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300
Bantu migration reaches South Africa
The Bantu migrations were closely related to agriculture and iron-working.Iron tools and weapons provided the means to acquire new lands. -
313
Edict of Milan
Ended the persecution of Christianity and guaranteeing freedom of worship to Christians and all others. -
Period: 320 to 550
Gupta Dynasty
The Gupta Empire was one of the largest political and military empires in the world. -
330
Roman capital moved to Constantinople
The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century B.C. It was renamed Constantinople 330 A.D. when the Roman emperor Constantine I moved his capital there from Rome. -
400
Gunpowder developed
It was first used to make fumigators to keep away insects and evil spirits. In later centuries, it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannon balls, shot, and bullets. -
410
Sack of Rome
The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410. The city was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I. -
Period: 434 to 453
Attila the Hun
During his reign he was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. He crossed the Danube twice and plundered the Balkans, but was unable to take Constantinople. He also attempted to conquer Roman Gaul (modern France), crossing the Rhine in 451 and marching as far as Aurelianum (Orléans) before being defeated at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. -
Oct 3, 600
Spreading of Buddhism to China
Buddhism spread to China in 600 AD. -
Jul 29, 700
Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
From a strictly religious point of view, the destruction of the Second Temple marked the beginning of a new era without Temple sacrifices, an era that continues to this day. -
Oct 3, 1041
Printing invented
The world's first movable type printing technology was invented and developed in China by the Han Chinese printer Bi Sheng in 1041. -
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Jesus
Jesus is significant to Christians because he was chosen to be the Savior of the world. -
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St. Paul
St. Paul was a Christian missionary who took the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. He is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age. -
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Zhou Dynasty 1045 B.C.E.-221 B.C.E.
The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. It lasted longer than any other dynasty. -
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Alexander the Great 334-323 B.C.E.
King of Macedonia in Northern Greece. He conqured the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the Middle East. -
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Babylonian Empire 609-539 B.C.E.
Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking Semitic nation state and cultural region based in central-southern Mesopotamia. -
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Confucius 551-479 B.C.E.
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and sincerity. -
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Han Dynasty 206 B.C.E. - 220 A.D.
Wudi, the Chinese emperor responsible for the development of the Silk Road, hailed from the Han Dynasty, which rose to power in 206 B.C.E. and lasted until 220 A.D. -
Bronze Age begins in Mesopotamia 2900 B.C.E.
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze and proto-writing, and other features of urban civilization. -
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Phoenicians 1200-539 B.C.E.
Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon. -
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Pax Romana 27-13 B.C.E.
The Pax Romana was a long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries. -
Hittites developed iron 2000 B.C.E.
The Hittite military made successful use of chariots. Although belonging to the Bronze Age, they were the forerunners of the Iron Age, developing the manufacture of iron artifacts. -
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Socrates 470-399 B.C.E.
Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. -
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Shang Dynasty 1750-1045 B.C.E.
Ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia Dynasty and followed by the Zhou Dynasty. -
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Siddhartha Gautama 563-483 B.C.E.
Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. -
Bronze Age begins in Egypt 3150 B.C.E.
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze and proto-writing, and other features of urban civilization. -
Height of Egyptian civilization 3150 B.C.E.
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. -
Theraveda doctrine codified 250 B.C.E.
Theravada doctrine holds that only a monk can attain nirvana and that the laity can only aspire to be reborn as a monk after many reincarnations. -
Height of Harappan civilization 2500 B.C.E.
This culture existed along the Indus River in present day Pakistan. It was named after the city of Harappa which it was centered around. Harappa and the city of Mohenjo-Daro were the greatest achievements of the Indus valley civilization. -
Period: to 565
Justinian
Justinian is important because he helped recreate the Roman Empire in his Byzantine Empire, he rebuilt Constantinope, and he built aqueducts, bridges, and more than 25 churches including the great Hagia Sophia, a church of Holy wisdom. -
Cunieform 3100 B.C.E.
Mesopotamian writing that has not been deciphered yet.