World History Final

By Peyton DeBauche
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500

    Maya

    Central America They developed their own system of hieroglyphs
  • Period: 27 BCE to 476

    Holy Roman Empire

    Europe At its height, around 200 C.E., the Roman Empire spanned the whole of the Mediterranean world
  • Period: 320 to 550

    Gupta Empire

    South Asia Chandragupta II elevated culture, art, mathematics, philosophy, religion, and astronomy during his reign.
  • Period: 500 to 1200

    Ghana

    West Africa All gold nuggets found in the kingdom were given straight to the king
  • Period: 500 to 1453

    Byzantine Empire

    Europe At it ´s height, the capital Constantinople was home to 1 millions people.
  • Period: 614 to

    Imperial China

    East Asia The Song relied on civil service exams and made them available to far more candidates, creating a meritocracy.
  • Period: 632 to 1258

    Muslim Empire

    Arabia Many of these Muslim texts were translated into Latin in the 12th century
  • Period: 794 to

    Japan

    East Asia Borrowing Confucian ideas, the prince created ranks for government officials.
  • Period: 800 to

    Songhai

    West Africa Ruler collected tribute from the people they conquered
  • Period: 1235 to

    Mali

    West Africa They are located by the Sahara Desert
  • Period: 1400 to 1532

    Inca

    Central America The inca had 2,500 miles of land and the population of millions
  • Period: 1428 to 1519

    Aztec

    Central America They took refuge on the island of Lake Texcoco