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26,000 BCE
8.1- The Minoans
The Minoans were the best shipbuilders of their time. They were also traders. They lived in Crete but were not Greek. -
16,000 BCE
8.1-The Mycenaeans
They were the first Greek people. They lived in Mycenae and they built cities -
Period: 10,000 BCE to 500 BCE
Chapter 3- Early Fertile Crescent People
Some of the early people include Hammurabi- leader of the Babylonians, Babylon- a city located on the Euphrates River, Hittites- they lived in a kingdom in Asia Minor, Hittites- lived in a kingdom in Asia Minor , chaldeans Phoenicia -
Period: 10,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
Chapter 3- Hunter gatherers
Hunter gatherers first moved to Mesopotamia -
Period: 7000 BCE to 7000 BCE
Chapter 3- Rise of Civilization- Farm Settlements
People in Mesopotamia started growing crops. -
Period: 3300 BCE to 1800 BCE
Chapter 3- Cuneiform
The first form of writing was invented in sumer -
Period: 3100 BCE to 2900 BCE
Chapter 4- Menes
Menes ruled upper Egypt but he wanted to Finish what another king had started so he took over lower Egypt as well which gave him a double crown. -
Period: 3100 BCE to
Chapter 4- The Nile
The Nile is 4000 miles long and is considered the world's longest river. It begins in central Africa and end in the Mediterranean Sea. -
Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
Chapter 4- Pyramids
Pyramids are big stone tombs shaped like 3-D triangles with square bases (square based pyramids) -
Period: 2334 BCE to 2279 BCE
Chapter 3- Sargon
Sargon was an Akkadian emperor. He was the first ruler to have soldiers who used bows and arrows. -
Period: 2200 BCE to 1750 BCE
Chapter 4- Egyptian Beliefs
The Egyptians believed in the after life and practiced Polytheism. They believed that you could only enter the after life if you had a good life on earth. -
Period: 2200 BCE to 220
Chapter 6 timespan
The first 5 dynasties of China, the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasty lasted from 2200 BC-AD 220. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 500 BCE
Chapter 8 Timespan- Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece lasted from 2000 BC to 500 BC. -
Period: 1800 BCE to 1800 BCE
Chapter 3- Sumerian achievements- Math and science
Sumerians made lots of things a
That we use today one of which is time, like how many months are in a year or how many seconds are in a minute. -
1792 BCE
Chapter 3- Hammurabi's code
While Hammurabi was ruling Babylon, he had lots of laws. -
Period: 1792 BCE to
Chapter 3- Modern day connection
Hammurabi's code is sort of like the laws we have today. -
1500 BCE
6.1- The Shang Dynasty
The people from the Shang dynasty created the first writing system. The priests, at the time, believed they could read cracks on a tortoise's shell to tell the future. -
Period: 1300 BCE to 1200 BCE
Chapter 4- Ramses the Great
Ramses II A.K.A. Ramses the Great ruled Egypt for the longest time. He fought the Hittites but decided that it wasn't going as planed so he signed a peace treaty. -
1050 BCE
6.2- The Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty. They believed that the "Mandate from Heaven" chose their king by giving them power. -
Period: 800 BCE to 800 BCE
Chapter 3- Phoenicia- the alphabet
The Phoenicians created one of the world's first alphabets -
776 BCE
8.3- Greek Myths
Early Greek people were polytheists which meant that they believed in multiple gods. They believed that gods caused natural events such as thunder, lightning, snow, rain and wind. The leader of all of the gods was believed to be Zeus. The Olympics back then were believed to honour the gods. -
753 BCE
10.1- Rome
Remus and Romulus were twin brothers who were abandoned at the Tiber River. A wolf eventually rescued them and raised them until a shepherd adopted them.They grew up and decided to build a city. Remus made fun of one of his brother's ideas, so his brother killed him. Romulus then built Rome which was named after himself. -
Period: 753 BCE to 27 BCE
Chapter 10 timespan
The Roman Republic or Ancient Rome lasted from 753 BC- 27 BC. -
640 BCE
8.2- Oligarchy
There were a few ways of ruling in early Athens. One way, is by using oligarchy which basically means rule by few.That means some people have rights. -
600 BCE
9.1- Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great or Cyrus II was the founder of the Persian empire. He was known for letting people he conquered keep their own customs and traditions. -
565 BCE
8.2- Democracy
Democracy is another way of ruling. It's where people have freedom to do what they want and freedom to vote. Cleisthenes was the father of democracy in early Athens. -
551 BCE
6.2- Confucius
Confucius was one of the famous teachers in Chinese history. He had lots of great ideas and advice to follow. Confucianism eventually became a belief. -
Period: 550 BCE to 322 BCE
Chapter 9- Timespan
The later Greek empires and philosophers lasted from 550 BC-322 BC. -
500 BCE
13.1- West Africa
West Africa has a good climate for growing crops which was what the people depended on for resources.People in west Africa usually live with their extended family. At around 500 BC they learned how to heat iron up to make iron tools. -
Period: 500 BCE to
Chapter 13-Timespan
Early Africa lasted from 500 BC-1800. -
Period: 500 BCE to 1537
Chapter 16- Timespan
The early American civilizations lasted from 500 BC-1537 AD. -
447 BCE
9.4- Greek Architechture
The Greeks used lots of columns for building. One example of that might be the Parthanon temple in Athens. -
431 BCE
9.2- Athens and Sparta
There are many similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta. For example, one differance is that Sparta valued training while Athens valued education. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Chapter 6 timespan- Peloponnesian War
The war between Sparta and Athens (The Peloponnesian War) lasted from 431 BC – 404 BC -
400 BCE
10.2- Tripartite Government
Plebeians eventually became mad because the patricians for taking all the power and not letting them do anything. So they developed a tripartite government. It consisted of magistrates, senates, and assemblies and tribunes. -
356 BCE
9.3- Alexander the Great
Alexander the Grat was a king of Macedonia. He achieved lots and conquered may places and people. He named many cities after himself. -
247 BCE
10.3- Hannibal
Hannibal was a general who started the Second Punic War. He was known for fighting on elephants. -
221 BCE
6.3- Shi Huang Di
Shi Huang Di was the first emperor and he unified China. He ruled with legalism (strict rules). He built of the Great Wall of China and improved the trade. -
221 BCE
6.3- The Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty was the shortest lasting dynasty. Shi Huang Di was in charge at the time which had both pros and cons. The terracotta warriors were built for him to protect him in the after life (or that's what he believed anyways). -
221 BCE
6.5- The Silk Road
The silk road was a 4000 mile trade route that brought new ideas into China. China became wealthy because people in Rome wanted silk. -
206 BCE
6.4- Liu Bang
Liu Bang was the first common person to be Emperor. He ended legalism and ruled under Confucianism. -
206 BCE
6.4-The Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty was ruled under Liu Bang. Peasants were a high ranking, military wasn't. At that time, the people were experts at painting figures and writing poetry. -
Period: 170 BCE to 150 BCE
Chapter 4- Queen Shanakhdakheto
She was the first woman to rule Kush. -
Period: 70 BCE to 1453
Chapter 11 Timespan
Later Rome (not ancient but not modern either) lasted from 70 BC to 1453. -
58 BCE
11.1- Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a general he was known for his battle skills and bravery. He also conquered a lot of France which back then was called Gaul. -
200
11.3- Diocletian
Diocletian was the ruler before Constantine. He ruled one half of Rome while some other leader ruled the other half because he thought Rome was too big for some one to rule all by themselves. -
Period: 220 to
Chapter 14 Timespan
Later China lasted from 220 to 1644 which included the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties. -
300
11.2- Constatine
Constantine was an emperor who became Christian and made Rome's official religion Christianity. -
500
17.1- Eurasia
Even though we usually think of Europe it's own continent, some people count it as a really big continent including Europe and Asia which we call Eurasia.The Ural Mountains are what makes them two separate continents. -
Period: 500 to
Chapter 15- Timespan
Early Japan lasted from 500-1868 AD. -
Period: 500 to 1300
Chapter 17 Timespan
The Early Middle Ages lasted from around the year 500 to 1300. -
570
12.1- Muhamad
Muhamad spread the word of Islam. He was also a prophet. -
Period: 570 to
Chapter 12- Timespan
The Muslim religion was developing from 570-1600. -
589
14.1- Grand Canal
The Grand Canal was a canal linking North and South China. It started in the Sui Dynasty. -
593
15.1- Prince Shotoku
Prince Shotoku worked as a regent for his aunt, which meant that he ruled Japan for his aunt because she couldn't rule by herself. He brought Chinese ideas to Japan and was one of Japan's greatest rulers. -
603
16.1- Pacal
Pacal ruled a Mayan city called Palenque when he was 12 years old. As king, he had to lead he had to host religious ceremonies and public meetings. When he died, he got buried at the bottom of a temple. -
622
12.2- Five Pillars of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam are five acts that all Muslims have to do. -
700
17.2- Charlemagne
Charlemagne was also known as Charles the Great. He was known for ruling France and Germany. He spread Christianity throughout Europe and built schools too. -
800
13.2- Ghana trade
Trade impacted Ghana greatly by silent bartering gold and salt. because of the increased trade, Ghana was able to expand. -
900
14.3- Neo Confucianism
Neo Confucianism basically means New Confucianism which became a thing in the Song Dynasty. It was about the same as the old one but it included more spiritual stuff. -
900
14.2- Art and Poetry
The Tang Dynasty had some of China's best poets and artists including Wu Daozi, Li Bo, Du Fu, and Li Qingzhao who was China's greatest female poet. -
Period: 900 to 1504
Chapter 18 Timespan
The later Middle Ages lasted from 900 to 1504 -
1000
18.1- Excommunicating
To excommunicate someone was basically casting someone out of the church. This was a big deal back then because they thought that if someone got excommunicated, they wouldn't go to heaven. A pope or a bishop could excommunicate someone if they weren't following church rules. -
1000
17.4- Knights
Knights were very similar to samurai in many ways. They both had to be really loyal to their Lords. Knights had to be well behaved for chivalry. -
1000
15.2- Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Lady Murasaki was one of the most known writers of early japan. She was most know for writing The Tale of Genji which can be considered the worlds first full length novel. She lived in Heian which is now know as Kyoto. -
1000
17.3- Feudalism
Feudalism is how people lived in the middle ages. It consisted of kings, queens, nobles, knights, and peasants exchanging land to be protected. -
1157
18.2- Richard I
Richard I was a soldier and general known for his courage. During the crusades he was trusted and respected by both Muslims and Christians. -
1192
15.3- Shogun
A shogun was a general who ruled the Japan because the emperor was only a figurehead, so the shogun rule under the emperor's name. -
Period: 1200 to
Chapter 19 Timespan
The Renaissance lasted from 1200-1618. -
1206
14.4- Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan meant Universal Ruler. There was a ruler of China nicknamed Genghis Khan. His real name was Temujin. He killed entire cities and villages. -
1225
18.3- Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was a teacher at the University of Paris. He wrote a book about science and religion being related. People didn't approve of his ideas back then but after a while, they thought more greatly of his ideas and thinking. -
1312
13.3- Mansa Musa
Mansa musa, an Muslim ruler, ruled Mali from 1312-1337. He was very rich and because of him, Islam spread throughout west Africa. -
1347
18.4- The Black Death
The black death was a plague that killed lots of people in Europe. The plague came from somewhere in Asia. It killed people so quickly that they didn't even have enough time to give everyone a proper burial. -
1432
12.3- Mehmed II
Mehmed was a ruler of the ottoman empire from 1432-1481. He was mostly known for improving and repairing Istanbul. -
1438
16.3- Inca Achievments
The Incas were good at building temples and stonework. They were also good at crafting and pottery. They passed down history by singing songs and telling the stories. -
1451
18.5- Queen Isabella
Queen Isabella was a Spanish Monarch leader. She ruled Spain with her husband and they ended the Reconquista. She encouraged religion, education, and art in Spain. -
1452
19.1- Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was the artist who painted the Mona Lisa. besides the fact that he was an artist, he was an inventor, architect, engineer, and a sculptor. He lived around the time of the Italian Renaissance. -
1483
19.3- Martin Luther
Martin Luther was known fro putting up a bunch of complaints on the door of a church in Wittenberg called the Ninety-Five Theses. He caused a split in the church and got excommunicated. -
1492
20.2- Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor/explorer who thought that he had found a shorter route to Asia, but he unknowingly found North America instead. -
1500
20.3- Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a way of ruling a country. It's where the government controls everything and has absolute power over the people. -
Period: 1500 to
Chapter 20 Timespan
The age of science and exploration lasted from 1500-1700. -
1519
16.2- Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II was an Aztec Emperor. He thought Hernan Cortez was one of the gods because legend said that he left a long time ago and would return in 1519. Cortez eventually imprisoned him because he wanted more gold. -
1564
19.2- William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is considered one of the best writers of all time. He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth etc. He also invented over 2000 English words. -
12.4- Art and literature
Muslims built mosques which are decorated buildings for Muslim people to worship in. They decorate other places and things with pictures and calligraphy. -
13.4- African History
A way that the Africans would pass down their history is by telling stories of the past. They had storytellers called griots, and they would act out the stories basically. -
21.2- John Locke
John Locke was an English philosopher that believed that everyone had natural rights. He thought that the government should have less power. -
21.3-
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20.1- Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was a scientist that made theories that we now call laws. He made theories to figure out and prove how the world worked a certain way. The most known laws of newton are the law of gravity and the law of motion. -
Period: to
chapter 21 Timespan
The enlightenment and revolution era lasted from 1642-1800. -
21.1- Voltaire
Voltaire was a French Philosopher who believed that humans could be better without God. He was also against censorship. -
Penang, Hazel was born
I was born on this day. -
Chapter 9- Modern Day Connection
Some places that Alexander the Great conquered are named after him now. -
Chapter 8 Modern Day Connection- Olympics
The Olympics actually started in a city called Olympia which was in Southern Greece. Olympic Games back then were held to honour Zeus. modern day Olympics were based off of that and started in 1896. -
Chapter 6 Modern Day Connection- Chinese Writing
The first Chinese writing influenced the Chinese writing today it's just much harder. -
Chapter 6- Modern Day Connection
The Greek Olympics inspired the modern olympics that we have today. The First Greek Olympic was held around 776 BC. -
Chapter 10- Modern Day Connection
The government system many places today are based off some things in the Roman government. They both have checks and balances to prevent anyone from getting too strong. -
Chapter 11 Modern Day Connection
Christmas has been celebrated since the 200s. It is Celebrated to honour Jesus's birth, even though no one knows when it is, we celebrate it on December 25th. -
Chapter 13- Modern Day Connection
Music you listen to today might have been influenced by the griots when they were brought as slaves to America. -
Chapter 14 Modern Day Event
Paper money was first made in China around the Ming Dynasty around 900 AD. -
Chapter 15- Modern Day Connection
You can still find samurai pictures in everyday things now. They're mostly known for their sword fighting and martial art skills. -
Chapter 21 Modern Day Connection
People like John Locke, Charles Louis Montesquieu, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson influenced modern government. -
Chapter 12- Modern day Connection
The Blue Mosque was built in 1600 for a sultan and they built in 6 minarets instead of the usual 4. -
Chapter 16- Modern Day Connection
The Mayans symbols and pictures into stone tablets that tell stories. They are like our modern day books. -
Chapter 17 Modern Day Connection
They used to have trade fairs back in the middle ages and they still have lots now. -
Chapter 18 Modern Day Connection
They still follow the same university and school customs that they used to in the middle ages like class schedules, tests, and caps and gowns for graduation. -
Chapter 19 Modern Day Connection
During the renaissance, scientists studied math because they thought that it might help with math.They created some math symbols that we still use today like, the square root symbol, the positive symbol, and the negative symbol. -
Chapter 20 Modern Day Connection
A lot of food that you can find in America now is because of the columbian exchange which was when European explorers brought crops and food to America. -
Period: to
Chapter 4- Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics were the first Egyptian form of writing. They were basically picture symbols.