4A Emerson Carroll world history timeline

  • 5000 BCE

    Mesopotamian

    located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
    ended in 3500 bce
  • 5000 BCE

    Mesoamerican/South American

    South America
  • 3100 BCE

    Egyptian

    Egyptian
    Egypt, Africa.
    ended in 30bc
  • 3000 BCE

    Indian

    located near Himalayas and Indian Ocean
  • 2900 BCE

    African Kingdoms

    fifth century
    Africa and the Sahara desert
    ends 1609
  • 2600 BCE

    Indus

    The northwestern part of India
    ended 1700 bce
  • 2500 BCE

    Pyramid of Cheops

    Pyramid of Cheops
  • 1800 BCE

    Viking

    Scandinavia.East Russia.
    end 1470's
  • 1754 BCE

    Hammurabi's code

    oldest deciphered writings in significant length in the world. The Babylonian civilization used this.
  • 1500 BCE

    Phoenician

    Mediterranean sea and Israel
    end 300 bce
  • 1050 BCE

    Hebrew

    Israel, Jordan, and Syria
    end 935 bce
  • 1046 BCE

    Chinese

    Yellow and Yangtze rivers
    end 255 bce
  • 862 BCE

    Russian

    Europe
    ends 1917
  • 732 BCE

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    October 10, 732 AD - October 11, 732 AD lasted one day.
  • 610 BCE

    Islamic

    Mostly found in the middle east and small parts of africa
    end 925
  • 550 BCE

    Persian

    present day Iran
  • 483 BCE

    Siddartha/ Buddah dies

    He was 80 years old when he died. He is said to have died from natural causes.
  • 480 BCE

    Hellenic

    culture in eastern Mesopotamia
    end 31bc
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Thermopylae

    spartans and greek alliances hold back the persians.
  • 476 BCE

    Fall of Rome

    Rome
    Barbarians took over
  • 357 BCE

    Hagia Sofia is built.

    Hagia Sofia is built.
    Was built as a christian church, later made into a mosque. built by Justinian I
  • 324 BCE

    Constantinople made capitol

    Byzantine
    Gained power and became capitol
  • 323 BCE

    Hellenistic

    Hellenistic
    Greece
    end 31bce
  • 322 BCE

    Democracy begins in Athens

    Democracy begins in Athens
    A system of direct democracy where participating voted directly on legislation and executive bills. used by the Athenians and greek cultures at the time
  • 225 BCE

    Japanese

    Island East of China
    end 1185
  • 221 BCE

    Qin rule begins

    Qin dynasty (family) rules
  • 31 BCE

    Roman

    Rome
    ended 476
  • 104

    Middle age Europe

    fifth century
    Western Europe area
    ends 1600's
  • 313

    Decree of Milan

    Christianity legal system
  • 330

    Byzantine

    Constantinople
    end 1450's
  • 476

    The fall of Rome

    Rome ends
  • Jun 21, 622

    Hegira Begins

    Hegira Begins
    june 21, 622 ad - july 2 622 ad
    migration of the islamic prophet, Muhammad and his followers
  • 1054

    Great Schism

    Great Schism
    Churches split between eastern orthodox and roman catholic
  • 1206

    Mongol

    East Asia and Europe Area
    end 1370
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    First written constitution in European history
  • 1280

    Mansa Musa Hajj

    Kingdom of Mali. Mansa Musa, the leader wanted to make the kingdom rich
  • 1345

    Tenochtitlan founded

    capitol City for aztecs, island
  • 1455

    Fall of Constantinople

    Ottoman empire defeats Constantinople and takes over