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Period: 5000 BCE to 1100 BCE
Mesopotamian Civilizations
Included cities like Babylon, Ur, and Sumer. This area between the Tigris and Euphrates river system was the cradle of civilization and contained some of the earliest known cities and empires. https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/ancient-mesopotamia/ -
Period: 4000 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indus Civilization
Started with small settlements in the Indus River Valley. These cities grew and traded with other civilizations in mesopotamia. They had advanced sewer systems. Sudden end to all of these placed however.
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Period: 3000 BCE to 30 BCE
Egyptian Civilization
Founded along the Nile River. Was very advanced for their time period and created some of the greatest man made structures ever. -
Period: 3000 BCE to
Indian Civilization
Founded in the Indus Valley the early cities in this area were big into trading and has evidence of advanced sewer systems and agriculture. India is still a civilization of modern day, https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-india -
2560 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops is Built
More commonly refereed to as Pyramid of Giza this structure was built by people who should have no way been able to construct it the way they did with the technology they have. A testimony to what believe and an infinite amount of expandable man power can do. -
Period: 1766 BCE to
Chinese Civilization
Founded in eastern china the Shang dynasty is historically the first dynasty of the ruling families. This empire has lasted throughout the age and flourished by trading silk and spices. http://www.ancient.eu/china/ -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi's code
The oldest law code found in a civilization that essentially followed an eye for an eye. Was used in Babylon. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE
Phoenician Civilization
This was a trading empire that never settled down in one area. They were experts at travelling by sea and traded all along the Mediterranean sea.
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Period: 1400 BCE to
Hebrew Civilization
The ancient people who lived in Israel and were key parts of the Bible. Were said to be the descendants of Abraham.
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Period: 1200 BCE to 1530
Mesoamerican Civilization
These civilizations include the Aztec, Mayan and Indus people. All three made important contributions to the modern world and had unique life styles. Their empires ended after Spanish explorers waged war on them.
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Period: 753 BCE to 476
Roman Civilization
Founded in the Italian Peninsula but eventually conquered all of the Mediterranean basin, Spain, North Africa, France and Asia Minor. http://www.roman-empire.net/children/history.html -
Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE
Persian Civilization
Founded in Arabian peninsula the Persian empire grew to control many parts of the world including India, Egypt, Turkey and Mesopotamian areas. Was brought to an end by Alexander the Great.
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507 BCE
Democracy begins in Athens
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483 BCE
Buddha Dies
Founded of the religion Buddhism, Siddhartha was a peaceful man who taught people to give up want so you can obtain eternal happiness. -
450 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
When King Leonidas led his 300 spartan soldiers to defend against 100,000 plus Persian soldiers. They lasted just long enough for the rest of Greece to unite and assemble an Army worthy of defeating the Persians. -
331 BCE
Alexander the Great defeats Darius
On his journey to conquer the known world Alexanders biggest task was destroying the other big dog of that time, the Persians. After brilliant battle strategics he was able to defeat Darius with his much smaller army. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic Culture
Time of Alexander the Great when culture was a mix of Greek, Persian and Egyptian. Was pretty much the entire known world.
https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/literature-and-the-arts/classical-literature-mythology-and-folklore/classical-literature/hellenistic-civilization -
Period: 300 BCE to
Japanese Civilization
Japan had a neolithic age where nomadic tribes made pottery with ropes and it was not until around 200 bc when settlements began on the island.
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221 BCE
Qin rule begins
Historically known as the first emperors of China because they united the many states at the time into one empire. -
330
Constantine made capital
When Rome began to fall they split the empire into two halves. The Eastern side, the Byzantine Empire, named its capital Constantinople. -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Civilization
Founded after the split in Christianity and the Roman empire beginning to fall. Its capital was located on the Bosporus strait and had control of much of Mediterranean and Chinese trade routes.
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476
Fall of Rome
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Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Age Europe
Time period with castles, lords, knights and chivalry.
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537
Hagia Sophia Built
One of the grandest churches ever built. Built in Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire. -
Period: 562 to
Russian Civilization
Nomadic tribes traveled into this cold region where they eventually learned to survive its harsh weather but acted as a good defense against intruders. The early Russian Empire expanded its power continually but was self reliant on the inside.
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622
Hegira Begins
The journey that Muhammad made that involves travelling to the holy Islamic city of Mecca. Very important to the beginning of Islam. -
Period: 622 to
Islamic Civilization
Began in the Arabian Peninsula as a monotheistic religion that quickly conquered much of the middle east. Currently the second biggest religion in the world. http://www.mei.edu/content/islamic-civilization -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
The split in Islamic religion that mainly deals with who each group thinks who should run the religion. -
732
Battle of Tours
When Charles "the hammer" Mendel stopped the advancement of Islamic troops through Europe. Saved Christianity. -
Period: 790 to 1006
Viking Time Period
Raiders from Scandinavia who tortured villages during the middle ages. They would raid, loot and kill all villages in Eastern Europe. Eventually settled in Norway.
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Period: 800 to
African Kingdoms
African Kingdoms began popping up around after European and Islamic cities started to take interests in the natural resources around them. Mainly found in western Africa but had few scattered in eastern and southern parts.
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1054
Great Schism
When Christianity officially split between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Very important in the history of the world. -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Civilization
Nomadic tribes came out of Western China to wreck havoc on much of Europe. There people were masters of fighting on horse and did not settle down for about a hundred and fifty years. -
1215
Magna Carta
Document that limited the power of the kings of France. -
1280
Mansa Musa Hajj
A great African King who led the way for the advancement of many African kingdoms. -
1325
Tenochitlan Founded
The city of water. The capital of the ancient Aztec empire in the middle of lake tamapoco. -
1337
Hundred year war
Fought between Britain and France over who would be the ruler of France. -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
After a weakening interior and many other nations rising up the Byzantine Empire was eventually taken over by barbaric forces who not stopped attacked its neighboring cities and the capital itself. -
Decree of Milan
Issued by Napoleon of France and included his plans for defeating Britain and taking control of all of Europe.
