World History Flashcards ionicons-v5-c Mount Vesuvius Erupts over Pompeii Pax Romana Alexander the Great Conquers Empire Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor Richard I (“the Lionhearted”) Succeeds Henry II in England Marco Polo of Venice Travels to China The Black Plague Incas Rule in Peru Gutenberg Printing Press The Fall of Constantinople Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa The Protestant Reformation Shakespeare Dies Pilgrims from England Arrive at Plymouth Taj Mahal is Built in India Seven Years War The British Empire in India Begins American Revolution French Revolution The Lewis and Clark Expedition Mexico Achieves Independence from Spain Civil War World War 1 The Great Depression World War 2 The United Nations is Established Cold War Vietnam War Apollo 11 September 11th Attacks