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100
Pax Romana
Pax Romana was a period of stability and prosperity under Roman rule in the first and second centuries CE. -
100
Buddhism in China
Buddhism arrived in China on the Silk Road sometime during the first century CE. -
202
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty created the achinery and ideology of imperial government that was used for 2 million years. The Han Dynasty reigned from 202 BCE -220 CE. -
250
Theravada Doctorine Codified
The earlier of the two great schools of Buddhism in 250 BCE. -
313
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan ended persecution of Christians and guaranteed freedom to worship any religion. Thi happened in 313 CE. -
320
Gupta Dynasty
The Gupta Dynasty controlled most of India by use of military and sophisticated culture and reigned from 320-550 CE. -
324
Roman capital moves to Consantinople
This move was a reflection of accelerated changes and moved the captial closer to threatening countries. -
334
Alexander the Great
Conquered Persian Empire, reached Indus valley, founded Greek style cities, and spread Greek culture to Middle East from 334 BCE to 323 BCE -
400
Gunpowder Developed
Gunpowder was developed around the 400-500 CE time period in Europe and was used for fumigation of insects/evil spirits and weapons. -
410
Sack of Rome
The first time in around 800 years that Rome fell to an enemy. This was in 410 BCE. -
434
Attila the Hun
Known as "Scrouge of God for his ferocious attacks against Romans. He reigned from 434-453 CE. -
470
Socrates
Emphasis of philosophical investigation was shifted from natural science questions to ethics and human behavior from 470-399 BCE. -
500
Bantu Migration South
The Bantu traditions and practices began reaching South Africa and mixing with local traditions to become Pan-African traditions from 500 BCE to 1000 CE. -
527
Justinian
Had the Corpus Juris Civilis wrote and had Constantinople's Gagia Sophia Cathedral built. He reigned from 527-565 CE. -
551
Confucius
Confuucious believed family was fundamental and people needed to do what was necessary to make society function smoothly. He lived from 551-479 BCE. -
563
Siddhartha Guatama
Siddhartha created the Four Noble Truths, found Enlightenent, and founded Buddhism. He lived from 563 to 483 BCE. -
Jan 1, 1100
Zhou Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven was beginning to be used and the dynasty was split into territories. This was from 1100 to 256 BCE. -
Jan 1, 1250
Phoenicians
The Phoenicians were nvaigators and traders of the Meditaranean in 1250 BCE. -
Jan 1, 1450
Printing invented
First invented in Europe. The printing press transfers text from wood onto paper using ink. It was invented in 1450 CE. -
Jan 1, 1500
Hittites develop iron
The Hittites heated the metal until it was shapable then pounded it and placed it in cold water to cool. This method was kept secret from other societies at first. It was developed in 1500 BCE. -
Jan 1, 1570
HEight of Egyptian Civilization
A time of population increase and prosperity from 1570 BCE to 1070 BCE. -
Shang Dynasty
Earliest written records found of Chinese dynasties. Reigned from 1766 to 1122 BCE. -
Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire lasted from 1900-1600 BCE and was ruled by Hammurabi. -
St. Paul
St. Paul was the Father of the early Christian church and Helped spread Christianity starting in 2 BCE. -
Jesus
Jesus Christ founded Christianity and was seen as the Son of God. He lived from 6 BCE to 30 CE. -
Destruction of Second Temple
Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE after a Jewish revolt. -
Height of Greek City-States
An explosion of population due to more intensive use of land from 800-480 BCE. -
Cuneiform Writing Begins
Meso people began using wedge type symbols as writing. -
Regular use of Bronze in MEso and Egypt
Bronze was used regularly in 4000 BCE for weapons, tools, and art.
