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107
Rome- Social
Gaius Marius eliminates proper resting places to anyone in the army. -
200
China- Economic
Qin Dynasty creates currency for China. This sets up the currency for modern day China. -
200
China- Economic
Qin Dynasty figures out weights and measuremnets for certain ideas. This helps set up China for further advances in the area. -
200
Rome- Cultural
Augustan Age produces writers Ovid and Horace. This hjelps advance the writing techniques of Rome. -
200
China- Social
Peasants are forced to build the Great Wall of China under the rule of the Qin Dynasty. This is still around today and is a big tourist area. -
275
Greece- Economic
Archemides determines an almost accurate estimation of pi. This helps us even today, since almost all of our algebra system is based off of pi. -
300
China- Political
Quin Dynasty takes over. They have a great political impact. -
300
Greece- Interaction of the Enviornment
A museum is built to see the stars. They help advance in science. -
300
Rome- Social
Social classes are arranged in the empire, with Pleblians being being the lower group, and Patricians being the higher, wealthier group. -
315
Greece- Economic
Alexander the Great creates Hellenistic culture in his new city, Alexandria. This allows for more trade to happen. -
350
China- Social
High class have houses close to the city built from nice material. Low class build huts outside of the city. This shows that it was harder to change social class, and easier to classify people. -
400
Greece- Social
The three main philospohers set up beliefs for all of Greece. Their beliefs are still valued even today (such as the Socratic Seminar) -
425
Rome- Economic
Common coinage is developed. This helps set up a monetary sytstem for Rome. -
431
Greece- Political
The Peloponnesian War takes place. It is a weak time in Athens for a while. -
450
Rome- Economic
Pleblians make Ptricians have all laws written down. This shows the inequality of the people of Rome. -
461
Greece- Social
Pericles sets up goals for Athens. This helps someone be in charge and take control. -
505
Rome- Social
All citizens are allowed to vote in the new republic government. This helps set equality in the empire. -
507
Rome- Economic
Patricians have patronage system. This makes the rich give to the poor. -
510
Rome- Political
Rome revolts against the Etruscan government. They form a republic, and change the type of government that Rome has. -
530
China- Cultural
Confucious leads a new type of belief based on wanting harmony and peace. This leads a new type of religion for China. -
Dec 16, 600
China- Interaction with the Enviornment
Kaozi encourages Daoism. This led to advances in medicine and astronomy. -
Dec 16, 616
Rome- Interaction with the Envionment
Etruscnan people influence the building of new projects. They helped build walls and sewers. -
Dec 16, 616
Rome- Cultural
Etruscan people influence sculptures and painting. This helps advance the artistic part of Rome. -
Dec 16, 700
Greece- Cultural
Greeks are polytheistic, and the gods are based off of human-like qulaities. They led to a lot of cultural diffusion, and many other coltures had similar gods as well. -
Dec 16, 750
Greece- Cultural
Homer writes his Iliad. This is one of the written records that can be read about the Trojan War )whether it happened or not) -
Dec 16, 753
Rome- Interaction with the Enviornment
Rome is located in the middle of the pennisula. This helped protect Rome from the majority of invasions. -
Dec 16, 770
Egypt- Political
The decile of Egypt begins. The nUbians invaded, Alexander the Great conquers, and Cleopatra dies. Egypt then becomes the property of the Roman Empire. -
Dec 16, 1000
Rome- Cultural
People building Rome as part of the Indo-Euro tribe. This helps with the increases of cultural diffusion -
Dec 16, 1027
China- Political
Zhou Dynasty taks control. This creates new culture, beliefs, and feudalism. -
Dec 16, 1027
China- Cultural
Zhou people believe in the Mandate of Heaven. They were the first people to encourage and believe this. -
Dec 16, 1250
Greece- Economic
Myceneans create more trade throughout Greece. This helps one again broaden the amount of crops and other goods people of this time could have. -
Dec 16, 1290
Egypt- Social
Ramses II begins a vast building program of temples. This helpes set up a building system throughout Egypt. -
Dec 16, 1347
Egypt- Political
Tutankhaman becomes pharaoh and creates the capitol of Egypt, Memphis. He becomes one of the most well known pharoahs of all time. -
Dec 16, 1475
Egypt- Economic
Queen Hateshput expands Egyptian trade and influence. This broadens the variety of stuff coming into Egypt. -
Dec 16, 1500
India- Cultural
Vedas is written for the people of India. It writes down te record of the scriptures of Hinduism, allowinf for greater understanding of the religion. -
Dec 16, 1500
India- Cultural
Language is created for the people of India. However, is is still undecipherable to this day, and no one can interpret it. -
Dec 16, 1500
Greece- Interaction with the Envionment
Mountains surround Greece, This helps protect from invasions of others, and decreases the amount that can be traded. -
Greece- Political
Mycenneans rule over Greece. They are the first to settle on Greek mainland. -
Egypt- Interaction with the Envionment
Horse- drawn chariots are introduced throughout the empire. This can make traveling around easier for most people. -
India- Cultural
Polytheistic people focus on Hinduism. This still remains one of the biggest languages in history to this day. -
China- Political
Rule of Shang Dynasty begins. They were the first people to leave a written record of China. -
China- Cultural
Shang talk to their God through oracle bones. They are the first to ever do this. -
China- Social
Social class develops in China. At the top, there was kings, then nobles who owned land, then at the bottom were the peasants. -
India- Political
Indus Valley declines due to repeated floods and earthquakes. This totally eliminates the whole City of Indus Valley. -
Mesopotamia- Social
Hammurabi develops his code of laws. This sets up rules for the people, and emphasizes the fact that most were unequal in early civilizations. -
Rome- Interaction with the Enviornment
Grain production increases in Rome. This helps increase expansion in the Roman Empire. -
Rome- Political
Cesear, Pompey, and Crassus form the First Triumvirate. They once again, toigether, change the type of ruling in Rome. -
Mesopotamia- Political
Babylonain empire takes over. This changesthe way people go about their life, and how pople rule in Mesopotamia. -
Egypt- Interaction with the Envionment
People of Egypt dig up farmland by draining out most of the swpas. This allows for greater advance in trade. -
India- Economic
Irrigation systems are developed by rivers. This allows for people to grow crops easier. -
China- Interaction with the Envionment
China's river floods alot. They called it "China's Sorrow". This made almost all of China's crops wipeout. -
China- Economic
Huang He and Chang Jiang location prevent trading. This isolates China and makes them have to rely onthemselves for goods and services. -
Egypt- Social
A canal is dug from the Nile River to the Red Sea. This allows for greater amounts of trade. -
China- Interaction with the Enviornment
China's first cities begin to arise. They allow the trasition to civilization by technology. -
Mesopotamia- Cultural
City states egin to diversify. This creates the first time of cultural diffusion. -
Greece- Interaction of the Enviornment
Philip II conquers more land for greece. This allows for more territory to trade and grow crops. -
Greece- Social
Solomon outlaws debt slavery and organizes social classes. This makes it harder for people to change classes. -
Greece- Political
Persian War takes place between Athens and Persia. Athens gain territory, but their city is destroyed. -
Greece- Cultural
Greeks built the Parthenon. This is still a big tourist site today, and visited regularly. -
Rome- Political
Diodetion takes power and divides the empire into two. This splits the power of the empire, and changes how the government runs. -
India- Economic
A trade route is established after Romans conquer Egypt. Tis allows for more products to be transported throughout the city. -
mesopotamia- Cultural
Sumerians develop the first number system. This is based on the number 60, and it allows for further advancement in math subjects. -
India- Interaction with the Envionment
Monsoons and floods are unpredictable. This leads to defirtilization of the land, and wipe outs of crops. -
Mesopotamia- Cultural
Sumerians create their own system of writing, cuneiform. This is the first writing system ever created that is known about. -
Mesopotamia- Political
Sargon conquers Sumer, Mesopotamia's first empire. -
India- Political
The city plans are very uniform and similar. So, this makes a strong central govenrment. -
India- Political
City states are gone, and lose power. This creates a single society everyone listens to. -
India- Social
Men work within the caste system, and women are just used to reproduce and cook and clean. This shows how the caste system affected people in INdia at the time. -
Mesopotamia- Economic
Slaves were foreigners captured in war. This begins slavery starting in the area, and sets the path for more civilizations. -
Mesopotamia- Political
Many city states begin to rule under a dynasty. This allows for people to have a broader view of politics. -
Mesopotamia- Economic
Sumerians invent the wheel, plow, and sail. They are the first to use this, and allow for more crops to be produced and easier. -
Mesopotamia- Economic
New cities arise around the Fertile Cresent. This allows for prospering cities and more crops produced. -
Egypt- Cultural
Mummification is developed. Let's people examine bodies today, and stes up the greatest preservation process in history. -
India- Social
people are born into unchanging social classes. This places an emphasis on the inequality in India. -
India- Interaction with the Envionment
Mountains and rivers protect from invasion. This allows for solitude in the area. -
India- Interaction with the Envionment
The placement of India is between two rivers, the Indus and the Ganges. This allows for extremely fertile land for crops to be easily produced. -
Mesopotamia- Interaction with the Envionment
A great number of city- states develop (Ur, Lagash, Umma, etc) This diversifies Sumerians, and allow for a bit more freedom. -
India- Social
People begin to lay bricks for India's first cities. This allows for greater chances to have India prosper. -
Egypt- Economic
The first step pyrimad is built. This paves the path for other ones to be built throughout the course of Egyptian history. -
Mesopotamia- Social
Women are allowed to join preisthood and do more than other later civilizations. This helped equal out men and women and allow for more equality. -
Mesopotamia- Interaction with the Envionment
New cities prosper with wheat and barley. This allows the cities to grow, and make more crops. -
Egypt- Cultural
Egyptians develop heiroglyphics on papyrus and clay. This lets people communicate with each other, and write down records. -
Egypt- Economic
Trade is established with Palestine and Nubia. This allows for greater access to other goods and services. -
Egypt- Political
Egypt seperates kingdoms, and Egypt becomesa Upper ad Lower Egypt. This allows for new government types in Egypt. -
Egypt- Cultural
Egyptians become polytheistic and believe in 2 main gods, Re and Osiris. This allows for greater cultural belief. -
India- Economic
People begi to set up trade among the rivers of india. This helps broaden the varity of goods throughout India. -
Mesopotamia - Social
Social classes develop in Sumer. Kings, landholders, and priests were at the top, then wealthy merchants, then slaves at the very bottom. -
Mesopotamia- Interaction with the Envionment
Sumerians begin to settle into Mesopotamia. This creates the first civilization to ever arise. -
Egypt- Social
Social classes are established, with pharaohs at the top, then preists, nobles, skilled workers, and at the bottom, slaves. This created unequality between people. -
Egypt- Interaction with the Envionment
Sails are used on Egyptian ships. This allows for easier access to trading sections.