COLONIALISM & EMPIRE
Jan 28, 2021
3 minutes
COLUMBUS ‘DISCOVERS’ THE NEW WORLD
October 12 1492, Bahamas
Sponsored by the Spanish monarchs Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon, Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492. This and his subsequent voyages across the Atlantic led to the European exploration and colonisation of the Americas, as well as the exploitation of Native Americans.
FALL OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
476 CE, Rome, Italy
In 476 CE Rome finally fell, its empire crumbling with it. This was due to numerous factors, including invasions by ‘Barbarian’ tribes, Christianity, overexpansion and an
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