Almost Famous Top Ten:

By: Alicia Heyblom

Number 10
Camels:
When: 13th century
Camels originated in both Asia and Africa. Once the Asian
camels were brought to Africa, trade across the Sahara
increased because now it was possible to cross the desert.
The average size per caravan was 1,000-12,000 camels.

Number 9
Asoka:
When: 2nd Century
Asoka embraced the religion after a terrible war and made Buddhism legal. He
was a warrior king, responsible for about 100,000 deaths.

Number 8
Printing Press:
When: 15th Century
Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before the printing press only
1,000 books existed in Europe because they were written by hand. Moveable
letters made printing books easier.

Number 7
Hammurabis Code:
When: 18th Century
Created by the ruler of Babylon, Hammurabi wrote one of the first written laws
in record history.

Number 6
Disease:
When: 14th Century
Black Death: The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) started in Asia in the 14th
century and killed of the population in Europe and 35 million people were
killed in Asia. The Black Death started spreading by fleas and rats but
eventually was an air spread disease.
Smallpox: Smallpox spread from Spain to the Americas. This disease was
spread through the air and caused blisters that filled up with puss and if the
blister was broken the disease would spread to whatever it touched.

Number 5
Christopher Columbus:
When: 15th Century
Christopher Columbus journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean between August
and October in the 15th century. He thought he discovered the Indies but really
found the Americas.

Number 4
Protestant Reformation:
When: 16th Century
The Protestant Reformation happened in the 16th century
where problems in the Catholic church, caused by
indulgences, resulted in a decline in religious unity and the
power of the Catholic Church but lead to people being able
to read and make their own decisions.

Number 3
Mongol Empire:
When: 13th century
The Mongol empire killed half of the population in Russia
but the extensive size of the Mongol empire helped trade
and ideas spread between Europe, the Middle East, and
Africa. The Empire helped stabilize a weak China in the 12
and 1300s and helped increase their trade as well.

Number 2
Silk Road:
When: 1st century
The Silk road was a series of trade routes that lead to
economic trade and cultural trade among civilizations.

Number 1
Neolithic Revolution:
When: 13,000 - 5,000 BCE
The Neolithic Revolution was the transition from hunting and gathering to
farming and animal domestication. The revolution lead to job specialization,and
cultural diffusion of knowledge,customs, and goods. The Neolithic Revolution is
the most important because it changed mankind by transitioning people from
hunting and gathering to new technologies.