2A Deana Simmons World History Timeline

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Mesopotamian

    Located on the Eastern Mediterranean, between the Zagros mountains and the Arabian Plateau.
    http://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Indus

    Located in what is known today as Pakistan and northwest India, along the Indus river.
    www.ancient.eu/Indus_Valley_Civilization/
  • Period: 3100 BCE to 30 BCE

    Egyptian

    Located in northeast Africa, along the Nile river.
    https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/ancient-egypt/
  • The Pyramid of Cheops
    2580 BCE

    The Pyramid of Cheops

    Located in Cairo, Egypt. It's a part of a complex of 3 large pyramids.
  • Hammurabi's Code
    1754 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code

    The first known law code. Made by King Hammurabi in Babylonia.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Phonecian

    From the coast of the Mediterranean sea through what is now Syria, and northern Israel.
    www.ancient.eu/phoenicia/
  • Period: 1400 BCE to 586 BCE

    Hebrew

  • Democracy Begins in Athens
    1066 BCE

    Democracy Begins in Athens

    An Athenian leader introduces a system of political reforms that he called demokratia (rule by the people).
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Chinese

    Located along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
    https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/ancient-china/
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 330 BCE

    Persian

    Expanded from Egypt to Turkey, Mesopotamia, and to the Indus river.
    www.ushistory.org/civ/4e.asp
  • Period: 507 BCE to 323 BCE

    Hellenic

    In East, Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
    http://www.ancient.eu/Hellenic_World/
  • Siddhartha/Buddha Dies
    483 BCE

    Siddhartha/Buddha Dies

    He died in the city of Kushinagar. Siddhartha was said to have died of natural causes at 80 years old.
  • The Battle of Thermopylae
    480 BCE

    The Battle of Thermopylae

    This battle was between the Persians and the Greeks.
  • Alexander the Great Defeats Darius
    334 BCE

    Alexander the Great Defeats Darius

    Alexander defeats Persia.
  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic

  • Qin Rule Begins
    221 BCE

    Qin Rule Begins

    The Great Wall of China is built and China becomes unified.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 1453 BCE

    Roman

    Expanded over Europe, Britain, Western Asia, Northern Africa, and the Mediterranean Islands.
    www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-rome
  • Constantinople Is Made Capital
    330

    Constantinople Is Made Capital

    Constantinople was the capital of the eastern roman empire. When Rome fell it became the heart of the empire. It was named after Constantine.
  • Fall of Rome
    476

    Fall of Rome

    Romulus was overthrown by a barbarian, which caused the city of Rome to come to an end.
  • The Hagia Sophia is Built
    537

    The Hagia Sophia is Built

    The Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople under the direction of Emperor Justinian.
  • Schism of Sunni and Shia
    632

    Schism of Sunni and Shia

    Muhammad dies and Sunni and Shia dispute over the succession to Muhammad as a caliph.
  • Hegira Begins
    662

    Hegira Begins

    This began with the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina.
  • 732

    Battle of Tours

    The Frankish leader Charles Martel defeats a large army of Spanish Moors.
  • Period: 793 to 1066

    Viking

    They used the Norwegian and Baltic seas for travel in the south.
  • The Great Schism
    1054

    The Great Schism

    This was the separation of of the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    It means "Supreme Law of the Land" it was signed by King John of England.
  • Mansa Musa Hajj
    1280

    Mansa Musa Hajj

    Emperor Mansa Musa elaborated pilgrimage in Mecca.
  • Tenochitlan is Founded
    1325

    Tenochitlan is Founded

    It is an Aztec capital located on lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico.
  • 1337

    The Hundred Years War

    A series of wars between England and France.
  • The Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    The Fall of Constantinople

    The Ottoman army invades Constantinople. This is marked as the end of the Middle Ages.
  • Decree of Milan

    Decree of Milan

    It was issued to enforce the Berlin decree by Napoleon I of France.