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  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    The Neolithic Revolution

    The Neolithic Revolution, or the Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures during the Neolithic period from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, making an increasingly large population possible.
  • Period: 4500 BCE to 1900 BCE

    The Sumerian Civilization

    Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Known for their innovations in language, governance, architecture and more, Sumerians are considered the creators of civilization as modern humans understand it.
  • Period: 3300 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Harappan Civilization

  • Period: 3150 BCE to 323 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt was rich in culture including government, religion, arts, and writing. Only scribes could read and write and they were considered powerful people. Pyramids and Treasure. The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in secret tombs.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Hammurabi´s Babylon

    Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605/604-562 BCE) was the greatest King of ancient Babylon during the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626-539 BCE), succeeding its founder, his father, Nabopolassar (r. 626-605 BCE). Nabopolassar had defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and liberated Babylonia from Assyrian rule.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Aryan Invasion of India

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Bronze Age Collapse

    Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of socioeconomic complexity, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence.
  • Period: 1150 BCE to 587 BCE

    Ancient Israel

    Jewish monotheism has had both universalistic and particularistic features. Along universal lines, it has affirmed a God who created and rules the entire world and who at the end of history will redeem all Israel (the classical name for the Jewish people), all humankind, and indeed the whole world.
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 200 BCE

    The Phoenician Golden Age

    The people known to history as the Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognised as having established harbours, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin.
  • Period: 911 BCE to 609 BCE

    The Neo-Assyrian Empire

    Known for their incredible military strength, technological innovation, and sophisticated government, the Neo-Assyrians created the largest empire the world had seen at that time. Several important kings led the empire to great success, exemplified by the magnificent palaces built during their reigns.
  • Period: 814 BCE to 146 BCE

    Ancient Carthage

    They founded settlements throughout the Mediterranean during the first millennium B.C. Carthage, whose Phoenician name was Qart Hadasht (new city), was one of those new settlements. It sat astride trade routes going east to west, across the Mediterranean, and north to south, between Europe and Africa.
  • Period: 800 BCE to 146 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    The Greeks made important contributions to philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. The Greeks were known for their sophisticated sculpture and architecture. Greek culture influenced the Roman Empire and many other civilizations, and it continues to influence modern cultures today.
  • 701 BCE

    The Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

    In 701 BC, the Assyrian emperor Sennacherib besieged the city of Jerusalem.
  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo-Babylonian Empire

    The Neo-Babylonians are most famous for their architecture, notably at their capital city, Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar (604-561 B.C.E.) largely rebuilt this ancient city including its walls and seven gates.
  • Period: 599 BCE to 100 BCE

    Spartan Oligarchy

  • Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE

    Siddhartha Gautama

    When Gautama passed away around 483 B.C., his followers began to organize a religious movement. Buddha's teachings became the foundation for what would develop into Buddhism. In the 3rd century B.C., Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan Indian emperor, made Buddhism the state religion of India.
  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    The Persian (Achaemenid) Epire

    The Persians were the first people to establish regular routes of communication between three continents—Africa, Asia and Europe. They built many new roads and developed the world's first postal service.
  • Period: 508 BCE to 322 BCE

    Athenian Democracy

    Republic: "A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives." Democracy: "A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
  • Period: 431 BCE to 405 BCE

    The Peloponnesian War

    Persia regains control over Ionia. unknown number of civilian casualties. The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought between the Delian League, which was led by Athens; and the Peloponnesian League, which was led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.
  • Period: 322 BCE to 185 BCE

    The Mauryan Empire

    The Mauryan Empire was the largest ancient empire of India.
  • Period: 305 BCE to 30 BCE

    Ptolemaic Empire

    In 305 BC, Ptolemy took the title of King. As Ptolemy I Soter ("Saviour"), he founded the Ptolemaic dynasty that was to rule Egypt for nearly 300 years. Cleopatra VII officially co-ruled with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, and Ptolemy XV, but effectively, she ruled Egypt alone.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 900

    Mayan Civilization

    The Maya civilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.
  • Period: 281 BCE to 202 BCE

    The Second Punic War

    Hannibal's losses in the Second Punic War effectively put an end to Carthage's empire in the western Mediterranean, leaving Rome in control of Spain and allowing Carthage to retain only its territory in North Africa.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    The First Punic War

    Rome won the first Punic War when Carthage agreed to terms in 241 BC, in doing so, Rome became the dominant navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Carthage had to pay for war damages, and Rome took control of all of the Carthaginian lands on the island of Sicily.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    The Qin empire is known for its engineering marvels, including a complex system of over 4,000 miles of road and one superhighway, the Straight Road, which ran for about 500 miles along the Ziwu Mountain range and is the pathway on which materials for the Great Wall of China were transported.
  • Period: 202 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

    The Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) is known its long reign and its achievements, which included the development of the civil service and government structure; scientific advancements such as the invention of paper, use of water clocks and sundials to measure time, and development of a seismograph.
  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    The Third Punic War

    Third Punic War, also called Third Carthaginian War, (149–146 bce), third of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) Empire that resulted in the final destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.
  • Period: 130 BCE to 1453

    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road was and is a network of trade routes connecting the East and West; from the 2nd century BCE to the 18th century CE. It was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions.
  • Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE

    Cleopatra

    While queen of Egypt (51–30 BCE), Cleopatra actively influenced Roman politics at a crucial period and was especially known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She came to represent, as did no other woman of antiquity, the prototype of the romantic femme fatale.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 476

    The Roman Empire

    In order to control their large empire, the Romans developed important ideas about law and government. They developed the best army in the world at that time, and ruled by force. They had fine engineering, and built roads, cities, and outstanding buildings.
  • 4 BCE

    Birth of Jesus Christ

    Christmas
  • 1 CE

    Traditional Date for the Birth of Jesus

    BC= Before Christ
    AD-Anno Domini
  • 30

    Crucifixion of Jesus

    Easter
  • Period: 284 to 305

    The Tetrarchy

    Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284 to 305 CE. Under this “tetrarchy,” or “rule of four,” each emperor would rule over a quarter-division of the empire. Diocletian further secured the empire's borders and purged it of all threats to his power.
  • 312

    Battle of the Milivian Bridge

    Constantine now became the Western Roman emperor. He soon used his power to address the status of Christians, issuing the Edict of Milan in 313. This proclamation legalized Christianity and allowed for freedom of worship throughout the empire. For a time, Constantine stood by as others ruled the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • Period: 320 to 543

    The Gupta Empire

    Gupta had developed advancements in Science, Engineering, art, dialectics, laterature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy. The golden age brought more knowledge including architects making amazing temples and structures.
  • Period: 330 to 1453

    The Byzantine Empire

    The Byzantine Empire influenced many cultures, primarily due to its role in shaping Christian Orthodoxy. The modern-day Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian church in the world. Orthodoxy is central to the history and societies of Greece, Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, and other countries.
  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

    For the fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded (pushed into) the Goths, who then invaded (pushed into) the Roman Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a great lesson in cause and effect.
  • Period: 618 to 907

    Tang Dynasty

    The Tang Dynasty is considered a golden age of Chinese arts and culture. In power from 618 to 906 A.D., Tang China attracted an international reputation that spilled out of its cities and, through the practice of Buddhism, spread its culture across much of Asia.
  • Period: 622 to 750

    The Spread of Islam

    Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time. ... The caliphate—a new Islamic political structure—evolved and became more sophisticated during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.
  • Period: 622 to 1258

    The Islamic Golden Age

    Scientists advanced the fields of algebra, calculus, geometry, chemistry, biology, medicine, and astronomy. Many forms of art flourished during the Islamic Golden Age, including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, woodwork, and calligraphy.
  • Period: 768 to 899

    The Carolingian Renaissance

    The so-called Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries saved many ancient works from destruction or oblivion, passing them down to posterity in its beautiful minuscule script (which influenced the humanist scripts of the Renaissance).
  • Period: 783 to 1066

    The Viking Age

    The economic model states that the Viking Age was the result of growing urbanism and trade throughout mainland Europe. As the Islamic world grew, so did its trade routes, and the wealth which moved along them was pushed further and further north.
  • Period: 801 to 1492

    The Reconquista

    The Reconquista was a centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims (Moors), who from the 8th century ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula. Visigoths had ruled Spain for two centuries before they were overrun by the Umayyad empire.
  • 1066

    The Norman Conquest

    The conquest saw the Norman elite replace that of the Anglo-Saxons and take over the country's lands, the Church was restructured, a new architecture was introduced in the form of motte and bailey castles and Romanesque cathedrals, feudalism became much more widespread.
  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    The Crusades

    The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were intended to recover Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Islamic rule.
  • Period: 1346 to 53

    The Black Death

    What causes bubonic plague? Bubonic plague is a type of infection caused by the Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) bacterium which is spread mostly by fleas on rodents and other animals. Humans who are bitten by the fleas then can come down with plague.
  • Period: 1438 to 1533

    The Inca Empire

    Famed for their unique art and architecture, they constructed finely-built and imposing buildings wherever they conquered, and their spectacular adaptation of natural landscapes with terracing, highways, and mountaintop settlements continues to impress modern visitors at such world famous sites as Machu Picchu.