Ok, what does everyone think are the five most important events of the last 1,000 years? please try not be be very broad about what you pick. IE don't say the Renaissance, but use a spacific part of the Reneaissance. for me I'm going to list the 5 events I feel are most important.1-The Plague of 1347.The Black death wipped out 1/3 to 1/4 of Europe, Asia, and Africa in a matter of months. there has been very few pandemics in world history which have had such an effect on man kind. before the plague Europe was still in the darkages for the most part, it had started to come out of them a bit but much of society was still rooted firmly in the church and in religion. the Plague hurt the church a lot, many people lost faith in the clergy and even in the Monarchs of Europe which lead to the loosening of the iron tight grip that they had on Europe. It also had another effect which is rarely talked about, and that is with all the death there was a lot of land to be had, and cheaply. many peasants were able to buy land, and begin farming it for themselves, instead of relying on the feudal systems which were in place before. this lead to the decrease in power for the nobility and an increase in goods and trade for the entire economy as a whole.2-The fall of Constantinople in 1453.With the fall of Constantinople to the turks, the last refuge of the Roman empire ended. For centuries while the rest of Europe was in the darkages, the Eastern part of the Roman Empire florished, but once Constantinople fell, choas reigned down upon Eastern Eruope. This also solidified Ottoman control of the middleEast, and North Africa. it helped bring another age of enlightenment to places such as Baghdad, and Alexandria, which had become in disarray after the Mongol raids of the 12th and 13th centuries. With control of Constaninople the Ottomans also had control of the land trade routes to Asia, this would force European nations to look elsewhere and spur the age of exploration.3-The conquest of MexicoWhen Cortez conquered the Aztecs it gave Spain a huge empire, a lot of gold and a lot of other valuble resources. the talens of adventure also would drive thousands more ventureseekers to try their hand in the new world. this would lead to a vast explosion of people comming to the new world and it's eventual colonization. the money which Spain made from the new world also reserrected an old crinimal activity which had been dying down in the Mediterranean; Piracy. While Piracy wasn't as big as it was portrayed in the movies, it did cause a significant problem which lead to new technologies to prevent Piracy. the process of getting stuff from new world to old world would also lead to the discovery of the Gulf Stream and the trade winds, which helped increase traffic of the time but as since helped us understand a lot more about Earth itself.4-The American Revolution.This was the begining of the end of Colonization for Europe. After the treaty of Paris in 1783 there was a huge increase in the number of rebellions in the New World which would lead to its complete decolonization. of corse the American Revolution also gave birth to the United States, which became a beacon for many ideas and peoples which would eventually help the US to become a world power.5-The assasination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914.This event is one of the single most important events in modern history. if you look close enough this is the event which would set of a series of chain reactions which we are still feeling today. it's most notible for setting off World War One. but the events of WWI lead to World War II, which was the most distructive war in History. After WWII the US and USSR vyied for power during the coldwar, both nations stepped on a lot of feed and thats a huge reason why we have some of the problems we have today, such as terrorism and general distrust of Americans.
#1: Sack of RomeIm going to skip back a few hundred years, but this goes along with the Dark Ages, and eventually the Plague. Rome was the single greatest civilization the world had ever seen. From Britain, to the Middle East, Rome completely changed the world. Even today, we see Roman(also Greek) influence just about everywhere. When Rome was sacked, the Western Empire(Europe) was completel thrown into confusion and political panic. In many ways, western civilization regressed to where Europe wouldnt hit a time like Rome until another 500 yrs or so. If not for the sack of Rome, the world would probably be different. But given the sack of Rome, Europe would eventually split up into the countries we know today, France, Britain, Germany, Spain. Languages across the world might have been completely different. This also goes along with the Fall of Constantinople(the capital of the Eastern Empire, of Rome).#2:World Exploration#3:American Revolution#4:The Rise of Germany(goes along with assination of the Archduke)#5:American Success of WWIIIll explain these later, but I have to go.Rednecks post pretty much sums it up really, but these could be made a case for too.
I am way too unintelligent and historicly ignorant to make a stab at this list. I'll bow to Redneck and learn from his post instead of making a fool out of myself.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE @ May 19 2007, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>bcb being born</div> Hell, I would rank that above the plague of 1347.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ May 17 2007, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>2-The fall of Constantinople in 1453.With the fall of Constantinople to the turks, the last refuge of the Roman empire ended. For centuries while the rest of Europe was in the darkages, the Eastern part of the Roman Empire florished, but once Constantinople fell, choas reigned down upon Eastern Eruope. This also solidified Ottoman control of the middleEast, and North Africa. it helped bring another age of enlightenment to places such as Baghdad, and Alexandria, which had become in disarray after the Mongol raids of the 12th and 13th centuries. With control of Constaninople the Ottomans also had control of the land trade routes to Asia, this would force European nations to look elsewhere and spur the age of exploration.</div>I honestly cant think of anything that'd I change on your list redneck, but I would move this to number 1. This right here still effects us today. This war that we are in right now is a direct effect of them. Other than that change on my list, great job redneck. We can all tell that you put some great effort in this post. :worthy:
If yall want to learn some history, try checking out The Templar Code on The History Channel. Im recording it now, but I just watched 5 minutes of it and its alot like the Dark Ages...which was really well directed, but its not a movie, documentary. Its about the crusades basicly.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pjcolpitts? @ May 19 2007, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I honestly cant think of anything that'd I change on your list redneck, but I would move this to number 1. This right here still effects us today. This war that we are in right now is a direct effect of them. Other than that change on my list, great job redneck. We can all tell that you put some great effort in this post. :worthy:</div>Thanks for the props, I ranked them cronilogically so there isn't a number #1, #2 so on.I noticed a typo in the threat title, its suppost to be influential, not influentian
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ May 19 2007, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thanks for the props, I ranked them cronilogically so there isn't a number #1, #2 so on.I noticed a typo in the threat title, its suppost to be influential, not influentian</div>Ahh, now I notice, okay.
I agree with Rednecks and the Black Plague as number one. Imagine what the population would be like if that didn't happen. I wouldn't be surprised if something like that happened again today, SARS was a little bit like that, but not nearly close to the death tolls.
Something like that today would be catastrophic, and make the Influenza outbreak of 1918 seem little. with as quickly as we travel from once place to another the dieses/virus ect could potentially infect every continent and country before symptoms even start to show. It would cripple every country on Earth, the dead would be pilling up in the streets there would be no services, no food, no law and order. it would be choas. kind of scary isn't it?
1. Kobe's birth2. Kobe's high school career3. Kobe's 3 rings4. Kobe's 50 point games5. Kobe's 81 point game
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 19 2007, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Kobe's birth2. Kobe's high school career3. Kobe's 3 rings4. Kobe's 50 point games5. Kobe's 81 point game</div>that wasn't funny...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ May 19 2007, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Something like that today would be catastrophic, and make the Influenza outbreak of 1918 seem little. with as quickly as we travel from once place to another the dieses/virus ect could potentially infect every continent and country before symptoms even start to show. It would cripple every country on Earth, the dead would be pilling up in the streets there would be no services, no food, no law and order. it would be choas. kind of scary isn't it?</div>Yeah, the cities would be completely screwed, but if you lived on a farm or something you would be fine.sh*t though, North Korea would take over the world since nobody is allowed in there.
I honestley think the American Revolution should be #1. With it was born the most powerful nation in the world, a country based on freedom and equality, unlike any other in the world. The US has had a huge impact on the world and its ideas so I think what started it all is the most important event in world hsitory.
He already said that he ranked them in chronological order, not order of importance.I don't know enough about history to interrupt redneck's list. We should have the top five most influential events of the US in the past 500 years. I still wouldn't know where to start, other than Pearl Harbor, 9-11, maybe JFK, and the American-related choices on Redneck's post.
top 5 most important events in American history.in Chronilogical order;1-Fort Mystic: the first major white-Native American battle. from then on the Natives began to lose more and more land to the whites, it also showed the whites that the Natives wouldn't united and would help the whites in defeating a common enemy.2-French and Indian War/7 year war.Not just a major American event, but also a major world event. it was the powder keg which would ignite the American Revolution. the Taxes which Parlement leavied on the colonies would piss the colonist off so bad that they'd dump tea in Boston Harbor, tar and feather tax collectors and eventually fire on the british Army itself.3-Discovery of Gold at Sutters millLead to the California gold rush, and the eventual westward rush on the Oregon, Utah, and Santa Fe trails. Its events would also lead to the Silver Rushs in Nevada, Arizona and Oregon, as well as major Gold Rushes in Alaska, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. It also made the US one of the richest countries on Earth.4-South Carolinas succession.After it succeed it was followed by 11 other states which formed the Confederacy. then the firing upon Fort Sumpter would spark the Civil War, the bloodiest and largest war in our nations history.5-Pearl HarborThere is a reason that December 7th is a date that lives in Imfamy. It catipolted the US into WWII and into being a world superpower.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ May 20 2007, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>top 5 most important events in American history.in Chronilogical order;1-Fort Mystic: the first major white-Native American battle. from then on the Natives began to lose more and more land to the whites, it also showed the whites that the Natives wouldn't united and would help the whites in defeating a common enemy.2-French and Indian War/7 year war.Not just a major American event, but also a major world event. it was the powder keg which would ignite the American Revolution. the Taxes which Parlement leavied on the colonies would piss the colonist off so bad that they'd dump tea in Boston Harbor, tar and feather tax collectors and eventually fire on the british Army itself.3-Discovery of Gold at Sutters millLead to the California gold rush, and the eventual westward rush on the Oregon, Utah, and Santa Fe trails. Its events would also lead to the Silver Rushs in Nevada, Arizona and Oregon, as well as major Gold Rushes in Alaska, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. It also made the US one of the richest countries on Earth.4-South Carolinas succession.After it succeed it was followed by 11 other states which formed the Confederacy. then the firing upon Fort Sumpter would spark the Civil War, the bloodiest and largest war in our nations history.5-Pearl HarborThere is a reason that December 7th is a date that lives in Imfamy. It catipolted the US into WWII and into being a world superpower.</div>If you consider the Industrial Revolution an event, it should be up there. Other than that I agree with everything.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 20 2007, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I honestley think the American Revolution should be #1. With it was born the most powerful nation in the world, a country based on freedom and equality, unlike any other in the world. The US has had a huge impact on the world and its ideas so I think what started it all is the most important event in world hsitory.</div>Thats so not true. The US is a relatively young country and has not had much influence on the world, in the big picture.If you were to make a half hour movie about the history of the world, the time when the USA was born and now wouldnt even be a minute.
