4A Justin Riddick World History Timeline

  • Period: 5500 BCE to 30 BCE

    Egyptian Civilization

    Based in Northeastern Africa
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1044 BCE

    Indian Civilization

    Based in Northern India
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Mesopotamian Civilization

    Based along the Eastern Mediterranean
  • 2560 BCE

    Pyramid Of Cheops

    Pyramid Of Cheops
    The largest and oldest pyramid in Giza
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Indus Civilization

    Based along the Indus
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1464

    Hebrew Civiliation

    Based in Ancient Middle East
  • 1734 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code

    Hammurabi's Code
    First law code
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Persian Civilization

    Based in Western Egypt to Turkey in the North and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the East
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Phoenician Civilization

    Based along The Mediterranean Sea's coast
  • Period: 1500 BCE to

    Chinese Civilization

    Based along The Yellow River
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE

    Mesoamerican Civilization

    Based in Mexico, Central Americas, and down to Western South America
  • Period: 800 BCE to 400 BCE

    Hellenic Civilization

    Based in Greece
  • 532 BCE

    Hagia Sophia Is Built

    Hagia Sophia Is Built
    An Eastern Orthodox cathedral built by Justianian l
  • Period: 509 BCE to 476

    Roman Civilization

    Based along The Timber River
  • 507 BCE

    Democracy Begins In Athens

    Democracy Begins In Athens
    Introduced in Athens as the first Demokrata or "Rule by the people"
  • 483 BCE

    Siddartha/Buddha Dies

    Siddartha/Buddha Dies
    Due to natural causes Buddha passes away
  • 480 BCE

    Battle Of Thermoplae

    Battle Of Thermoplae
    First battle/war between Greece and Persia
  • 330 BCE

    Alex The Great Defeats Darius

    Alex the Great kills Darius at the Battle of Gaugamela
  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic Civilization

    Based in The Middle East down far into Asia
  • 221

    Qin Rule Begins

    Qin Rule Begins
    The first dynasty of imperial China
  • 330

    Constantinople Made Capital

    Byzantine Empire capital changed to Constantinople by Constantine l
  • 476

    Fall Of Rome

    Rome is overthrown by a German leader by the name of Odoacer
  • Period: 500 to 150

    Byzantine Civilization

    Based along trade routes between the Mediterranean and Black Sea
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Age Europe Civilization

    Based in Northern/Western Europe
  • 622

    Hegira Begins

    The journey of Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib
  • Period: 622 to 1258

    Islamic Civilization

    Based on The Arabian Peninsula in Mecca
  • 632

    Schism Of Sunni And Shia

    This occurred due to Muhammad's death
  • 732

    Battle Of Tours

    Bulgarian forces invade France and fight the Frankish forces
  • Period: 793 to 1066

    Viking Civilization

    Based in Baghdad
  • 1054

    The Great Schism

    The split between Easter Orthodox churches and Western Roman Catholic churches
  • Period: 1185 to

    Japanese Civilization

    Based in Japan
  • Period: 1206 to 1368

    Mongol Civilization

    Based in South East Asia to Eastern Europe
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    A charter signed by King John of England that no longer allowed royal authorities to have all the power therefore limiting their power
  • 1324

    Mansa Musa Hajj

    A ruler in West Africa
  • 1325

    Tenochtitlan Founded

    A settlement place for the Aztecs
  • 1337

    Hundred Years War

    A series of conflicts between England ad France over the French throne that eventually became a war
  • 1453

    Fall Of Constantinople

    The Ottoman Army captured the capital of the Byzantine Empire
  • Period: 1460 to

    African Kingdoms Civilization

    Based in Africa
  • Period: to

    Russian Civilization

    Based in Russia
  • Decree Of Milan

    Issued by Napoleon l of France to enforce the Berlin Decree which had initiated the continental system