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Period: 10,000 BCE to 360 BCE
Egyptian civilization
Egypt, along the Nile River (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt) -
Period: 3500 BCE to 612 BCE
Mesopotamian civilization
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the fertile crescent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia) -
Period: 3300 BCE to
Indian civilization
Asian subcontinent, southwest of China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India) -
Period: 3300 BCE to 1600 BCE
Indus River civiliazation
Along the Indus River (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation) -
2560 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops- Egyptian
This happens during the early dynastic period of Egypt. During this time upper and lower Egypt unite and the building of mastabas begin. The most famous of the pyramids are the pyramids of Giza. -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi's Code- Mesopotamia
King Hammurabi ordered a scribe to chisel a record of his kingly deeds onto a slab of black stone; the overall generalization of them all is an eye for an eye. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE
Phoenecian civilization
Mesopotamia, trading settlements, inside fertile crescent (https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/phoenicians/) -
Period: 1400 BCE to 100
Hebrew civilization
canaan, east coast of mediterranean sea (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Ancient_Civilizations/Hebrews) -
Period: 1100 BCE to 330
Hellenic civilization
southeast of rome, italy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece) -
Period: 1070 BCE to 900
African kingdoms
directly west of the Red Sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush) -
Period: 550 BCE to 651
Persian civilization
west of india and southeast of the caspian sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire) -
483 BCE
Siddartha/Buddha dies- Indian
Siddartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism which teaches us that all life is suffering. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae- Greek
This happened during the second Persian invasion in between the 50ft mountain pass. -
334 BCE
Alexander the Great defeats Darius- Greek
Alexander defeats Darius at Gaugamela and took his spot on the throne in Persia. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic civilization
ancient Greek culture, influence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period) -
221 BCE
Qin rule begins- Chinese
The Qin dynasty unified China and started the building of the Great Wall of China. -
Period: 221 BCE to
Chinese civilization
East Asia, bordering the Pacific Ocean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China) -
Period: 27 BCE to 395
Roman civilization
city of Rome, along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire) -
Period: 250 to 538
Japanese civilization
archipelago in the Pacific ocean, part of Asia, 500 mi East of China and 120 mi East of Korea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan) -
Period: 300 to 1300
Islamic civilization
middle east (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age) -
Period: 300 to 1521
Mesoamerican civilizations
The Aztecs were located in modern day Mexico, the Incans were located in the Andes mountains on the side of south America, and the Mayans are located in Central America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica) -
330
Constantinople made capital- Rome
Constantine is now emperor and he made the new capital Constantinople in honor of himself. It was located on the Bosphorus strait between the Black sea and the Sea of Marmara and it was in a GREAT location for commerce. -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine civilization
western portion of the holy roman empire (http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture17b.html) -
Period: 400 to 1500
Middle Age Europe
Europe, west of Asia, North of Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation) -
401
Democracy begins in Athens- Greek
Democracy means all citizens share ruling power; the Greeks had a direct democracy where every citizen can vote on every issue. -
476
Fall of Rome- Rome
The death of Marcus Aurelis meant the end of the Pax Romana, and for the next 100 years, military, social, political, and economic turmoil rocked the empire. -
537
Hagia Sophia is built- Byzantine
The riots burned a large part of the city and within a few weeks of the riots and massacre, Justinian started the construction of the Church of Holy Wisdom. The church has a high dome, stained glass, mosaics, and icons. -
Jun 17, 622
Hegira begins- Islam
Muhammad and his followers left for Mecca (later renamed Medina) for Yathrib. -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia- Islam
The split was caused by a dispute over who should lead the faith after Prophet Muhammad's death. -
732
Battle of Tours- French/Muslim
The Muslims were defeated at the Battle of Tours by French King Charles "The Hammer" Martel. -
Period: 790 to 1066
viking civilization
scandinavia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings) -
1054
Great Schism- Roman
After the split in the Roman empire, Christianity split as well. The west were the Roman catholics whom were lead by the Pope; in the west were the Eastern orthodox churches whom were lead by the emperor. -
Period: 1157 to 1480
Russian civilization
spans between europe and asia, very north of both continents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia) -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol civilization
majority of asia excluding india. includes much of russia and borders with the roman empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire) -
1215
Magna Carta- England
(The Great Charter) guaranteed political rights for the nobles (i.e. no taxation w/o representation) -
Jun 20, 1325
Tenochitlan founded- Aztecs
The Aztec empire was conquered by spanish conquistadors. The capital is Tenochitlan and is located in present day Mexico. -
1337
Mansa Musa Hajj- Islam/Mali
KIng Mansa Musa went on a hajj and stopped in Egypt along the way and gave them so much gold that their economy crashed. He created diplomatic and economic ties with other Muslim countries through his hajj to Mecca. -
1337
Hundred Years War begins- England/France
This was between England and France over who would get the French throne; France won and England had to give up its land. The leader of the French army was Joan of Arc whom was later burned at the stake. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople- Rome
Constantinople falls when the Turks capture it, thus leading to the end of the Byzantine empire. The city is now named Istanbul in modern day Turkey. -
Decree of Milan- France
Issued by Napolean to enforce the Berlin decree of 1806 which initiated the continental system.
