The History of the World B.C.

By shayne_alexis14

  • Neolithic Revolution

    approxemently 12,000 years ago.

  • Hammuabi's code

  • Council of Nicaea

    AD 325 Issues:
    Arianism vs. Trinity
    Construct a Creed of Christian beliefs
    Decide the Date of Easter

  • Arianism

    Founded by Arius (Egyptian Christian leader) God created Christ Christ is lesser than God

  • Trinity

    Believed by Constantine and many Romans 3 Persons in one God All equal

  • Dark Ages

    Lack of academic advancement Loss of knowledge Decreased life span Increased violence Chaos and disease

  • Romulus Augustulus

    Last Western Roman emperor. Reigns Oct 31, 475- September 4, 476 16 years old when he is deposed.

  • Isreal

    The importance of Isreal is:
    Develop Monotheistic Religion
    Strong Code of Ethics
    Spread culture during Diaspora

  • Akhenaton rules Egypt

    Comes to rule in 1380 BC
    Orders Egyptian society to abandon the worship of all gods and goddesses other than Aton.
    This caused nobles and common Egyptians to abandon him and revolt.

  • Golden Age

    Umayyad Caliphate Capital: Damascus, Syria United by the Islamic Religion Aggressive and expansion oriented

  • Battle of Tours

    Franks vs. Umayyad Caliphate Tours, France in 732 Franks win Importance: Preserves Christian Europe

  • Theodoric the Great

    Conquers Italy in 493 Sets up a sophisticated law system.
    Germanic based
    Lombard Laws Re-establishes peace in Italy. What about the rest of Europe?

  • 3rd Century Crisis (235-284)

    Aggressive Barbarians Ruled by Rival Armies
    Civil War Economic Depression Plague of Cyprian
    Likely Smallpox

  • Death and Resurrection

    Greatly Angered Jewish priests Feared by the Romans Crucified to appease Jewish zealots

  • Christ

    Very little known until age 30
    Carpenter? Preaches in villages near the Sea of Galilee
    Born 4 B.C. in Bethlehem
    Jewish
    Descendant of King David Gathered large crowds
    Preaching
    Miracles of Healing