Semester 1 Timeline events

  • 105

    China: Environmental

    105 BC The Han dynasty invented paper.
  • 106

    China: Environmental

    106 BC Peasants made or created paper for trade.
  • 202

    Rome: Interaction with Enviornment

    Scipio routed Hannibal's forces on pla of Zama and took the city. They ended the 2nd Punic War,
  • 202

    China: Economic

    202 Han traded with europe. Which had a positive impact on China in terms of wealth.
  • 220

    China: Interaction with Enviornment

    Great Wall of China was built by the Qin dynasty. It kept out enemies.
  • 220

    China: Cultural

    Buddhism spread across China.
  • 220

    China: Cultural

    220 BC Buddhism spread across China .
  • 263

    Greece: Cultural

    263 BC The Greeks wrote about Tragedy and Comedy. Tragedy was a serious drama about common themes while comedy were humorous scenes filled with slapstick situations and humor.
  • 264

    Rome: Interaction with Enviornment

    Punic War between Rome and Carthage happened. Romans built a navy and beat the Carthage.
  • 300

    Rome: Culture

    10 percent of the Roman population were Christian.
  • 313

    Rome: Cultural

    Constantine issued the Edict of Milan. That made Christianity legal within the Roman Empire.
  • 335

    Greece: Cultural

    335 BC A Greek philosopher named Zano founded the school of philosophy caused Stoicism. His main line was “live in harmony with the will of god.”
  • 450

    Rome: Social

    Plebeians forced patricians to write down laws displayed in Roman forum.
  • 500

    India: Cultural

    (500 BC) Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was born. Buddha was the prince of a kingdom in Ancient India.
  • 500

    Greece : Social

    (500 BC) Athenian Cleisthenes introduced to the people further reforms.Citizens weren’t common. In fact, you had to be a free adult male property owner born in Athens to be a citizen.
  • 500

    Greece: Social

    (500 BC) Athenian Cleisthenes introduced to the people further reforms.Citizens weren’t common. In fact, you had to be a free adult male property owner born in Athens to be a citizen.
  • 500

    Rome: Cultural

    Confucius was a scholar who stressed the importance of honor and duty.
  • May 2, 600

    Greece: Social

    (600 BC) Men served in the army until the age of 60. Boy’s began their training at a very young age (7 years old).
  • Jun 9, 616

    Rome: Political

    Rome ruled by Etruscans of northern Italy. They inlfuenced Greece and brought their culture.
  • May 15, 750

    Greece: Economic

    750 BC city-states were made up of a city and its surrounding countryside, which included villages.
  • Jun 7, 753

    Rome: Political

    Romulus and Remus were raised by a she wolf. Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome.
  • Jun 8, 1000

    Rome: Interaction with Enviornment

    People were known as Latins and they built the Indo-Euorpean.
  • Apr 6, 1027

    China: Political

    1027-256 BC The Zhou ruled. Until the nomads attacked and killed the Zhou monarch.
  • Dec 8, 1027

    China: Economic

    1027 BC the Zhou dynasty made the mandate of heaven which meant that one ruler had the devine right to rule from god.
  • Dec 8, 1027

    China: Economic

    1027 BC Zhou dynasty coined money and introduced easier trade.
  • Dec 6, 1200

    Greece: Political

    (1200 BC) Mycenaean fought a 10 year war with Troy. This war occurred because the kings wife Helen was kidnapped
  • Dec 8, 1473

    Egypt: Ecomonic

    1473-1458 BC Queen of Egypt expaned trade.
  • Dec 8, 1479

    Egypt: Economic

    1479-1425 BC Trade and taxations were introduced to people have been connquered. Which made the country, Egypt, more wealth or rich.
  • Mar 8, 1500

    India: Inironment

    (1500 BC) Indian Civilization grew under the influence of the nomads. The nomads were Aryans, from the Hindu Kush Mountains.
  • May 12, 1500

    Greece: Cultural

    1500 BC The Mycenaeans adapted the Minoan system of writing. They also decorated vases with Minoan designs.
  • May 14, 1500

    Greece: Economic

    1500 BC The Mycenaean came into dispute with the Minoan civilization. The Mycenaeans were more than just good at their sea trading.
  • Dec 8, 1500

    Egypt: Cultural

    1500 BC Egyptians worshiped the Nile because they believed god gae it life and seldom.
  • Greece: Social

    (1600 BC) Warriors were introduced and this was when a king would rule the surrounding villages and farms. Strong leader kept control of Athens.
  • China: Social

    (1700-1027 BC) The Shang Dynasty the higher class people lived in timber-framed houses and the lower class lived in huts.
  • China: Political

    (1700-1027 BC) The Shang Dynasty lasted from 1700- 1027 BC. First family of Chinese rulers to leave written records.
  • India:Invironment

    (1750 BC) The quality of building in the Indus Valley was declined. This was because of the earthquakes and floods taking place in the Indus Valley at the time.
  • China: Cultural

    1766 BC System of Writing emerged during the shang dynasty.
  • China: Enviornment

    Horse and chariot tranpsortation started.
  • Mesopotamia: Economic

    1792 BC Amonte King Hammurabi improved the tax deduction system.
  • Egypt: Economic

    30 BC Cleopatra dies, and Egypt became apart of the roman empire.
  • Rome: Economic

    Octavian took over because he won at the battle of Actium. That brought peace to Rome and allowed trade to grow.
  • Rome: Economic

    Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus created the first Triumuirate. That is the rule of three men.
  • Rome: Economic

    Carried Sulla program of reforms and aimed to protect power of the senate. The senate made more tax laws.
  • China: Society

    2000-200 BC Shang was differed between nobles and peasants. These noble families owned the land that was granted to them.
  • China: Society

    2000-200 BC The elder men in the family made the decisions for their families. Women were to obey any male family in their family.
  • Greece: Political

    (2000 BC) A large group of Indo- Europeans migrated. Mycenaeans were one of the few people that settled on the Greek land.
  • Mesopotamia: Cultural

    2300 BC, Cuneiform was created as a system of communication. The symbols were molded onto clay tablets.
  • China: Political

    1027 BC, the Zhou overthrew the Shang.The Zhou came up with a number of key traditions after Shang was controlled and taken over.
  • Greece: Invironment

    (3000 BC) Climate became an environmental influence of the Greek civilizations. Below 48 degrees was considered winter and above 80 degrees was considered summer.
  • Rome:Social

    450 BC Romes first written law code that organized patricians of the insistence of the Plebeians and laws dealed with trails.
  • India: Political

    2300 BC The largest layout of the city indicated a good government.
  • India: Political

    2300 BC There was a lot of conflict because not a lot of weaponds were found.
  • Rome: Social

    Invaders threatened Rome and plebians left Rome and refused to fight until changes were made.
  • Rome: Culture

    Emperor Theodosius outlawed the public non-christian sacrifices and religions ceremonies.
  • Egypt: Political

    (2180 BC) The Power of the Pharaohs declined. This marked the end of the Old Kingdom.
  • Egypt: Cultural

    2204 BC Mummification began to begin. Egyptians believed in this because they believed your body could return later.
  • Mesopotamia: Cultural

    2300 BC, Sumerians advanced in certain areas such as science and technology.
  • India: Social

    2300 BC Indus Vally was the first to level up or start plumbing. Their plumbing determined their wealth.
  • Mesopotamia: Political

    After 2500 BC, Sumerian city states went under the rule of dynasties. Dynasties became familiar and made families more than just wealthy.
  • Mesopotmia: Environment

    2500 BC,The Fertile Crescent began to attract people and cities began to arise there. This increased population, jobs/farming, and ideas of certain cultures.
  • Mesopotamia: Cultural

    (2500 BC) Believed that different gods controlled different part of nature. So what the people followed or believed in was polytheism, the belief of more than one god.
  • India: Invironment

    (2500 BC) Egyptians built pyramids. Strong walls were built around cities as barriers to stop water or invasions from their cities.
  • India: Economic

    (2500 BC) Planned cities began to occur. There were strong earth wall built for protection around cities.
  • India: Political

    2500 BC The largest cities were Kalbangan, Mohenjo-daro, harappa.
  • Egypt: Enironmental

    2500 BC Mummification process developed. In ways of wrapping and how to wrap the cloth.
  • Egypt: Cultural

    2556 BC Peasants built the largest pyramid of Egypt. This pyramid was located at Giza, Egypt.
  • India: Economic

    (2600 BC) Trading began. This allowed Indus Valley civilians to make trade with others.
  • India: Social

    2600 BC, They traded silver and gold with northern Afghanistan.
  • India: Cultural

    2600 BC Early settlements developed into Urban Ciilization and the Indus script was used.
  • India: Cultural

    2600 BC Animals played a big part in the Indus culture.
  • Egypt: Environmental

    2630- 2611 BC Reigh of Zoser, first step pyramids built.
  • Mesopotamia: Political

    After 3000 BC, Wars were introduced as years passed. Commanders became in control of standing armies.
  • Mesopotamian: Political

    3000-2000 BC, Sumerian city-states were frequently at war. This cause had an effect reaction and weakened the city-states.
  • Mesopotamia: Economic

    (3000 BC) Sumerians build a number of new cities surrounded by wheat fields. This cities were fairly independent and differed in government choice.
  • Greece : Political

    (3000 BC) Mountains were forced to divide land into different specific regions. Small independent communities were built amongst themselves.
  • Greece: Political

    (3000 BC) Mountains were forced to divide land into different specific regions. Small independent communities were built amongst themselves.
  • Greece: Invironment

    (3000 BC) Greece was covered and consisted of mountains. Due to the overload of mountains it shaped the Greek traditions.
  • Greece: Invironment

    (3000 BC) Minoans lived on the large Greek island names Crete. The island was a well run civilization and had great power.
  • Greece: Economic

    3000 BC The sea became a major positive factor for the Greek people, because of there belief in natural reasources the sea travel and trade were important to them in many ways.
  • Mesopotamia: Economic

    3000 BC Sumerians traded grain, cloth, and tools with people of the mountains and deserts.
  • Egypt: Political

    (3100 BC) Two countries were brought together by King Narmer. This man was fairly wealthy and took place in Upper Egypt where he built a new Capital City.
  • Egypt: Political

    (3200 BC) Villages of Egypt were under the rule of two separate kingdom. These kingdoms were the Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, until they were brought together and created one.
  • Mesopotamia: Environment

    3300 BC, Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia. This created the beginnings of cities
  • Egypt: Environmental

    4000 BC The first sail to be used were on those of the Egyptian's ships.
  • Mesopotamia: Social

    4400 BC, Lower classes were divided. Being a farmer placed you on the bottom on the social pyramid while scribes and merchants were granted more wealth.
  • Mesopotamia: Social

    4400 BC, Civilizations gained or developed social classes. New states of power were placed on their own social pyramids. Wealth increased for people immensely.
  • Mesopotamia: Social

    4500 BC, Mesopotamian social pyramid was basic, and to the point kings and the mighty gods are at the top while the enslaved human being were at the bottom.
  • Mesopotamia: Environment

    4500 BC, People began to settle in Mesopotamia. The rich soil and wet, swampy lands attracted many others to settle their as well.
  • India: Economic

    (7000 BC) Archaeologists found evidence of domestic animals such as sheep and goats. This was a great discovery because they could help with agriculture and become food supplies.