfare
  - Treaty of Versailles
  - League of Nations

- World War II (1939 - 1945)
  - Hitler's rise to power
  - Holocaust
  - Atomic bomb
  - Allied victory and the formation of the United Nations

## Resources

- [Crash Course World History](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9)
- [The Great Courses - World History](https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/world-history-the-fertile-crescent-to-the-american-revolution.html)
- [History.com](https://www.history.com/topics)