Ancient Empires & Dynasties By Sophie Hensley 2000 BCE Judaism begins 2000 BCE Hinduism begins 753 BCE Ancient Rome period begins 550 BCE Persian Empire begins 330 BCE Persian Empire ends 323 BCE Hellenistic Period begins 322 BCE Mauryan Dynasty begins 300 BCE Ghana Empire begins 221 BCE Qin dynasty begins 207 BCE Qin Dynasty ends 206 BCE Han dynasty begins 185 BCE Mauryan empire ends 31 BCE Hellenistic Empire ends 27 BCE Ancient Rome empire ends 33 Christianity begins 221 Han Dynasty ends 401 Buddhism begins Feb 16, 622 Islam begins Feb 16, 1076 Ghana empire ends Feb 16, 1206 Mongol Dynasty begins Feb 16, 1235 Mali empire begins Feb 16, 1368 Mongol empire ends Feb 16, 1464 Songhai Empire begins Feb 16, 1591 Songhai empire ends Feb 16, 1600 Mali empire ends
