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Period: 5000 BCE to 30 BCE
Egyptian Civilization
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, near the Nile Rive, in the place which is now the country Egypt. -
Period: 5000 BCE to 550 BCE
Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamia was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean bounded the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia in itself means "two rivers" in Greek. -
2560 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops
The Pyramid of Cheops, also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest pyramids in Egypt. -
Period: 2500 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indian CIvilization
This civilization was located on the Indus Valley. -
Period: 2100 BCE to 1500
Chinese Civilization
China is an East Asian country with a large territory, a huge population and an ancient history, with written records dating back 4,000 years. -
1750 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi's code is a Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia. -
Period: 1450 BCE to
Japanese Civilization
It is widely accepted that first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago can be traced back to prehistoric times. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 1521
Mesoamerican/South American Civiliation
The Mesoamerican civilizations arrived by land bridge between Asia and America and occupied modern day Mexico and Peru. -
Period: 1200 BCE to
Russian Civilization
The History of Russia begins with the Eastern Slavs in Kievan Rus. -
Period: 1150 BCE to 300
Phoenician Civilization
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in Canaan that was situated on the Fertile Crescent. -
Period: 753 BCE to 476
Roman Civilization
Ancient Rome grew from a small town on the Tiber River into an empire that included the Mediterranean islands, most of Europe, Britain, western Asia and northern Africa. -
Period: 550 BCE to 651
Persian Civilization
At this civilization's height, it was the largest empire the world had ever seen, from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north and the Indus River in the east. -
507 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Athens' city states. -
Period: 507 BCE to 323 BCE
Hellenic Civilization
This civilization refers to the the period of greek history starting from the beginning of democracy and ending at the death of Alexander the Great. THis was located in Greece, Crete and Asia Minor. -
483 BCE
Siddharta/Buddha dies
Buddha also known as Siddharta founded the religion Buddhism first started in India. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. -
331 BCE
Alex the Great defeats Darius
The Battle of Gaugamela, in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic Civilization
This period starts when Alexander the Great dies and ends at with the conquest of Egypt. Hellenistics means pieces of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian cultures. -
221 BCE
Qin rule begins
The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China. -
Period: 300 to 1550
African Civilization
The African civilization included Axum, Numidia and Nubia. They were located all over Africa. -
330
Constantinople made capital
After the re-foundation of the Roman Empire, under Roman emperor Constantine I, transferred the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Civilization
THe Byzantine civilization also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was on the EUropean side of the Bosphorus Strait. -
476
Fall of Rome
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire because its vast territory was divided into several successor polities -
Period: 476 to 1300
Middle Age European Civilization
This civilization included most Europe, including the Frankish empire, the Spain empire and many others. -
537
Hagia Sophia is Built
THe Hagia SOphia, also known as the Church of the Holy Wisdom was cathedral built in Constantinople during the Byzantine civilization. -
622
Hegira Begins
The Hegira is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina. -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
Sunni–Shia schism followed the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ito see who would be the next caliph. -
Period: 632 to 1200
Islamic Civilization
Islam wa slocated in Spain, Sicily, and North Africa, and surrounding Byzantium in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. -
732
Battle of Tours
Victory at Tours ensured the ruling dynasty of Martel’s family, the Carolingians. It also stopped the Islamic expansion. -
Period: 789 to 1066
Viking Civilization
This civilization is located is Scandinaviam Kievan Rus, France, the British Isles and Sicily. -
Period: 1026 to 1368
Mongol Civilization
The Mongol Empire was created when the nomadic tribes in the Mongol homelands came together. The Mongols were located in Asia and Eastern Europe. -
1054
The Great Schism
The Great Schism was the break between what are now the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. -
1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, is a charter agreed to by King John of England. -
1324
Mansa Musa Hajj
Mansa Musa, fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside Africa. He made a pilgrammage to Mecca, called the Hajj. -
1325
Tenochitlan Founded
The Tenochitlan is the Aztec capital located on Lake Texcoco. -
1337
Hundred Years War Begins
The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire. -
Decree of Milan
The Decree of Milan was issued by Napoleon I of France to enforce the Berlin Decree of 1806.
