Dossier №221

2,012 AD

NASA’s Curiosity rover lands inside Gale Crater on Mars using a rocket-powered sky crane.

This question uses 2012 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The rover began a long investigation of whether ancient Mars offered conditions suitable for microbial life.

1,756 AD

War erupts among European powers and their empires across several continents.

This question uses 1756 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The Seven Years’ War reshaped colonial control in North America and India and is sometimes described as the first global war.

1,874 AD

Independent artists hold the exhibition that gives Impressionism its name.

This question uses 1874 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, and others challenged academic institutions with visible brushwork and modern subjects.

750 BC

Greek communities adapt a Phoenician consonantal script by adding letters for vowels.

This question uses 750 BC as its sourced chronological anchor.

The alphabet supported new forms of record keeping and the later written preservation of epic and civic culture.

210 BC

Thousands of life-size clay soldiers are buried near the tomb of China’s first emperor.

This question uses 210 BC as its sourced chronological anchor.

The figures formed part of an immense funerary landscape designed to extend Qin imperial order into the afterlife.