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Apr 12, 2024 · The arrival of Europeans began around the mid-18th century, as fur traders entered the area to harvest sea otters. While it is thought Sir Francis Drake may have explored the British Columbian coast in 1579, it was Juan Pérez who completed the first documented voyage, which took place in 1774.
3 days ago · Prehistoric Greece. Ancient Greece (1100–146 BC) Roman Greece (146 BC – 324 AD) Middle Ages. Venetian and Ottoman rule (15th century – 1821 AD) Modern Greek nation state (1821 – present) See also. References. Further reading. External links. History of Greece. This article covers the Greek civilization as a whole.
3 days ago · 1500 BC: Seed drill in Babylonia [176] 1400 BC: Rubber, Mesoamerican ballgame. [177] [178] 1400 BC - 1200 BC: Concrete in Tiryns (Mycenaean Greece). [179] [180] Waterproof concrete was later developed by the Assyrians in 688 BC, [181] and the Romans developed concretes that could set underwater. [182]
2 days ago · With the death in 1477 of Charles the Bold, France and the Habsburgs began a long process of dividing his rich Burgundian lands, leading to numerous wars. In 1532, Brittany was incorporated into the Kingdom of France. France engaged in the long Italian Wars (1494–1559), which marked the beginning of early modern France.
2 days ago · Prehistory. Early history of the Iberian Peninsula. Roman Hispania (2nd century BC – 5th century AD) Gothic Hispania (5th–8th centuries) Islamic al-Andalus and the Christian Reconquest (8th–15th centuries) al-Andalus Reconquest. Early Modern Spain. Spain under the Bourbons, 1715–1808. War of Spanish Independence and American wars of independence.
4 days ago · In the 18th century, King Yeongjo (r. 1724–76) and his grandson King Jeongjo (r. 1776–1800) led a new renaissance. Yeongjo and Jeongjo reformed the tax system which grew the revenue stream into the treasury, strengthened the military and sponsored a revival of learning.
4 days ago · Slavery was institutionalized by the time the first civilizations emerged (such as Sumer in Mesopotamia, [5] which dates back as far as 3500 BC). Slavery features in the Mesopotamian Code of Hammurabi (c. 1750 BC), which refers to it as an established institution. [6]
