<p>You will need a good sense of order, to say the least (i.e. Italian Renaissance–>Northern Renaissance–>Sci Rev–>Enlightenment–>Fr Rev–>Ind Rev–>Romanticism–>WWI–>WWII–>Cold War). Of course, a lot happened within those times, but if you know that order I just gave you (hopefully I didn’t screw up somewhere) and which period each specific event falls under (like the Crimean War was 1850ish, so Romanticism), you should be OK.</p>