Western civ timeline

By andeemae
  • 3001 BCE

    First form of government

    Mesopotamia City-states were created.
  • 2000 BCE

    Egyptian Kingdom

    Rule under Pharaohs being one of the earliest examples of kingship.
  • 1700 BCE

    Code of Hummurabi

    The code of Hummurabi was created being the earliest form of written code or law in civilization.
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic

    A shift from monarchy to republic which showed an experimental shift in Rome's government.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Empire begins

    Augustus begins to rule over Rome and shifts the republic into an autocracy.
  • 330

    Byzantine Empire

    Constantinople becomes the Eastern Roman capitol, marking the division of Roman power and the rise of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 475

    Roman Empire Falls

    The Roman Empire falls due to weak military and a split within the community
  • 800

    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne is crowned Emperor, restoring a force within the Western Roman Empire
  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    This being the fall of the Byzantine Empire and a shift in power through the Ottoman Empire.
  • 1492

    Columbus Reaches America

    Initiating a new land, and European colonization.