Second-Wave Civilizations Political Events By Violet629 750 BCE Era of Greek City-States Period: 750 BCE to 336 BCE Era of Greek City-States 559 BCE Cyrus conquers and creates the Achaemenid Empire 553 BCE Persian Achaemenid Empire Period: 553 BCE to 330 BCE Persian Achaemenid Empire 522 BCE Darius I organizes the Archaemenid government 509 BCE Roman Republic Formed 509 BCE Founding of the Roman Republic 500 BCE Founding of Athenian Democracy 500 BCE Chinese age of Warring States Period: 500 BCE to 599 BCE Founding of Athenian Democracy Period: 500 BCE to 221 BCE Chinese age of Warring States 492 BCE Persian Wars Period: 492 BCE to 479 BCE Persian Wars 490 BCE Major battles between Persians and Greeks 480 BCE Major battles betweeen Persians and Greeks 479 BCE Golden Age of Athens Period: 479 BCE to 429 BCE Golden Age of Athens 431 BCE Peloponnesian War Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE Peloponnesian War 403 BCE Period of Warring States Period: 403 BCE to 221 BCE Period of Warring States 336 BCE Alexander’s campaign into Persia and northern South Africa 336 BCE Reign of Alexander the Great Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE Reign of Alexander the Great Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE Alexander's campaign into Persia and northern South Africa 326 BCE India’s Mauryan dynasty empire Period: 326 BCE to 184 BCE India's Mauryan dynasty empire 322 BCE Mauryan Empire in South Africa Period: 321 BCE to 185 BCE Mauryan Empire in South Africa 300 BCE Hellenistic Empires in Europe, Middle East and South/Central Asia Period: 300 BCE to 100 BCE Hellenistic Empires in Europe, Middle East and South/Central Asia 268 BCE Rule of Ashoka Maurya Period: 268 BCE to 232 BCE Rule of Ashoka Maurya 222 BCE China’s Qin dynasty empire 221 BCE Qin dynasty in East Asia Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE Qin Dynasty in East Asia Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE China's Qin dynasty empire 206 BCE China’s Han dynasty empire 206 BCE Han dynasty in East Asia Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty in East Asia Period: 206 BCE to 220 China's Han dynasty empire 200 BCE High point of Roman Empire Period: 200 BCE to 200 High point of Roman Empire 180 BCE Kushan Empire in northern South Asia/ Central Asia Period: 180 BCE to 180 Kushan Empire in northern South Asia/ central Asia 100 BCE Transition from republic to empire in Rome Period: 100 BCE to 1 CE Transition from republic to empire in Rome 46 BCE Julius Ceasar seizes power 27 BCE Augustus makes Rome an empire ending Republic Period 27 BCE Pax Romana Period: 27 BCE to 180 Pax Romana 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion in China 220 Collapse of Chinese Han dynasty 250 Height of Mayans in Mesosmerica Period: 250 to 900 Height of Mayans in Mesoamerica 320 India’s Gupta dynasty empire 320 Gupta Empire in South Africa Period: 320 to 500 Gupta Empire in South Africa Period: 320 to 550 India's Gupta dynasty empire 330 Constantine moves Roman capital to Constantinople 400 Collapse of western Roman Empire Period: 400 to 500 Collapse of western Roman Empire 476 Fall of Roman Empire 553 White Huns invade Gupta causing collapse
