- Invention of the Wheel
- First use of Papyrus
- Battle of Marathon
- Split of Roman Empire into E/W by Diocletian
- Magna Carta
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Columbus “Discovers” America
- Rapid development of mathematics
- Pasteurization
- Development of Powered Flight
Gotta change four votes…
- Domestication of Animals
- Egyptian Empires
- Rise of Persian Empire
- Death of Caesar
- Battle of Hastings
- Ottoman Empire Founded
- Elizabethan Age in England
- Founding of the US
- Pasteurization
- Nuclear Weapons
Damn… 19th century was tough. Don’t know WTF I’m going to do in the next round (assuming Pasteurization loses, that is.)
And c’mon everybody… Egypt is wildly over-rated. Let’s get those bums out of here! 
:eek:
Gotta pick one. Pre-contact Americas got by fine without using the wheel, but they definitely needed domesticated animals and agriculture. As far as Papyrus – there are alternatives… clay tablets, parchment, etc. But they’re all tough choices.
bump
4th Round List
1.Pre-History, Pre 3500 BCE
Domestication of Animals
2.Bronze and Iron Ages, 3500 BCE-1000 BCE
Alphabetic Writing Invented
3.Early Classical Antiquity, 1000 BCE - 200 BCE
Invention of number “0” and Binary Systems
4.Late Classical Antiquity, 200 BCE - 476 AD
Expansion of Roman Empire (Punic Wars, expansion into Gaul, etc)
5.Early Middle Ages, 477 AD - 1250 AD
Development of Arabic Numerals
-
Late Middle Ages, 1251 AD - 1453 AD
Invention of Printing Press
7.Early Modern Era, 1454 AD - 1648 AD
Copernican Revolution
8.Middle Modern Era, 1649 AD - 1788 AD
Invention of Vaccination
9.19th Century, 1789 AD - 1900 AD
Electrification Begins
10.20th Century and Beyond, 1901 AD - 2014 AD
Invention of the Computer/Internet
The university of Baloney has got to go this round.
- Invention of the Wheel
- Founding of Ur (first city)
- Alexander the Great conquers the known world
- Split of Roman Empire into E/W by Diocletian
- University of Bologna (first university) founded
- Fall of Constantinople
- Spanish Dominance of Middle/South America
- Slave Trade
- Implementation of Modern Sanitation
- Green Revolution
- Invention of Alphabet
- Xia Dynasty in China
- Unification of China under Qin Shi Huang
- Death of Caesar
- Crusades
- Hundred Years War Begins
- Spanish Dominance of Middle/South America
- Slave Trade
- End of Slavery
- WW1
Here in round 4 is the first time I’m seeing this. It’s neat but there seem to be some largely duplicate items like Pasteurization/Sanitation/Germ Theory.
Also I don’t think Invention of Language belongs on this list. We have to take that as a given for humanity, I think, and it wasn’t really invented.
The fourth round is over!
First, the losers are…
- Invention of the Wheel
- Xia Dynasty in China - Not a good round for Chinese influence.
- Unification of China under Qin Shi Huang
- Split of Roman Empire into E/W by Diocletian
- University of Bologna (first university) founded
- Fall of Constantinople - I am… surprised… that this fell before the 100 years war. I’m shocked that the Printing Press got a vote this early. :eek:
- Spanish Dominance of Middle/South America
- Slave Trade
- Pasteurization
- Development of Powered Flight
Fifth round choices coming up…
Remember, the voting format is:
#. <vote>, as in
- Invention of Yapping
-
Pre-History, Pre 3500 BCE
Invention of Agriculture
Domestication of Animals
Invention of Alphabet
Discovery (and control) of fire
Invention of Language
Invention of Metallurgy -
Bronze and Iron Ages, 3500 BCE-1000 BCE
Hammurabi’s Code
Egyptian Empires
Founding of Ur (first city)
Sumerian Cuniform
Alphabetic Writing Invented
First use of Papyrus -
Early Classical Antiquity, 1000 BCE - 200 BCE
Democracy established in Athens
Alexander the Great conquers the known world
Rise of Persian Empire
Greek Philosophy and Mathematics at peak
Battle of Marathon
Invention of number “0” and Binary Systems -
Late Classical Antiquity, 200 BCE - 476 AD
Expansion of Roman Empire (Punic Wars, expansion into Gaul, etc)
Death of Caesar
Augustinian Empire
Life of Jesus
Christianity becomes official religion of Rome
Collapse of Rome -
Early Middle Ages, 477 AD - 1250 AD
Vision of Mohammed and the Rise of Islam
Development of Arabic Numerals
Battle of Hastings
Crusades
Magna Carta
Genghis Khan conquers much of Asia -
Late Middle Ages, 1251 AD - 1453 AD
Ottoman Empire Founded
Great Schism Begins (ends 1417)
Hundred Years War Begins
Black Death Begins
Prince Henry the Navigator
Invention of Printing Press -
Early Modern Era, 1454 AD - 1648 AD
Renaissance in Italy
Columbus “Discovers” America
Protestant Reformation
Copernican Revolution
Establishment of Dutch-East India company (First global corporation)
Elizabethan Age in England -
Middle Modern Era, 1649 AD - 1788 AD
Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
Rapid development of mathematics
Invention of Vaccination
Start of Industrial Revolution
Founding of the US -
19th Century, 1789 AD - 1900 AD
Development of Motorized Mass Transportation (Trains, Ships)
Implementation of Modern Sanitation
End of Slavery
Beginning of the Oil Age
Germ Theory of Disease developed
Electrification Begins -
20th Century and Beyond, 1901 AD - 2014 AD
WW1
WW2
The Rise of Mass Culture
Invention of the Computer/Internet
Green Revolution
Nuclear Weapons
Well, it is what it is. I did start a thread asking for discussion of the nominations and asking for suggestions for replacements, but now that the game is started, there’s nothing to be done.
- Domestication of Animals
- Alphabetic Invention of Alphabet
- Invention of number “0” and Binary Systems
- Collapse of Rome
- Development of Arabic Numerals
- Invention of Printing Press
- Renaissance in Italy
- Scientific Revolution
- End of Slavery
- Invention of the Computer/Internet
- Domestication of Animals
- Founding of Ur (first city)
- Alexander the Great conquers the known world
- Collapse of Rome
- Crusades
- Great Schism Begins (ends 1417)
- Protestant Reformation
- Invention of Vaccination
- Implementation of Modern Sanitation
- Green Revolution
- Invention of Metallurgy
- First use of Papyrus
- Battle of Marathon
- Death of Caesar
- Magna Carta
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Columbus “Discovers” America
- Rapid development of mathematics
- Germ Theory of Disease developed
- Nuclear Weapons
My thoughts on choosing Metallurgy over domestication of animals:
If we look at all human societies through history, there’s a few things they all have in common. One of the things is domesticated animals playing a major role. Metallurgy is not one of these things, and it wasn’t necessary to develop large and complex societies (as useful as it is). There were multiple large settlements and societies that had no metal tools, but did have dogs.
- Domestication of Animals
- Egyptian Empires
- Rise of Persian Empire
- Death of Caesar
- Battle of Hastings
- Ottoman Empire Founded
- Elizabethan Age in England
- Founding of the US
- Implementation of Modern Sanitation
- Nuclear Weapons
I am rather 
that the low-hanging fruit that is the Elizabethan age hasn’t received a single vote (other than myself, of course), but that the Renaissance has.
iiandyiiii, yeah, but look what happened when non-metal societies ran up against those who had metal.
Metal is obviously important, I just feel that animal domestication has been more important and more impactful in history. Even when we include warfare – horses have been just as important, if not more so, than metal weapons, when it comes to war.
At this point everything left on the “pre-history” part is incredibly important and impactful, so it’s reasonable to disagree.
At least AFAIC, more art - paintings, sculpture, plays, and music - was produced during the Italian Renaissance than during the Elizabethan age