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150
Economy-Greece
By 150 B.C. the Hellinistic world was in decline. A new city, Rome was growing and growing strength. -
150
Economic-Greece
By 150 B.C. the Hellinistic world was in decline. A new city, Rome was growing and growing strength. -
202
Social-Rome
In 202 B.C Scipio routedd Hannibal's forces on the plain of Zama outside Carthage and took the city. Ending the second punic war. -
221
Economy-China
In 221 B.C., after ruling for over 20 years, the Qin ruler assumed the name Shi Huangdi. He begun his reign by halting the international battles. -
264
Interactions with enviornment-Rome
In 264 B.C. the beginning of the first Punic war. The war was mostly at sea so carthage's navy dominated the fight. -
265
Interactions with enviornment-Rome
By about 265 B.C. the Romans had defeated the Etruscans and the Greek cities in southern Italy. The Romans then conqured Italy and imposed some conditions. -
300
Cultural-Rome
In the 300s B.C. Romans began to elect magistrates called praetors. They were given many responsibilites. -
334
Interactions with enviornment-Greece
In 334 B.C. Alexander led soldiers across the Hellespont into Anatolia. Eventually they won, crushing the Persians. -
334
Interactions with envioornment-Greece
In 334 B.C. Alexander led soldiers across the Hellespont into Anatolia. Eventually they won, crushing the Persians. -
340
Economic-Rome
The Romans had a good economic systme. It was made around 340 B.C. -
350
Culture-Greece
Spartans did not value the arts. They had the most powerful army in Greece, and they paid a high price for their military. -
350
Economy-China
They had a weak economy during the year of 350 B.C. This made them strive for more success. -
350
Social-Rome
Thier social structure was made in 350 B.C. They were a typical structure. -
375
Social-Rome
Around 375 B.C. they made more and more houses. There was a surplus. -
400
Econoomy-China
Around 400 B.C. they tried to start to trade with many other countries. This didn't work out so they tried to trade later on. -
450
Economic-Rome
Around 450 B.C. the plebeians forced the patricians to have all laws written down. The laws were displayed in the Roman Forum. -
450
Cultural-Rome
They belived in many different religions. Around 450 B.C. they changed what they believed in. -
475
Cultural-Rome
Around 475 B.C. they wanted to change the way they teach. But they couldn't. -
500
Social-Greece
Around 500 B.C. the Athenian leader, Cleisthenes intoduced further reforms. He broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived rather than on their weath. -
500
Social-Greece
Around 500 B.C. the Athenian leader, Cleisthenes intoduced further reforms. He broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived rather than on their weath. -
500
Social-Greece
Cleisthenes reforms allowed Athenian citizens to participate in a limited democracy. Yet, only free adult male property owners were considered citizens. -
551
Cultural-China
China's most influential scholar was born in 551 B.C. He led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character. -
Dec 5, 616
Political-Rome
Around 616 B.C. it came under the rule of the Etruscans of northern Italy. They heavily intillenced on Rome. -
Dec 5, 621
Political-Greece
In 621 BC, Draco developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians were equal under law. This was the first step to democracy. -
Dec 5, 621
Political-Greece
In 621 BC, Draco developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians were equal under law. This was the first step to democracy. -
Dec 5, 650
Political-Greece
In about 650 B.C. the Messenians, resentful of the Spartans' harsh rule, revolted. Shock at themselves putting down the revolt, they dedicated themselves to making Sparta a strong city-state. -
Dec 5, 650
Cultural-Greece
Spartans did not value the arts. They had the most powerful army in Greece, and they paid a high price for their military. -
Dec 5, 650
Political-Greece
In about 650 B.C. the Messenians, resentful of the Spartans' harsh rule, revolted. Shock at themselves putting down the revolt, they dedicated themselves to making Sparta a strong city-state. -
Dec 5, 725
Interactions with enviornment-Greece
Around 725 B.C., Sparta conqured the nieghboring region of Messenia and took over the land. The Messienias became helots, peasants forced to stay on the land they worked. -
Dec 5, 725
Interactions with enviornment-Greece
Around 725 B.C., Sparta conqured the nieghboring region of Messenia and took over the land. The Messienias became helots, peasants forced to stay on the land they worked. -
Dec 5, 730
Interactions with enviornement-China
In about 730 B.C. China tried to come up with a bunch of inventions. This didn't work out untilmany years later. -
Dec 5, 750
Interactions with enviornment-China
They tried to migrate to many other places but it didn't work out. This happened in 750 B.C. -
Dec 5, 753
Political-Rome
In 753 B.C. Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome. They grew into a huge city because of this. -
Dec 5, 771
Interactions with enviornment-China
In 771 B.C. nomads from the north and west sacked the Zhou capital. They took it over and used their culture as their own -
Dec 5, 1027
Social- China
The Zhou ruled from around 1027 to 256 B.C. Eventually it weakened. -
Dec 5, 1027
Political-China
Around 1027 B.C. the people called Zhou, overthrew the Shang and established their own dynasty. But it did not bring a huge cultural change. -
Dec 5, 1200
Political-Greece
During the 1200s BC, the Myceneans fought a ten-year war against Troy (an independent trading city located in Anatolia); according to a legend a Greek army beet Troy by kidnapping Helen (the wife of a Greek king). This attack on Troy was one of the Myceneans last battles. -
Dec 5, 1200
Economic-Greece
Around 1200 B.C. sea raiders attacked and burned many Mycenean cities; according to tradition, Dorians moved into the war-torn country side. The economy collapsed and eventually came to a standstill after they arrived because of their lack of nowledge. -
Dec 5, 1200
Economy-Greece
Around 1200 B.C. sea raiders attacked and burned many Mycenean cities; according to tradition, Dorians moved into the war-torn country side. The economy collapsed and eventually came to a standstill after they arrived because of their lack of nowledge. -
Dec 5, 1290
Enviornment-Egypt
1290-1224 B.C. was when Ramses II began vast building program of temples. This was during the peak of their power -
Dec 5, 1367
Social-Egypt
1367-1350 B.C. this is when the reigon of Akhanton III and Queen Netertiti was. They promoted worship of one god: Aton. -
Dec 5, 1370
Social-Egypt
Like every other society, Egyptian society formed a pyramid. First was the king, queen, and royal family, then wealthy landowners, government officials, priests, and army commanders, next was merchants, and artisans, lastly was peasants, farmers, and laborers -
Dec 5, 1473
Enviornment-Egypt
1473-1458 B.C. is when Queen Hatshput expanded Egyptain trade and influence. This was during their peak of power. -
Dec 5, 1500
Economy-Greece
Sometime after 1500 BC, through trade of war, the Myceneans came into contact with the Minoan civilization. From the contact the Myceneans saw the value of seaborne trade. -
Dec 5, 1500
Economic-Greece
Sometime after 1500 BC, through trade of war, the Myceneans came into contact with the Minoan civilization. From the contact the Myceneans saw the value of seaborne trade. -
Political-Egypt
In about 1640 B.C. a group from the area of Palestine moved across the Isthmus of Suez into Egypt. These people were known as Hyksos, which means "the rulers of foreign lands." -
Social-China
In about 1650 the social structure was developed. The Shang Dynasty was sharply divided between nobles and peasants. -
Social-China
In about 1650 B.C. social structure was developed. Family was central to society. -
Cultural-China
Around 1675 B.C. their religion was very strong. They saw the spirits as more troublesome or helpful neighbors. -
Cultural-China
In about 1680 B.C.they developed a form of writing. It was consisted if many different symbols. -
Political-China
The Shang Dynasty lasted from around 1700 B.C. to 1027 B.C. It was the first family of chinese rulers to leave written records. -
Culture-Greece
Around 2000 BC people setteled on the Greek mainland. They were known as Mycenaeans because they wre named after their leading city, Mycenae. -
Cultural-Greece
Around 2000 BC people setteled on the Greek mainland. They were known as Mycenaeans because they wre named after their leading city, Mycenae. -
Political-China
Around 2000 B.C., some of the farming settelements. Those settelements grew into China's first cities. -
Interactions with enviornment-Mesopotamia
Around 3300 B.C. people began to fram the flat, swampy land of Mesopotamia. But they faced many difficulties like unpredictable flooding comined with a period of having little to no rain; sometimes resulting in a desert land. -
Political-Egypt
Storng pharaohs regained control in 2040-1640 B.C., the Middle Kingdom. They improvedd trade, made new farmlands, and made channels for irrigation. -
Political-Greece
During the 1200s BC, the Myceneans fought a ten-year war against Troy (an independent trading city located in Anatolia); according to a legend a Greek army beet Troy by kidnapping Helen (the wife of a Greek king). This attack on Troy was one of the Myceneans last battles. -
Interactions with enviornment-Greece
In 490 B.C. a Persian fleet carried 25,000 men across the Aegean sea and landed northeast of Athens on a plain called Marathon. -
Culture-Greece
In 399 BC the philosopher Socrates was put to trial because his teachings were considered "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods." He tought people to push themselves, go further, and question their morals; the jury dissagreed and he was put to death. -
Interactions with enviornment-Greece
In 490 B.C. a Persian fleet carried 25,000 men across the Aegean sea and landed northeast of Athens on a plain called Marathon. After several hours, the Persians fled the battlefield. -
Political-Rome
In 494 B.C. the Plebeians withdrew. They left Rome and refused to fight until changes were made. -
Intreactions with enviornment-Rome
In 218 B.C. the Carthaginian general Hannibal led a well-trained army. They forced elephants across the Pyrenees. -
Economic-Rome
In 149 B.C. Rome decied to destroy its old enemy. After a while Carthage fell. -
Social-Greece
In 594 B.C., Solon came into power and outlawed slavery. He also put the people into four social classes; the first three could participate in the Athenian assembly; Solon also introduced the legal concept that any citizens could bring charges against wrong doers. -
Social-Greece
In 594 B.C., Solon came into power and outlawed slavery. He also put the people into four social classes; the first three could participate in the Athenian assembly; Solon also introduced the legal concept that any citizens could bring charges against wrong doers. -
Cultural-Greece
In 399 BC the philosopher Socrates was put to trial because his teachings were considered "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods." He tought people to push themselves, go further, and question their morals; the jury dissagreed and he was put to death. -
Social-Egypt
Around 2134 B.C. they divided into smaller kingdoms. This was part of the Age of Pyramids. -
Political-Egypt
The power of pharaohs died about 2180 B.C.. This ended the Old Kingdom. -
Culture-Mesopotamia
The Sumerians believed that many different gods controlled the various forces in nature. The belief in more than one god is called polytheism. -
Economy-Mesopotamia
Around 2300 B.C., when cuneiform was created, banking and the use of documentation was created with it. The tablet was similar to modern day receipts for the ancient people; this created a form of banking and currency. -
Culture-Mesopotamia
One of the first clay tablets was a map made in 2300 BC. The Sumerians were believed to have made the wheel, the sail, the plow, and one of the first to use bronze. -
Economy-Mesopotamia
They used the rich silt from the floods to farm and produce the necessary crops to keep their village alive. They used an advanced irrigation system to water the crops and mainly produced weat and barley. -
Political-Mesopotamia
About 2350 B.C., a conqueror named Sargon defeated the city-states of Sumer. Sargon's conquests helped to spread the Sumerian culture even farther, beyond the Tigris-Euphrates valley. -
Political-India
About 2500 B.C. is when the civilization of India arose. They started making their cilvilizations and their way of thinking and making. -
Interactions with Enviornment-India
Around 2500 B.C. they were layng down bricks for India's first cities. This was known as Harappan civilization. -
Culture-Mesopotamia
By 2500 B.C., new cities were coming up all over the fertile crescent. Sumerians exchanged products and ideas, like living in cities, with neighboring cultures; this is known as cultural diffusion. -
Political-Mesopotamia
After 2500 B.C., many Sumerian city-states came under the rule of dynasties. This was because some military leaders became full-time rulers, then usually passed their power to their sons and so on. -
Economy-Mesopotamia
In 2500 B.C. Sumer was beginning to use long distance trade to getthe essentials they needed to survive. New cities around began to develop which made the Sumerians share their culture, this made cultural diffusion happen. -
Culture-India
They started their own religion in about 2550 B.C. But no one knows what kind it was. -
Interactions with enviornment-Egypt
Egyptians realized that the hot, dry climate of Egypt could mummify and preserve a body naturally. By about 2600 B.C. they had learned to extend and improve this natural process through the use of special techniques; this was all for mummification -
Social-India
Around 2600 B.C. was when their social structure was created. The people that had land and ownership were part of the first class and so on. -
Enviornment-Egypt
2630-2611 B.C. was the reign of Zoser; first step pyramids were built. This was part of the Age of Pyramids -
Political-India
The first orginization of India started in 2700 B.C. They started to form a group that was for religion. -
Political- Mesopotamia
After 3000 B.C., wars between cities became more and more frequent. Gradually Sumarian priests and people gave commanders permanent control of standing armies. -
Culture-Egypt
About 3000 B.C., Hieroglyphic writing was invented. This was when they were invented. This was when they were changing from nomadic hunter-gatherers to agricultural. -
Interactions with enviornment- Mesopotamia
By 3000 B.C. the Sumerians built many cities, they had the same culture but their own governments. These became known as a city-state. -
Social- Mesopotamia
The social class of Sumerian society began because of civilization. Kings' landowners, and some priests were highest, then weathly merchants, next the vast majority of ordinary Sumerian people, lastly the slaves. -
Social- Mesopotamia
The social class affected the lives of the men and women. The women held more authority and rights than women in later civilizations. -
Interactions with enviornment-Egypt
About 3100 B.C. two countries were united under king Narmer, a king of upper Egypt. He built the city of Memphis on the border between the two lands and established the first Egyptian dynasty -
Interactions with enviorment- Mesopotamia
The people of Sumer tried to fix these problems. They dug ditches that carried river water to theri fileds to fix one of the problems. -
Culture-Egypt
The earliest form of writing was pictographs. Scribes quickly developed a more flexiblewriting system called hieroglyphics. -
Social-India
They made city-states in about 3200 B.C. This started a new form of living. -
Interactions with enviornment-India
By about 3200 B.C. people were farming in villages along the Indus River. This helped them get their products they needed. -
Political-India
They didn't have a strong government. About 3300 B.C. they started to form a democracy. -
Social-Mesopotamia
People first began to settle lands in southern Mesopotamia before 4500 B.C., around 3300 B.C. This is when the people called the Sumerians arrived. -
Social-India
They made sure that everything had a place. In about 3300 B.C. they made everyone live in homes that they made themslevs. -
Culture-India
They were verry invloved in arts in about 3500 B.C. They kept inventing new things. -
Culture-India
Around 3500 B.C. they tried to get out of their stage of going through to gather goods. -
Culture-Egypt
They calculated the number of days between one rising star and the next as 365- a solar year; they divided this year into 12 months of 30 days each ad added 5 days for holidays and feasting. This calendar was so accurate that it fell short of the true solar year by only six hours, we still use this calendar to this date. -
Economic-India
heir currency is different from the rest of the world. This was started in 3600 B.C -
Social-Greece
Cleisthenes reforms allowed Athenian citizens to participate in a limited democracy. Yet, only free adult male property owners were considered citizens. -
Economic-India
They wanted to expand their trade and they tried to do this in 3700 B.C. -
Economic-India
They tried to use all that they could so that they concerved their money. They tried to do this in 3800 B.C. -
Interactions with Enviornment-Egyot
About 4000 B.C. they sailed the first used Egyptian ships. This was part of becoming agricultural. -
Interactions with enviornment-India
About 7000 B.C. is when they domesticated sheep and goats. This helped with migration.