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Certain historical times or events demonstrably changed the world more than others. Certain events seem to be key to how the world became like it is, and how human society developed. (not referring to inventions or people per se, but rather events, happenings, etc)
My list of the five most important events in history (not in any order):
1066- Battle of Hastings
Around 203BC-ish - Rome defeating Carthage in Second Punic War.
1492 - Columbus's voyages to the New World
44 BC - assassination of Julius Caesar
490 BC - Battle of Marathon
My list of the five most important events in history (not in any order):
1066- Battle of Hastings
Around 203BC-ish - Rome defeating Carthage in Second Punic War.
1492 - Columbus's voyages to the New World
44 BC - assassination of Julius Caesar
490 BC - Battle of Marathon
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Too many to mention, but right now I cast my vote for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_ ... urg_Forest
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Only looking for five.klr wrote:
Too many to mention, but right now I cast my vote for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_ ... urg_Forest
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"Fire on demand"
"Invention of organized warfare"
"First city established"
"Invention of writing"
"Control of electricity"
"Invention of organized warfare"
"First city established"
"Invention of writing"
"Control of electricity"
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Errrr.. WWII
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The first use of movable type with a letter-based alphabet ...
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OP notes, not referring to inventions...Gawdzilla wrote:"Fire on demand"
"Invention of organized warfare"
"First city established"
"Invention of writing"
"Control of electricity"
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Coito ergo sum wrote:OP notes, not referring to inventions...Gawdzilla wrote:"Fire on demand"
"Invention of organized warfare"
"First city established"
"Invention of writing"
"Control of electricity"
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Oh, okay, please delete my post.Coito ergo sum wrote:OP notes, not referring to inventions...Gawdzilla wrote:"Fire on demand"
"Invention of organized warfare"
"First city established"
"Invention of writing"
"Control of electricity"
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Spread of European diseases in the new world
Defeat of Roman settlement expedition into Germany
Teutoburg Forest http://www.livius.org/te-tg/teutoburg/teutoburg01.htm
Decision by the Chinese Emperor to burn the Great Fleet
http://www.basicrps.com/chine/histoire/china.htm
Closure of Japan to western trade - Sakoku
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakoku_Edict_of_1635
Washington's decision to cross the Delaware
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wash ... laware.htm
couple more sizeable and recent in the 20th century
Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb
Ghandi's campaign
Mao's Long March
the latter two affecting the direction of close to 1/2 of the world's population
Defeat of Roman settlement expedition into Germany
Teutoburg Forest http://www.livius.org/te-tg/teutoburg/teutoburg01.htm
Decision by the Chinese Emperor to burn the Great Fleet
http://www.basicrps.com/chine/histoire/china.htm
Closure of Japan to western trade - Sakoku
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakoku_Edict_of_1635
Washington's decision to cross the Delaware
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wash ... laware.htm
couple more sizeable and recent in the 20th century
Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb
Ghandi's campaign
Mao's Long March
the latter two affecting the direction of close to 1/2 of the world's population
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The destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria. Fuckers retarded our civilisation 1000 years (possibly).
Everything else, meh. It's just people being people.
Everything else, meh. It's just people being people.
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The discovery of cheese.
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From my point of view - any 5 of my ancestors successfully reproducing is equally important to any other event in history.
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I like this one a lot. That single, risky, decision involving only a few thousands of soldiers, may have won the war, and failure to make that decision looks very likely as if it would have lost it.macdoc wrote:
Washington's decision to cross the Delaware
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wash ... laware.htm
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