Download Significant Wars & Battles

War/Battle
That had a major impact on world history
Participants/Time
Major Impact on
Period
World History
Alexander the Great’s
Campaign
Macedonians vs. Greeks,
Phoenicians, Indians and
Persians
334-323 B.C.E
Spread Hellenistic culture
and language throughout
Middle East/
Mediterranean
Rome’s campaign of
Conquest
Romans vs. Western
Europe &
Mediterranean peoples
400 BCE- 138CE
Unified much of
Mediterranean and
Western Europe under
one culture.
Battle of Tours
Franks vs. Umayyad
Muslims
732 C.E.
Stopped Muslim
influence and power into
Western Europe
Battle of Talas
Tang Chinese vs. Arabs,
Turks and Tibetans – 751
C.E.
Stopped Tang influence
and power into Central
Asia
Crusades (I – IX)
Multitude of Christian
states and orders vs.
Arabs and Turks
1095-1272 C.E.
Brought Muslim and
Greek texts and concepts
as well as new trade with
Asia
Mongol Conquest
Mongols vs. Most Asian
peoples 1215-1283 C.E.
Unites almost all of Asia
under one culture,
spreads Black Death
Fall of Constantinople
Turks vs. Byzantines
1453 C.E.
Marks end of Medieval
era, dawn of guns and
cannon
Defeat of the Spanish
Armada
Catholic Spain vs.
Anglican England
1588 C.E.
Preserves Anglican
religion and causes
England’s naval
supremacy