Part 2 By angiehoughton05 1700 BCE 1700 Indo-European invasion of Greek peninsula 1600 BCE 1600-1000 Aryan invasion of India 1500 BCE 1500-1000 Vedic Age 1400 BCE 1400 Kingdom of Mycenae; Trojan War 1200 BCE 1200-700 Scared Vedas composed 1122 BCE 1122-770 Former or western Zhou kingdom 1000 BCE 1000-600 Epic Age: Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Upanishads composed 1000 BCE 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji, Samoa 1000 BCE 1000 Independent kingdom of Kush 800 BCE 800-600 Rise of Greek city-states; Athens and Sparta become dominant 800 BCE 800-400 Spread of Olmec civilization:cultivation of maize, potatoes; domestication of turkeys, dogs 770 BCE 770-403 Later or eastern Zhou kingdom 700 BCE 700-550 Era of unrivaled brahnam dominance 700 BCE 700 Homerian epics liad, Odyssey; flowering of Greek architecture 600 BCE 600 Zoroastrian religion in Iran 600 BCE 600 Legendary ruler in Japan 563 BCE 563-483 Life of the Buddha 551 BCE 551-233 Period of the great Chinese philosopher: Confucius, Laozi, Mencius, Legalists 551 BCE 551-233 Period of "hundred Philosophers" 550 BCE 550 Formation of Persian empire 550 BCE 550 Cyrus the Great 542 BCE 542-483 Life of the Buddha 535 BCE 535 Gupta empire overturned by the Huns 509 BCE 509 Beginnings of Roman Republic 500 BCE 500-449 Greek wars with Persia 500 BCE 500-450 Beginnings of the Roman republic 470 BCE 470-430 Height of Athenian culture; Socrates and Greek philosophical style 470 BCE 470-430 Athens at its height: Pericles, Phidias, Sophocles, Socrates 450 BCE 450 Twelve Tables of Law 431 BCE 431 Peloponnesian Wars; decline of Greece 431 BCE 431-404 Peloponesian Wars 403 BCE 403-222 Warring states period 400 BCE 400-320 Era of Xunzi 359 BCE 359-336 Philip II of Macedonia 330 BCE 330 Alexander the Great 327 BCE 327-325 Alexander's invasion of the Persian empire, India 322 BCE 322-185 Mauryan empire 322 BCE 322-298 Chandragupta Maurya rules 300 BCE 300-900 Height of Maya civilization 300 BCE 300-100 Hellenistic Period 300 BCE 300-100 Hellenistic 300 BCE 300 Rise of Axum 269 BCE 269-232 Reign of Ashoka 264 BCE 264-140 Roman expansion in North Africa and eastern Mediterranean 264 BCE 264-146 Punic Wars 221 BCE 221 Shi Huangdi proclaimed first emperor of China 221 BCE 221-207 Qin dynasty 221 BCE 221 Great wall completed 202 BCE 202-9 Former Han dynasty 202 BCE 202-195 Reign of Liu Bang 200 BCE 200-200 Era of strong Buddhist influence 200 BCE 200-9 former Han dynasty; invention of paper and the compass 180 BCE 180 Beginning of Rome's decline; population decline 141 BCE 141-87 Reign of Han Wudi 133 BCE 133 Decline of the Roman republic 100 BCE 100 Germans begin contact with Rome; Slavs migrate into eastern Europe 4 4 Birth of Jesus 9 9-23 Interregnum of Wang Mang 23 23-220 Later Han dynasty; invention of paper and compass 27 27 Augustus founds Roman empire 27 27 Augustus Caesar rise of Roman empire 30 30 Crucifixion of Jesus 30 30 Crucifixion of Jesus 49 49 Julius Caesar becomes dictator in Rome; assassinated in 44 63 63 Forced dissolution of independent Jewish state by Romans 88 88 Beginning of Han decline 100 100 Beginning of decline of Han dynasty 101 101-106 Greatest spread of Roman territory 106 106 Height of Roman territory 180 180 Death of Marcus Aurelius; beginning of decline of Roman empire 184 184 Daoist Yellow Turban 200 200-500 Nasca culture 200 200-700 Mochica culture 200 200-1300 Anasazi in North America 200 2nd century Development of porcelain 200 200 Extensive agriculture practice in Japan 220 220 Last Han emperor deposed 220 220 last Han emperor deposed; Time of Troubles begins; nomadic invasion in North China 227 227 Beginning of Sassanian empire in Persia 231 231 First Germanic invasion of Roman empire 284 284-305 Reign of Diocletian 284 284-305 Reign of Diocletian 300 300 Decline of Meroe 300 300-400 Yamato claim imperial control of Japan 300 300-700 Rise of Axum; conversion to Christianity 300 300-900 Intermediate Horizon period 300 300-1000 Second wave of Polynesian migrations to Hawaii 300 300 Ethiopia adopts Chritianity 312 312-337 Constatine; formation of Eastern Empire; adoption of Christianity 312 312-337 Reign of Constantine; establishment of eastern Roman empire; toleration of Christianity 313 313 Constantine adopts Christianity 319 319-540 Gupta empire 319 319 Gupta empire founded; Buddhist influence 330 330-379 Basil organizes Eastern monasticism 354 354-430 Life of Augustine 370 370-480 Nomadic invasions of western Europe 400 400 Chinese script imported 400 400 Growth of Mayan civilization 400 400 Polynesians reach Hawaii 400 400-500 Decline of Buddhism 401 401 Large-scale Germanic invasions in Roman Empire 401 401 Increase Germanic invasion 410 410 Rome sacked by Visigoths 410 410 Hun invasion begin 450 450 Huns begin to invade India 476 476 Fall of Rome 476 476 Collapse of Rome 476 476 Last Roman emperor in West deposed 480 480-547 life of Benedict, founder of western monasticism 500 500 Buddhism takes root in east and southeast Asia 527 527-565 Reign of Justinian, Eastern emperor 540 540 Collapse of Gupta dynasty 589 589-618 Sui dynasty Dec 16, 600 600 Beginning of Islam Dec 18, 600 600 Tang dynasty Dec 16, 606 606-647 Loose empire under Harsha in India Dec 18, 606 606-647 Loose empire under Harsha in India Dec 18, 610 610 Beginning of Islam Dec 16, 618 618 Tang dynasty in China: glorious cultural period Dec 18, 657 657 Rajput dominant in India; periodic clashes with Islamic armies in northwest Dec 16, 700 700 Shintoism unified into single national religion in Japan Jan 1, 800 800-1300 Mississippian culture Dec 1, 900 900 Polynesian to New Zealand Dec 1, 900 900-1200 Toltecs Dec 1, 1000 1000 Height of kingdom of Ghana, Africa