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Farm settlements first started coming to Mesopotamia in 7000 BC. p. 55.
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Egypt's villages grouped together to form two Kingdoms. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. p. 88
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In southern Mesopotamia the Sumerians created the world's first civilization. p. 60 and 72.
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The Old Kingdom was a period in which the Egyptian society developed a political system and social structure. p. 90
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Sargon was a strategic military leader and gained the trust and loyalty of his soldiers. p. 61
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The Harappan Civilization grew along rivers in India. They grew as agriculture and irrigation improved. p. 127 and 128
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Yu the Great was a smart emperor in China who helps their civilization grow by coming up with new ideas. p. 163
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The Middle Kingdom was a time of stability and order in Egypt. p. 96
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The world's oldest epic, the Epic of Gilgamesh, was first recorded on stone tablets. p. 70.
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The Aryans were originally from Central Asia near the Caspian Sea but over time became the dominant group in India. p. 128
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The Minoans spent a lot of their time at sea because they lived on an island. They were excellent ship builders. p. 230 and 231
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The New Kingdom was a period which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory. p. 97
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The Shang Dynast ruled a big part of northern China. It is the first of China's dynasties that we have clear evidence of. p. 163 and 166
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The Myceneans were the first people to be considered Greek. The Myceneans built fortresses on the Greek mainland. p. 231
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Ramses the Great was a pharaoh whose rule was one of the longest in Egyptian history. p. 98
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God chose a leader among the Israelites named Moses who he used to bring the Israelites to freedom from the Egyptians. p. 203
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The Assyrians were a people group who conquered much of the Fertile Cresent. p. 74 and 75
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David's son, Solomon took the throne and like his father was a strong king. p. 205
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The beginning of the Classical Age was when the Greeks set up independent city states for stability and protection. p. 232
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Romulus is said to be the first king of Rome. He has an interesting backstory that tells what brought him to build the city of Rome. p.297
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The Medes had control over Persia for 150 years. p. 260
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The people of Athens thought the previous laws were too strict so when Solon became king, he created a set of laws that were less harsh and gave more rights. p. 237
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The Chaldeans captured Jerusalem and marched thousands of Jews to Babylon to work as slaves. p. 206
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Cyrus II led a revolt against the Medes that had previously conquered them. His revolt was successful. p. 260
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The Persians conquered the Chaldeans and let the Jews return to Jerusalem. They were eventually conquered by invaders. p. 206
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The government of Rome created a republic where people elect leaders to govern them. p. 298
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Siddhartha was dissatisfied and started to ask his own questions about life and religious matters. p.136
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When a man named Cleisthenes became king, he didn't want aristocrats to run the government anymore. With the help of the people, he was able to overthrow the aristocrats and establish democracy. p. 238
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Nine years before, Greece had rebelled against Persia and lost. To get even, Darius invaded Greece. The invasion of Greece led to a series of wars between Persia and Greece called the Persian Wars. p. 263 and 270
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Sparta believed the Athenians were getting too powerful so they declared war. This started the Peloponnesian War. p. 271
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When the plebeians complained about Rome's government the city leaders knew they had to change the law or there would be an uprising. They made some changes to Rome's government. p. 302
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Alexander the Great built one of the greatest empires in history. On his way back home, he stopped in Babylon and got sick. He died there. p. 274
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When Candragupta Maurya took control of the northern part of India, he founded the Mauryan Empire. p. 142 and 143
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When others started to see Rome as a threat, they started to declare war on them. One of the fiercest battles was the Punic Wars. In the Punic Wars, Rome fought against Carthage. p. 309
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Buddhists start sending missionaries out to different countries to tell other people of their religion. p. 140
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Ying Zheng successfully unified China and gave himself the name Shi Huangdi meaning the first emperor. p. 172
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During the Warring States period, the Qin dynasty built a strong army that eventually unified China under one government. p.172 and 178
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Sulla was a dictator in Rome and changed the government with many traditional ideas. p. 313
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Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of Gaul. He later wrote about his victory. p. 323
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A man named Antony caused Civil War in Rome by divorcing Octavian's sister. Octavian attacked Antony and won in the end. p. 324
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The mark of the end of the republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire was when Octavian gave himself the name Augustus which means "revered one". p. 324 and 342
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In the first century AD, Christianity appeared in Judea. p. 334
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When China came into contact with other countries along the Silk Road, many ideas were exchanged including Buddhism. p. 188
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The Zealots encourages other Jews to rise up and revolt against the Romans because they were tired of foreign rule. p. 214
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The Period of Disunion was the disorder that followed the fall of the Han Dynasty. p. 410
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The beginning of Ghana started when the Soninke began to band together for protection. Ghana grew to be extremely wealthy. p. 386 and 388
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Under Candra Gupta's rule, Gupta society reached its high point. Candra Gupta extends the Gupta territory. p. 144
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Saint Patrick was a monk who traveled to spread Christianity to Ireland. p. 501
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Charlemagne was an excellent war leader and a strong king. He led the Franks to build a huge empire. p. 503
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During the Age of Buddhism, Buddhism influenced parts of Chinese culture, art, literature, and architecture. p. 412
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When Europe divided into small kingdoms, that marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. It was called the Middle Ages because it fell between ancient times and modern times. p. 500
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Muhammad was born in 570 AD. He brought a new religion to Arabia called Islam. p. 356
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Prince Shotoku was a great leader in Japan. He started to rule when he was only 20 years old. Many legends have developed about his wisdom. p. 444
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Abu Bakr led a series of battles to unite Arabia. By the time he died, Arabia was unified into one Muslim state. p. 362
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Around the 800s, Vikings, Magyars, and Muslims began to raid Europe. These invaders caused Europe to develop a feudal system. p. 506
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Combined Arab and Berber armies tried to invade Spain. Muslims called the Moors ruled parts of Spain for a long time. p. 363
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The nobles were great supporters of the arts. The court at Heian became ta great center of culture and learning. The period between 794 and 1185 was a golden age of arts in Japan. p. 446
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With the help of woodblock printing, the first known printed book was created in China. p. 418
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With the help of woodblock printing, the world's first printed book was created in China. p. 418
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When a king got the approval of the pope to be king, the people saw it as the rebirth of the Roman Empire, so people called it the Holy Roman Empire. p. 526
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Great Zimbabwe was a very powerful kingdom in southern Africa. It was founded as a trading and herding center. Zimbabwe took control of a large trading network. p. 394
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Mayans first started to settle in the tropical forests of what is now northern Guatemala. Maya culture was mainly based on social structure and religion. p. 468 and 473
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On the first crusade, about 5,000 Crusaders left Europe to fight. There were more than four Crusades but in the end, none of them were really successful. p. 529 and 530
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Many different forms of Buddhism were formed in China being caught on by the Japanese such as Zen Buddhism. p. 450
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Europeans built their cathedrals using a new style called Gothic architecture. p. 538
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Because the emperor was so caught up in courtly life, he didn't realize all the trouble going on in his country. The Japanese daimyo didn't feel safe anymore so they hired samurai to keep them safe. p. 454 and 459
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful people in the Middle Ages. She ruled as the king's vassal. She was the queen of France and queen of England. p. 510
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Before Temujin, the Mongols had lived as separate tribes. Then Temujin came along as a powerful leader and united all the tribes as one. He named himself Genghis Khan or "Universal Ruler". p. 424
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King John was a horrible and cruel king. The nobles decided that they had to put some boundaries on him and every king who came after him. They made him sign a document listing the rights that the king could not ignore called the Magna Carta. p. 540
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Sundiata had a very strong army that he used to conquer nearby kingdoms such as Ghana. p. 390
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Mansa Musa was a powerful leader who helped Mali grow strong. Mansa Musa helped Islam to spread through West Africa. p. 391
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Ibn Battutah was an explorer who traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain. p. 369
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The very first Aztecs were farmers. They settled on a swampy island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. There they built their capital. War, tribute, and trade made the Aztecs strong. p. 474 and 478
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While the Hundred Years War was going on, a disease was sweeping through Europe killing millions of people called the Black Death. It killed almost a third of Europe's population. p. 543
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Ibn Battah wrote about West Africa when he visited it. His account describes much detail about the political and cultural lives of West Africans. p. 398
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In the 1300s some Chinese groups decided to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang led a rebel army who overthrew the Mongols and China was once again ruled by the Chinese. p. 426
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Led by Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistadors sought to find gold, claim land, and convert native people. p. 478
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The Incas arose in South America. Their capital was Cuzco. A leader named Pachacuti began to extend Inca territory. Others later followed his example making the Inca territory huge. p. 479
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The Aztecs were forced to surrender to the Spanish because of disease, lack of weapons, and many other factors. p. 478
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The Mughals were Turkish Muslims from Central Asia. Their territory was in northern India. p. 366 and 367
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Tokugawa Ieyasu was made Shogun because he had conquered his enemies and unified Japan. He started the Tokugawa shogunate which was the rule by shoguns of the Tokugawa family. p. 459
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The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 has influenced the kind of government that the U.S. has today. It has indirectly formed the Bill of Rights and how much power the president/king has.
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The fact that Buddhism was spread to China in 1AD reflects the fact that in China, 18.2 of its population is Buddhist.
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The creation of the first printed book in China in 868 AD has allowed for libraries all over the world. It influences me directly by allowing for books to be read from libraries like the one that went up in Dalat.
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Because Saint Patrick spread Christianity to Ireland, the holiday celebrating him is now the most celebrated in the world today.