When did it happen By vassiliki_sar 3200 BCE Sumerian form of writing Invention of wedge-shaped symbols known as cuneiforms Period: 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE Reign of Ramesses the Great 776 BCE First official Olympic Games Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE Life of Buddha Establishment of Buddhism Period: 356 BCE to 323 Life of Alexander the Great 221 BCE Qin Shi Huang, the first ruler of all China He conquered six rival states 30 BCE Death of Cleopatra VII She was the last pharaoh of Egypt 27 BCE Reign of Caesar Augustus begins He was the first emperor of Rome
