AP World History 100 B.C.E. to 27,000 B.C.E By juniper802 206 Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 220 CE 221 Qin dynasty 221-206 BCE 320 Gupta dynasty UNTIL 550 CE 321 Mauryan dynasty UNTIL 185 BCE 334 Invasion of Alexander the Great 400 Decline of Olmec civilization 470 Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle influence the world 551 Confucius UNTIL 479 BCE 563 Life of the Buddha UNTIL 483 BCE Apr 8, 1500 Beginnings of ironworking in Anatolia UNTIL 1000BCE Nov 1, 1792 Hammurabi rules Babylonian Empire UNTIL 1750BCE Dec 25, 1904 Life of Jesus begins Apr 8, 2000 Indus Valley and Chinese civilizations start Period: Apr 8, 2000 to Apr 8, 4000 These years are B.C.E. Flip the start date with the end date for it to make sense, May 11, 2000 Bantu Migrations take hold Mar 2, 2022 Cyrus allows Jews to return from exile Mar 2, 2022 Era of Greek city-states UNTIL 336 BCE Mar 2, 2022 Chavin religious cult develops in Peru Jan 11, 3000 Potatoes cultivated in Andes Apr 8, 3000 Indo-European migrations begins ENDS in 1000 BCE Jul 10, 3000 Agricultural improvements in sub-Saharan African Sep 8, 3000 Cultivation of maize, squash and beans in Mesoamerica begins Feb 11, 3500 Nubian Civilization takes hold Dec 30, 3500 Mesopotamian civilization takes hold Jun 10, 4000 Domestication of horses in Ukraine and southern Russia