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Period 2 600 BCE - 600 CE

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  • 722 BCE

    Jewish Diaspora

    Jewish Diaspora
    The Assyrians conquered the Kingdom of Israel. Many Israelites were deported to Mesopotamia. Began with the Babylonian exile.
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic established

    Roman Republic established
    In the Roman Empire, the aristocracy (wealthy class) dominated the early Roman Republic. In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians. The Roman concept of the citizen evolved during the Roman Republic and changed significantly during the later Roman Empire.
  • 500 BCE

    Siddhartha Gautama travels and teaches

    Siddhartha Gautama travels and teaches
    Buddha set in motion the wheel of teaching. For the next 45 years of his life, the Buddha taught many disciples.
  • 500 BCE

    Confucius is teaching what will become the Analects

    Confucius is teaching what will become the Analects
    Confucius interpreted the Analects as ceremonies performed by human agents and embodying the civilized and cultured patterns of behavior developed through generations of human wisdom.
  • 475 BCE

    Legalism

    Legalism
    This philosophy attained prominence during the turbulent warring states era. This religion states that people are controlled by laws.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    Peloponnesian War
    This was a war between Athens and Sparta. Athens was forced to dismantle its empire.
  • 400 BCE

    Daoism begins

    Daoism begins
    daoism was a retroactive grouping of ideas and writings which were already at least one to two centuries old.
  • 336 BCE

    Philip of Macedon conquered the Greek city states

    Philip of Macedon conquered the Greek city states
    Philip captured Pydna and the Greek city of Methone which was an Athenian base.
  • 330 BCE

    Alexander the Great defeats the Persians

    Alexander the Great defeats the Persians
    Alexander the Great conquered Babylonia and Elam. He wanted to invade Persia proper before the winter started.
  • 321 BCE

    Mauryan empire established by Chandragupta Maurya

    Mauryan empire established by Chandragupta Maurya
    The Mauryan empire had overthrown the Nanda dynasty and rapidly expanded his power westward across central and western India.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 800

    Mayan civilization

    This civilization had a highly advanced numeral system with place values.
  • 264 BCE

    First of the Punic Wars (Rome v. Carthage)

    First of the Punic Wars (Rome v. Carthage)
    The Italian metropolis had to charter several fleets and confront Rome with the experienced Punic endowments. Rome won but still had to face the challenges of a war at sea.
  • 232 BCE

    Ashoka dies

    Ashoka dies
    Ashoka ruled for an estimated 36 years. During the cremation, his body burned for seven days and nights
  • 221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty starts building walls

    Qin Dynasty starts building walls
    The great wall of China was constructed, little of it stands today.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty established

    The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China. It was also the first empire to run under the Mandate of Heaven.
  • Period: 130 BCE to 1450

    Silk Road

    The silk road carried Chinese exports such as teas, salt, and porcelains
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar murdered

    Julius Caesar murdered
    Julius was murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s theatre.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    Pax Romana

    This was a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire that lasted for over 200 years that begun with the reign of Augustus.
  • Period: 9 to 23

    Xin Dynasty briefly interrupts the Han

    The Xin Dynasty separated the Han dynasty into western and Eastern Han.
  • 100

    Christianity begins

    Christianity begins
    Christianity began as a Jewish sect in Judea and quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire.
  • 220

    Final collapse of the Han Dynasty

    Final collapse of the Han Dynasty
    Cao Pi pressured Emperor Xian into abdicating in his favor.
  • 284

    Roman Empire divided in 2 by Diocletian

    Roman Empire divided in 2 by Diocletian
    The Eastern Empire governed out of Byzantium and the western Empire governed from Rome.
  • 319

    Constantine’s Edict of Milan ends Roman persecution of Christians

    Constantine’s Edict of Milan ends Roman persecution of Christians
    This Edict raised religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman empire.
  • 340

    Constantinople becomes capital of Rome

    Constantinople becomes capital of Rome
    The change of the capital of Rome occurred when Constantine I moved his capital there to Rome.
  • 375

    Gupta Dynasty established

    Gupta Dynasty established
    The first ruler if the empire was Chandragupta I. The empire was maintained over northern parts of central and western India.
  • 475

    Era of Warring States Begins

    Era of Warring States Begins
    The fiefs that had grown in importance during the end of the Zhou Dynasty had now become states of their own.
  • 476

    Collapse of Western Roman Empire

    Collapse of Western Roman Empire
    The Western Roman empire was overthrown by the Germanic leader. Odoacer became the first barbarian to rule in Rome.
  • 550

    White Huns take down the Gupta empire

    White Huns take down the Gupta empire
    The nomadic tribe of people from central Asia invaded. Regional political kingdoms ruled India.