-
4000 BCE
indus
northwestern africa. 4000 bce- 1700 bc -
3100 BCE
egyptian
africa and asia 3100 bc to n/a -
3000 BCE
indian
northwest india today. 3000 bc to n/a -
2580 BCE
pyramid of cheops
the oldest and largest pyramid of giza -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
a babylonian law code of ancient mesopotamia -
1550 BCE
phoenician
mediteranean . 1550 bc to 300 bc -
1400 BCE
hebrew
med. sea. 1400 bc to 70 ad -
1046 BCE
chinese
modern day china . 1046 bc to 256 bc -
550 BCE
persian
western asia . 550 bc to 330 bc -
500 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
Cleisthenes introduced political reforms known as "rule of the people" -
500 BCE
mesopotamian
eastern mediterrean sea, modern day iran, syria, turkey. 500 bc to 3500 bc -
483 BCE
Buddha dies
siddartha guatama the founder of buddhism, died. -
480 BCE
battle of thermopylae
battle fought during the 2nd Persian invasion -
476 BCE
The Fall of Rome
When Romulus was emperor in the west, it was overthrown first by Odoacer one of the first barbarians to have rule in rome. -
400 BCE
hagia sofia is built
holy wisdom church -
332 BCE
hellenic
greece, mediteranean sea, 332 bc to 31 bc -
331 BCE
alex the great defeats darius
led to the fall of the persian empire -
323 BCE
hellenistic
mediterrean . 323 bc to 31 bc -
221 BCE
qin rule begins
1st dynasty of imperial china -
27 BCE
roman
europe, modern day italy. 27 bc to 1453 -
330
Constantinople made capital
new capital on the east -
330
byzantine
eastern roman empire . 330 ad to 1453 -
500
middle age europe
northwesr europe . 500 ad to 1500 ad -
622
hegira begins
prophet muhammad , completes his flight from mecca to medina -
632
schism of sunni and shia
dispute over succession of muhammad. led to battle of jamal and battle of sift -
700
islamic
middle east, 7th century to n/a -
732
battle of tours
one of the most consequential military encounters in history -
794
japanese
modern day japan. 794 to n/a -
800
viking
near the water. middle europe. 800 ad 110 ad -
830
african kingdoms
africa. 830 to 1235 -
862
russian
northern asia/europe. 862 ad- n/a -
1206
mongol
southeast asia. 1206 ad to 1368 ad -
1215
magna carta
charter agreed to by the king, john of england -
1280
mansa musa hajj
created peace and prosperity -
1325
tenichitlan was found
city built on a lake where the aztec people lived -
1337
hundred years war began
struggle between england and france that lasted from 1337-1453 -
1378
great schism
split of the roman catholic church -
1438
mesoamerican/ south american
south america. 1438- 1533 -
1453
fall of constantinople
capture of the capital of the byzantine empire by invading the ottoman empire -
decree of milan
initiated the continential system