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Warfare has a long history. Little information about it can be gathered from prehistory, but it is a major concern in antiquity and classical and medieval times. Classical and medieval c. 550 - 539 BC Cyrus the Great establishes the Persian Empire. c. 336 - 323 BC Alexander conquers Persian empire, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and reaches India. c. 265 - 238 BC. Asoka rules in India and adopts Buddhism, encouraging its spread. c. 221-210 BC Shih Huang-Ti creates the first unified Chinese empire . c 58 - 44 BC Caesar becomes Roman conquerer of Gaul (approx modern France) , victor in civil war, and dictator. c 610-630 CE Mohammed preaches in Arabia, founding Islam, and begins spreading his faith by military conquest. 634 - 644 CEUmar I, second caliph, leads Muslims to conquer Syria and Mesopotamia and begins conquest of Egypt and Syria. His rules for administration of conquered territories serve as the basis for administrative and legal structure of the Islamic empire. 1066 CE William the Conqueror leads the Norman conquest of England. 1095 - CE. Pope Urban II calls the First Crusade, initiating European attempts to control Palestine, then under Muslim rule. c. 1216-1223 CE Genghis Khan rules the Mongols and conquers Central Asia. He and his successors conquer or invade China, Russia, and Persia. 1469 - 1504 CE Isabella I of Castille marries Ferdinand of Aragon and helps unite the two kingdoms to form Spain, complete the reconquest of Spain from Muslim rule, and order the expulsion of Jews and Muslims, and sponsors the voyages of Columbus. Modern warfare can be examined through the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century. Its future has not yet been closely examined here. 1517 Protestant reformation (and religious warfare) begins with Luther 1519 - 1523.Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire of Mexico. c. 1528 - 1541 Pizarro leads Spanish conquest and colonization of the Inca empire (South America) c. 1641-1658 CE. Cromwell leads parliamentary forces in the English Civil war. 1701-1721. Peter the Great proclaims himself as tsar of Russia and pursues a modernization and expansion program intended to make Russia a major European and Asian power. 1700-1765 CE. European warfare extends to conflicts in and among colonies in Americas and Asia. 1775-1783 American Revolution, or War of Independence. English colonies in North America, with Washington as commander-in-chief, declare independence (declaration authored by Jefferson in 1776) and win independence from England as United States of America. 1789 CE. French Revolution. 1799-1815. Napoleon attempts to conquer Europe and is defeated. c 1808 - 1825 Bolivar is a leader in the Spanish colonial independence movement c 1821 - 1829 Spanish colonies in South America under Bolivar and others achieve independence but break up into separate nations. c. 1846 - 1848 US-Mexican War c. 1861-1865 US. Civil War (War between the States. c. 1880 CE Africa is partitioned among European colonial powers. c. 1911/12 The Manchu or Ch'ing dynasty of China ends. China is partly governed by an initially Republican but increasingly dictatorial Nationalist party. c. 1915-1918 CE. World War I, the "Great War" changes the modern world. 1917 CE. Lenin leads a revolution that overthrows the Russian monarchy, takes control of the Russian Empire, renaming it the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and adapts Marxism to be the state-approved ideology. 1931 Mao begins to take control of the Chinese Communist Party and begins mobilizing the chinese peasantry in a campaign of guerilla warfare against the ruling Nationalist party. c. 1938 - 1945. World War II. Germany under the rule of Hitler and Japan attempt military conquest of Europe and Asia. England, the United States led by Roosevelt, and Russia (the USSR) under Stalin are the chief opponents and combine to defeat Germany and Japan. 1949 Mao defeats Nationalist forces and becomes dictator of the Peoples Republic of China as a Communist state allied with the USSR. c. 1950s Korean War. Korea is divided into Communist and non-Communist parts. A Chinese-backed attempt to forcibly unify the country is resisted largely by the United States. c. 1962-1973 US involved in Vietnam war. c. 1967 Six-day War 1973 Yom Kippur war 1989 "Velvet revolution", 1990 - 1991 Persian Gulf war. Saddam Hussein of Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait. President Bush leads a multinational coalition of forces to expel him and liberate Kuwait. 2001 US war on terrorism begins. 2003 US- Iraq war and occupation.

Specific connections to science, personal studies, anthropology, and culture will be explored as this site develops.

This is connected to families, education, economics, religion, and other areas of government.

Connections to sociology including social structure and change and communities will be significant. Peoples of the world including nations, Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will be significant.

Links to other sites: Not yet developed.

Warfare has a long history. Little information about it can be gathered from prehistory, but it is a major concern in antiquity and classical and medieval times.

Classical and medieval

c. 550 - 539 BC Cyrus the Great establishes the Persian Empire.
c. 336 - 323 BC Alexander conquers Persian empire, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and reaches India.
c. 265 - 238 BC. Asoka rules in India and adopts Buddhism, encouraging its spread.
c. 221-210 BC Shih Huang-Ti creates the first unified Chinese empire .
c 58 - 44 BC Caesar becomes Roman conquerer of Gaul (approx modern France) , victor in civil war, and dictator.
c 610-630 CE Mohammed preaches in Arabia, founding Islam, and begins spreading his faith by military conquest.
634 - 644 CEUmar I, second caliph, leads Muslims to conquer Syria and Mesopotamia and begins conquest of Egypt and Syria. His rules for administration of conquered territories serve as the basis for administrative and legal structure of the Islamic empire.
1066 CE William the Conqueror leads the Norman conquest of England.
1095 - CE. Pope Urban II calls the First Crusade, initiating European attempts to control Palestine, then under Muslim rule.
c. 1216-1223 CE Genghis Khan rules the Mongols and conquers Central Asia. He and his successors conquer or invade China, Russia, and Persia.
1469 - 1504 CE Isabella I of Castille marries Ferdinand of Aragon and helps unite the two kingdoms to form Spain, complete the reconquest of Spain from Muslim rule, and order the expulsion of Jews and Muslims, and sponsors the voyages of Columbus.

Modern warfare can be examined through the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century. Its future has not yet been closely examined here.

1517 Protestant reformation (and religious warfare) begins with Luther
1519 - 1523.Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire of Mexico.
c. 1528 - 1541 Pizarro leads Spanish conquest and colonization of the Inca empire (South America)
c. 1641-1658 CE. Cromwell leads parliamentary forces in the English Civil war.
1701-1721. Peter the Great proclaims himself as tsar of Russia and pursues a modernization and expansion program intended to make Russia a major European and Asian power.
1700-1765 CE. European warfare extends to conflicts in and among colonies in Americas and Asia.
1775-1783 American Revolution, or War of Independence. English colonies in North America, with Washington as commander-in-chief, declare independence (declaration authored by Jefferson in 1776) and win independence from England as United States of America.
1789 CE. French Revolution.
1799-1815. Napoleon attempts to conquer Europe and is defeated.
c 1808 - 1825 Bolivar is a leader in the Spanish colonial independence movement
c 1821 - 1829 Spanish colonies in South America under Bolivar and others achieve independence but break up into separate nations.
c. 1846 - 1848 US-Mexican War
c. 1861-1865 US. Civil War (War between the States.
c. 1880 CE Africa is partitioned among European colonial powers.
c. 1911/12 The Manchu or Ch'ing dynasty of China ends. China is partly governed by an initially Republican but increasingly dictatorial Nationalist party.
c. 1915-1918 CE. World War I, the "Great War" changes the modern world.
1917 CE. Lenin leads a revolution that overthrows the Russian monarchy, takes control of the Russian Empire, renaming it the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and adapts Marxism to be the state-approved ideology.
1931 Mao begins to take control of the Chinese Communist Party and begins mobilizing the chinese peasantry in a campaign of guerilla warfare against the ruling Nationalist party.
c. 1938 - 1945. World War II. Germany under the rule of Hitler and Japan attempt military conquest of Europe and Asia. England, the United States led by Roosevelt, and Russia (the USSR) under Stalin are the chief opponents and combine to defeat Germany and Japan.
1949 Mao defeats Nationalist forces and becomes dictator of the Peoples Republic of China as a Communist state allied with the USSR.
c. 1950s Korean War. Korea is divided into Communist and non-Communist parts. A Chinese-backed attempt to forcibly unify the country is resisted largely by the United States.
c. 1962-1973 US involved in Vietnam war.
c. 1967 Six-day War
1973 Yom Kippur war
1989 "Velvet revolution",
1990 - 1991 Persian Gulf war. Saddam Hussein of Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait. President Bush leads a multinational coalition of forces to expel him and liberate Kuwait.
2001 US war on terrorism begins.
2003 US- Iraq war and occupation.