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10,000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
What was the Neolithic Revolution? - It basically started agriculture, and made everybody start farming. -
4500 BCE
Sumerian Civilization
What is Sumerian civilization known for? - They are the first civilization and they innovated language and many other things. -
Period: 3150 BCE to 323 BCE
Ancient Egypt
What is Ancient Egypt known for? - They are known for the pyramids, and the fact that they flourished for many years with the Nile River. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 1600 BCE
Old Babylonian Period
They had the first number system, and many advancements in math and agriculture. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE
Bronze Age Collapse
What is a civilization collapse? A civilization collapse is when a civilization completely fails to continue, and everything and everyone dies. -
Period: 1150 BCE to 587 BCE
Ancient Israel
What did the Ancient Hebrews believe about the world? - They believe in one transcendent god. -
Period: 1100 BCE to 200 BCE
The Phoenician Golden Age
Who were they and what were they known for? - They were known for their innovative trade routes. -
Period: 1066 BCE to 1066 BCE
The norman conquest
The norman conquest changed many things in england, including the anglo-saxons and architecture. -
Period: 911 BCE to 609 BCE
The Neo-Assyrian Empire
Why was this empire important? They were important because of their strong military power and their technological advancements. -
Period: 814 BCE to 146 BCE
Ancient Carthage
What are Carthaginians known for? - They are known for having many settlements and trade routes. -
701 BCE
The Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem
In 701 BC, the Assyrian emperor Sennacherib besieged the city of Jerusalem. -
Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE
Neo Babylonian period
Who were they and what were they known for? - They were known for their advanced architecture and mathematics skills. -
Period: 599 BCE to 100 BCE
Spartan Oligarchy
What was an oligarchy and how was Sparta one? An oligarchy is a place that is governed by a small group of people. Sparta had a small group of people as a government. -
Period: 560 BCE to 480 BCE
The Siddhartha Gautama
It was founded in the late 6th century BCE by Guatama. It is important in most countries in Asia -
Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE
The Persian Empire
What was the empire known for? - They made many roads and established communication between multiple countries. -
Period: 508 BCE to 322 BCE
Athenian Democracy
How is a democracy different from a republic, and what were some rights they had under their democracy? A republic is when you vote for a political leader and a democracy is when you directly vote for the laws you want. -
Period: 480 BCE to 480 BCE
The battle of thermopylae
What was this battle known for today? - The battle was known because the Persians won even though they were outnumbered. -
Period: 431 BCE to 405 BCE
Peloponnesian War
Who fought and who won? - It was Athens vs Spartans. Spartans won. -
Period: 400 BCE to 461
The celts
Descibe who the celts were. - The Celts were the ancient Irish people who were very brutal and had a strong army. They were the biggest group in Central Europe. -
Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE
Conquests of Alexander The Great
What is he famous for? - He is famous for conquering an extremely large amount of land, and leading a very strong army. -
Period: 322 BCE to 185 BCE
The Mauryan Empire
They were the largest empire of ancient India, and they were in control of most of India's land. -
Period: 320 BCE to 543 BCE
The gupta empire
They are the 4th largest empire to rule India, they were regarded as the golden age of india, they invented decimals, and they had very good art. -
Period: 305 BCE to 30 BCE
The Ptolemaic Empire
How did the Ptolemaic Dynasty begin and what was its capital city of Alexandria famous for? The dynasty was made by king Ptolemy, and the capital was known for its great library. -
Period: 300 BCE to 900
Mayan Civilization
What were they known for? - They were known for their amazing astronomy skills and that they made the calendar. -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
What were they known for? - They were known because they brought china together and made the great wall, and terracotta warriors. -
Period: 202 BCE to 220 BCE
Han dynasty
What were they known for? - They were known for their long reign and many inventions, including paper. -
Period: 167 BCE to 160 BCE
The maccabean revolt
Explain the causes and results of the revolt, as well as who is rebelling against whom. - The Jews are rebelling against the Seleucid Empire. They wanted more freedom and they got it. -
Period: 134 BCE to 44 BCE
The crisis of the roman republic
What was the crisis and what happened to the republic in the end? This was a period of time where there was political and social problems. The republic regained some control for the time. -
Period: 130 BCE to 1453 BCE
The silk road
The silk road was a network of trade routes connecting the east and the west. -
Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE
Cleopatra
What was she famous for? She is famous for being the queen of Egypt and her relationships with Julius and Mark. -
Period: 63 BCE to 14
Augustus Caesar
What was he known for and what was the Pax Romana? Augustus was the most successful roman leader. Pax Romana was the time where Rome experienced complete peace. -
Period: 4 BCE to 4 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ
What modern holiday commemorates this event? - Christmas -
Period: 1 CE to 1 CE
Traditional date for the birth of Christ
Why is this event in the middle of BC/AD? What does BC/AD mean?
The event is in the middle because thats simply how we measured time, by the birth of Jesus. BC means before christ and AD means Anno Domini. -
Period: 30 to 30
Crucifixion of Christ
What modern holiday commemorates this event? - Easter -
Period: 33 to 988
The spread of Christianity
Christianity spread through trade routes. -
Period: 284 to 305
The Tetrarchy
what was the Roman Tetrarchy and why did Diocletian create it?
The Roman Tetrarchy was the 4 part division of the empire. It was created to divide the power between multiple emperors. -
Period: 312 to 312
Battle of milvian bridge
Why did Constantine covert to christianity and how did this change the roman empire? They converted to gain approval. This had many benefits on the society. -
Period: 330 to 1453
The Byzantine Empire and the Spread of Christianity
They are known for being the longest lasting medieval empire. -
Period: 476 to 476
The fall of rome
Which Barbarians caused the fall of Rome? Which part of the empire fell and what happened to the other part? - The Huns invaded and caused many other tribes to do so. The west fell while the other half went on for hundreds of years. -
Period: 498 to 448
The Greco Persian Wars
Who were they? - The Achaemenid Empire and Greek city states. -
Period: 618 to 907
Tang Dynasty
They are considered the golden age of Chinese culture . -
Period: 622 to 750
The Spread of Islam
Islam spread through trade, military conquests, and missionaries. -
Period: 622 to 1258
The Islamic Golden Age
They advanced many types of math and science, as well as different arts. -
Period: 768 to 899
The Carolingian empire
They had great advancements in schooling. They made many schools and innovations in education. -
Period: 793 to 1066
The viking age
The viking age was caused from trade in Europe and growing urbanism. -
Period: 801 to 1492
The reconquista
This was a reconquest of christian territory. -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song dynasty
They were known for their amazing art. -
Period: 1096 to 1291
The Crusades
What were the causes and goals? - The Crusades caused many conflicts and they were meant to take back Jerusalem. -
Period: 1235 to
The Mali Empire
Islam converted the Mali Empire and heavily impacted them. -
1271
Marco Polo
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Period: 1320 to 1320
The Divine Comedy
It showed the corruption of the medieval church, and dante made the layers of hell. -
Period: 1325 to 1521
The aztec empire
What were they known for? - They were known for their brutal and fierce lifestyle. They also had advanced agriculture and they had many temples. -
Period: 1346 to 53
The black death
The black death came from rats. Around 30% - 50% of Europe died. -
Period: 1368 to
Ming dynasty
They were known for their great trade routes outside of china. -
Period: 1438 to 1533
The inca empire
What were they known for? - They were known for their method of gaining power. They would convince people to let them have control in the mountains.