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According to ancient stories, a king named Yu the Great is said to have founded the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty of China
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The Xia dynasty: 2200 BC
The Shang dynasty: 1500 BC
The Zhou dynasty: 1100 BC - 481 BC
The Qin dynasty: 221 BC - 206 BC
The Han dynasty: 206 BC - 220 BC -
This timespan includes Minoans, Myceneans, the dark age and the classical age.
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The Minoan civilization fell due to a volcanic eruption on Thera. The tsunami and ash is thought to have ended this civilization. The declineof the Minoans resulting with the Myceneans taking over Crete. Then, the Myceneans became the major traders of the Mediterranean.
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Accoring to Roman legends, Rome was founded by Romulus, one of 2 twin brothers who were raised by a she-wolf. They were supposedly left on a basket on he Tiber. Romulus killed his brother during an argument on who should be ruler and he took the throne.
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This timespan includes Rome and th Romans up until Sulla’s death.
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This timespna includes Cyrus the Great and Persia after him, Athens and Sparta, and Alexander the Great.
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Confucuis is a scholar who believed in moral values. His teachings were collected into a book called the Analects.
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Cyrus the Great extended Persia, conquering most of Asia minor and southwest Asia. He expanded Persia’s size and by his death he had rule the largest empire the world has ever seen. He is special because unlike previous Kings, he let the people he conquered keep their culture
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Alexander the Great led his troop through the Persian Empire, conquering everything in his way. Eventually, he led his troop into India. However, the now exhausted troops were no match against India’s fierce enemies and the extreme weather.
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Cleisthenes overthrew Oligarchy (that had return after Persistratus died) and created democracy although he was part of one of the richest family. He is often considered the father of democracy
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As Athens grew, many city in the Peloponnesian league were worried. As a result, Sparta attacks Athens. Sparta lays seige to Ayhens, however the Athenian navy escorted merchant ships and then attacks Sparta’s allies. At the same time, disease spread through Athens. For 10 years, neither side could gain an advantage. Eventually, a truce was signed.
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Before 400 BCs, Rome was a republic where only the patricians were elected and part of the government. The tripartite government was developed with offices that could only be held by plebians.
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Socrates is considered the father of philosophy. His method, called the Socratic method, is composed of asking questions. He tried to get people to think and question their beliefs. However, his questions made the people angry and frustrated. Eventually, the people condemned him, accusing him of blasphemy.
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The punic war starts when Carthage sent its army to Sicily. The punic wars ends when Rome destroys Carthage, in 146 BC. There were 3 major fights in the Punic wars, which happened over from 246 BC - 146 BC. The Punic wars had seen some of the fiercest fighting in the history of men, including the use of war elephants and many ambushes.
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Qin Huangdi unites China by conquering the other warring states with his army. He believed in legalism and had many books burned and scholars buried.
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Wudi tried to improve the government. He took land trom the lords, raised taxes and placed the supply of grain under the government's control. Wudi was a firm believer of Confucianism and he even starteda school fo confucian ideas
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Julius Caesar conquered most of Gaul by 50 B.C. Pompey then ordered Caesar to give up his military power, but he refused and after chasing Pompey, killed him. After he killed Pompey, he returned to Rome and made himself dictator for life.
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This timespan starts when Julius Caesar ceased power in Rome and up until the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Important people in this sectin include, Octavian/Augustus, Christ and Justinian.
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Buddhism spread from India to China via the silk road. At first, Buddhist missionaries had trouble explaining their religion, but they later used Daoism ideas. By 200 AD Buddhist altars stood in the emperor's palace.
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In the late 200s, and emperoe named Diocletian split the empire. The empire was split into two halfs. The eastern one would later develop into the Byzantine Empire. The western empire, contining Rome, would fall prey to foreign invaders relly soon.
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In the earlt 300s Constantine converts to Christanity. He then made Christanity the official religion of Rome. This event helped spread Christianity. Before, Christians were persecuted or sometimes even killed. However, because o thie emperor, Christinity was able to spread through out the Roman Empire. In fact, the countries that used to br part of the Roman Empire have a majority of Catholics
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The Olympic Games were ended after being regularly held every 4 years for 1000 years. It honored the gods and included several sports including boxing and running.
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The Olympic Games were revived in 1986 in Athens. Now both men and women can participate in the Olympic Games and includes many more sports.
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Acupuncture is still used today, even in America to help with all sorts of medical or mental peoblems.
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Hippocrates was the greatest greek doctor. He came up with the Hippocratic Oath, which is like a guideline for doctors. Doctors are required to swear by it even today and it has gotten quite famous
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Rome had a tripartite government, likethe one in the U.S. The tripartite government was suppose to keep each other in check, just like it’s orignal purpose in Rome.
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Christianity was started in Pax Romana, when Roman was more stable. Christianity has developed into a major religion today.