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Period: 4000 BCE to 1500 BCE
Indus
Fertile Crescent -
Period: 3500 BCE to 1110 BCE
Mesopotamian
Between the Tigris and Euphrates River -
Period: 2800 BCE to 232 BCE
Indian
Indus Valley Civilization -
2580 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops
The oldest and largest of the three pyramids -
Period: 1766 BCE to
Chinese
Asia around the Yellow and Yangtze rivers -
1750 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
Well preserved code of law of Babylonia from Ancient Mesopotamia. "An eye for an eye" -
Period: 1550 BCE to 539 BCE
Phoenician
below Asia minor. Tyre was a part of it. Right above Syria -
Period: 1300 BCE to 135
Hebrew
Between Egypt and Arabia, under Syria -
Period: 1200 BCE to 292 BCE
Mesoamerican
South and Central America, present day Mexico, Chile, Peru -
Period: 1000 BCE to 627
Persian
Stretched from Egypt up to the boarders of Thrace and all the way west to India's boarders -
Period: 800 BCE to 146 BCE
Hellenic
Balkan Peninsula spilling over a little into Asia Minor as well as the island of Crete -
500 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
Democracy began in Athens lead by Cleisthenes. The people in Athens that were considered "citizens," could now vote on matters dealing with the government. -
483 BCE
Siddhartha/ Buddha dies
Founder of Buddhism died because of old age at about 90 years old. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought during the second Persian Invasion of Greece between the Greek CIty-states and the Persians led by Xerkes I. Spartan King Leonidas and 7000 men planned to hold the Persians. They held off the Persians for 3 days by were eventually defeated. -
Period: 334 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic
From Egypt up to Asia Minor and Greece, all the way to Iran -
332 BCE
Alex the Great Defeats Darius
Alex who is 20 years young pushed on to conquer Persia. He fought his way through Persia's lands and eventually defeated the Persian Army and Gaugamela. Darius was killed in the aftermath and soon after, his throne was overtaken by Alexander. -
Period: 300 BCE to
Japanese
Islands off the coast of Asia -
221 BCE
Qin Rule Begins
Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese sovereign to proclaim himself "Emperor", after unifying China in 221 BC. "Qin dynasty" which lasted for fifteen years until 206 when it was cut short by civil war -
Period: 31 BCE to 476
Roman
Stretched from Spain to Assyria and Asia Minor, all the way down to North Africa -
313
Decree of Milan
The Milan Decree was issued on December 17, 1807 by Napoleon I of France.This system was the basis for his plan to defeat the British by waging economic warfare. -
330
Constantinople made Capital
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Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine
Part of the Western Roman Empire that ended up spreading over Europe -
476
Fall of Rome
The Roman Empire fell under a lot of reasons. These reasons include the invasions of barbarian tribes and the rise of Christianity. The reasons are military, social, political and economic. -
Period: 476 to 1300
Middle Ages Europe
Europe -
537
Hagia Sophia is Built
The Church of Holy Wisdom, known as the Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian. It collapsed the first time it was built but was rebuilt and enlarged. -
622
Hegira Begins
Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina in AD 622, prompted by the opposition of the merchants of Mecca and marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community. -
Period: 622 to 1258
Islamic
Red and Arabian Seas up to the Caspian Sea over to the Mediterranean Sea -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
After the death of Ali the Shia believed only his descendants should rule. They split off from the Sunnis who believed that anyone from his clan could rule. Being that Muslims won't fight other Muslims -
732
Battle Of Tours
Muslims were defeated by French King Charles Martel. This stopped them from advancing any further into Europe -
Period: 800 to 1066
Vikings
From Sweden, Norway and Denmark the vikings invaded and settled in Europe -
Period: 830 to
African Kingdoms
There in Africa -
1054
Great Schism
The Roman empire was divided by Diocletian. It separated the Eastern Orthodox from the Western which was Roman Catholic -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol
Stretched from Pacific ocean down to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea over to the Caspian Sea -
1215
Magna Carta
the Magna Carta weakened the power held by the kings and strengthened the power of churches. -
Period: 1237 to
Russia
It's above China, also its very cold there. -
1324
Mansa Musa Hajj
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1325
Tenochtitlan founded
Located in present day Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire. -
1337
Hundred Years War Begins
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, rulers of the Kingdom of France -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire
