WC Term 2 Timeline Project

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  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE

    The Minoans Rule

    Possibly early ancestors of the Greeks these People live on the Island of Crete
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Mycenaean Civilization

    Indo-Europeans who settled on the greek mainland
  • The Minoans Photo
    1600 BCE

    The Minoans Photo

  • Mycenaean Photo
    1500 BCE

    Mycenaean Photo

  • The End of the Minoans
    1450 BCE

    The End of the Minoans

  • Period: 1150 BCE to 750 BCE

    The Dorians

    Group of people who move into Greece, create the Dark Age
  • Dorians Photo
    800 BCE

    Dorians Photo

  • First known Olympics
    776 BCE

    First known Olympics

  • Sparta conquers Messenians
    725 BCE

    Sparta conquers Messenians

  • Messenians Revolt
    625 BCE

    Messenians Revolt

  • Athen’s Legal Systems
    621 BCE

    Athen’s Legal Systems

    Draco develops legal code based on equality of citizens
  • Rule of Solon
    594 BCE

    Rule of Solon

    Gets rid of debt slavery
    Establishes four social classes based on wealth
  • Romans overthrow horrible Etruscan king
    509 BCE

    Romans overthrow horrible Etruscan king

  • Rule of Cleisthenes
    500 BCE

    Rule of Cleisthenes

    Statesmen who rules around 500 BC
    Reforms the idea of democracy by splitting Athens into ten groups based on where you live
  • Period: 499 BCE to 493 BCE

    Ionian Revolt

    Ionian Greeks living on coast of Anatolia revolt against Persian taxes
  • Ionian Revolt Photo
    495 BCE

    Ionian Revolt Photo

  • Battle of Marathon: September 11, 490 BCE
    490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon: September 11, 490 BCE

    25,000 Persians vs. 11,000 Athenians
    ATHENIAN VICTORY
  • Persians launch new invasion of Greece
    480 BCE

    Persians launch new invasion of Greece

  • Period: 477 BCE to 431 BCE

    Golden Age of Athens

  • Period: 461 BCE to 429

    Pericles rule

  • Romans create twelve tables.
    451 BCE

    Romans create twelve tables.

    Roman laws carved onto stone tables
    Becomes basis for Roman law
    Hung in the Forum
  • Golden Age of Athens Photo
    450 BCE

    Golden Age of Athens Photo

  • Pericles Photo
    450 BCE

    Pericles Photo

  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

  • Peloponnesian Wars Photo
    415 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars Photo

  • Battle of Chaeronea
    338 BCE

    Battle of Chaeronea

    Macedonians invade and defeat Greeks (Athens and Thebes)
  • Alexander the Great invades Persia
    334 BCE

    Alexander the Great invades Persia

  • Battle of Issus
    333 BCE

    Battle of Issus

  • Battle of Guagamala
    331 BCE

    Battle of Guagamala

  • Alexander conquers parts of the Indus River Valley
    326 BCE

    Alexander conquers parts of the Indus River Valley

  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    Punic Wars

    3 wars between between Rome and Carthage
  • Defeats Hannibal in 202 B.C. at Battle of Zama
    202 BCE

    Defeats Hannibal in 202 B.C. at Battle of Zama

  • Punic Wars Photo
    200 BCE

    Punic Wars Photo

  • Caesar declared himself dictator for LIFE
    44 BCE

    Caesar declared himself dictator for LIFE

  • Battle of Actium
    31 BCE

    Battle of Actium

    ends Roman Republic
  • The End of the Roman Republic
    27 BCE

    The End of the Roman Republic

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    “Roman Peace" Rome's peak
  • Great Fire of Rome
    64

    Great Fire of Rome

    Emperor Nero blamed the christians
  • Pax Romana Photo
    100

    Pax Romana Photo

  • End of Christian Persecution
    313

    End of Christian Persecution

  • Council of Nicaea
    325

    Council of Nicaea

    writes the Nicene Creed
  • Diocletian moves capital to Byzantium
    330

    Diocletian moves capital to Byzantium

    Renamed it Constantinople
  • Christianity becomes official religion of Rome
    380

    Christianity becomes official religion of Rome

  • Rome Western Empire falls
    476

    Rome Western Empire falls