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Fertile Crescent
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Between the Tigris and Euphrates River
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Indus Valley Civilization
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The oldest and largest of the three pyramids
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Asia around the Yellow and Yangtze rivers
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Well preserved code of law of Babylonia from Ancient Mesopotamia. "An eye for an eye"
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below Asia minor. Tyre was a part of it. Right above Syria
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Between Egypt and Arabia, under Syria
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South and Central America, present day Mexico, Chile, Peru
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Stretched from Egypt up to the boarders of Thrace and all the way west to India's boarders
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Balkan Peninsula spilling over a little into Asia Minor as well as the island of Crete
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Democracy began in Athens lead by Cleisthenes. The people in Athens that were considered "citizens," could now vote on matters dealing with the government.
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Founder of Buddhism died because of old age at about 90 years old.
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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.
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From Egypt up to Asia Minor and Greece, all the way to Iran
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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.
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Islands off the coast of Asia
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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
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Stretched from Spain to Assyria and Asia Minor, all the way down to North Africa
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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.
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Part of the Western Roman Empire that ended up spreading over Europe
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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.
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Europe
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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.
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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.
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Red and Arabian Seas up to the Caspian Sea over to the Mediterranean Sea
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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
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Muslims were defeated by French King Charles Martel. This stopped them from advancing any further into Europe
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From Sweden, Norway and Denmark the vikings invaded and settled in Europe
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There in Africa
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The Roman empire was divided by Diocletian. It separated the Eastern Orthodox from the Western which was Roman Catholic
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Stretched from Pacific ocean down to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea over to the Caspian Sea
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the Magna Carta weakened the power held by the kings and strengthened the power of churches.
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It's above China, also its very cold there.
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Located in present day Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
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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
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The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire
