The Top Ten Most Influential Events In History



This is a major works in progress project I'm trying to explore. This is a list of what i believe to be the most top 10 influential moments in history. What I am trying to do is to explore the Point of Divergent where it doesn't happen causing history to be changed epically this list includes( also this is ordered in chronilogical order not by importance):

Persian-Greek War
The Persian-Greek war resulted in a Greek victory. This caused the preservation of Greek influence to the Romans and to the rest of the world. With out this Perisa may have expanded into Europe unchecked and may spread it's culture leading to a more mesopotemian influenced culture today rather then Western.

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great in a short time managed to conquer much of the know world. Were it not for is death by illness( some say poisoning) in Babylon with out a doubt he would have continued to spread his empire and stabilize it after he died. This would cause radical differences through the world and the Present day

The Punic Wars
The Punic wars were fought between the then mediterranian power Carthage against a young Roman Republic. The victory by Rome in this war, and the destruction of Carthage would cause a more European influenced world, rather then African. Many events in Rome's history are very important: the founding of the city, the transformation to a republic, Julius Caesar, transistion to an empire, and the rise of christianity, but all of them hanged in the balance of the Punic Wars, if Rome would have lost, all that had been done, and all yet to be done would have been lost.

Fall of Rome
Rome would fall in 476 AD after constant invasion and other problems. This would bring about the dark ages in western europe and slow down much of the progress in the world. If Rome would have continued to last the world would be much more advance then it is currently and much more developed around the world.

Rise of Islam
Islam would be found in the 600'sAD by Muhammad in present day Saudi Arabia. This would cause world wide changes as it would spread and become contacted with other forces. If Islam would never have been founded this would have caused major changes and a very different world.

The Crusades
The Crusades was a failed attempt by Christain Europe to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims. The effects of these wars although were very worth it. The Crusades would revive trade with Europe and the world, it would revive intelligence, in a few centuries fuel the Renaissance, and bring Europe out of the Dark Ages. With no Crusades Europe would continue in the Dark Ages longer and would cause many events to be delayed

The Mongol Empire.
At it's height the Mongol Empire reached much of Asia and Europe. The Mongols would reach the outskirts of Vienna but would retreat back to Russia and remain there for 2 hundre years. If the Mongols would have stayed there but then later continue into Europe the changes in the present day would be enormous.

Defeat of the Spanish Armada
From the 1500's through the 1600's Spain and England engaged in the unofficial Anglo-Spanish Wars. The rivarly for colonies, power, and religon, would push Spain to lead an invasion of England in 1588. The invasion would be a defeat causing Britain to survive and colinize the New world laying the seeds for the United States. If Spain's invasion would have been victorious the world would lack both the United States and The British Empire and their very heavy impact in history.

The American Revolution
In 1776 The colonies on the coast of North America would declare independence from Great Britain. by 1781 the war was won with French aid and the colonies later would gain independence, and later would grow to a super power. But if the revolutionists would have lost the American revolution this would wipe the U.S. and it's heavy impact from history. This would cause a very different world in the present day.

The Bolshevik Revolution
In 1917 after enormous losses in World War 1 Vladimir Lenin would lead the October Revolution against the Czar's oppression in Russia. This revolution is one of the most influential revolutions of all history, probably second or almost as important as the American Revolution. It would give rise to the U.S.S.R. and it's influence in World War 2 and The Cold War against the United States. But if this revolutin would have never occured, it would mean no Soviet Union and no Cold War which is only somewhat of it's affect in the world.