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Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Mesopotamian
Located on the Eastern Mediterranean, between the Zagros mountains and the Arabian Plateau.
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Period: 4000 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indus
Located in what is known today as Pakistan and northwest India, along the Indus river.
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Period: 3100 BCE to 30 BCE
Egyptian
Located in northeast Africa, along the Nile river.
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2580 BCE
The Pyramid of Cheops
Located in Cairo, Egypt. It's a part of a complex of 3 large pyramids. -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
The first known law code. Made by King Hammurabi in Babylonia. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE
Phonecian
From the coast of the Mediterranean sea through what is now Syria, and northern Israel.
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Period: 1400 BCE to 586 BCE
Hebrew
Located in Canaan
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Ancient_Civilizations/Hebrews -
1066 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
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Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Chinese
Located along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
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Period: 1000 BCE to 330 BCE
Persian
Expanded from Egypt to Turkey, Mesopotamia, and to the Indus river.
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Period: 507 BCE to 323 BCE
Hellenic
In East, Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
http://www.ancient.eu/Hellenic_World/ -
483 BCE
Siddhartha/Buddha Dies
He died in the city of Kushinagar. Siddhartha was said to have died of natural causes at 80 years old. -
480 BCE
The Battle of Thermopylae
This battle was between the Persians and the Greeks. -
334 BCE
Alexander the Great Defeats Darius
Alexander defeats Persia. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic
Located on the Mediterranean and West Asia.
https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/hellenistic-civilization.html -
221 BCE
Qin Rule Begins
The Great Wall of China is built and China becomes unified. -
Period: 27 BCE to 1453 BCE
Roman
Expanded over Europe, Britain, Western Asia, Northern Africa, and the Mediterranean Islands.
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330
Constantinople Is Made Capital
Constantinople was the capital of the eastern roman empire. When Rome fell it became the heart of the empire. It was named after Constantine. -
476
Fall of Rome
Romulus was overthrown by a barbarian, which caused the city of Rome to come to an end. -
537
The Hagia Sophia is Built
The Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople under the direction of Emperor Justinian. -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
Muhammad dies and Sunni and Shia dispute over the succession to Muhammad as a caliph. -
662
Hegira Begins
This began with the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. -
732
Battle of Tours
The Frankish leader Charles Martel defeats a large army of Spanish Moors. -
Period: 793 to 1066
Viking
They used the Norwegian and Baltic seas for travel in the south. -
1054
The Great Schism
This was the separation of of the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. -
1215
Magna Carta
It means "Supreme Law of the Land" it was signed by King John of England. -
1280
Mansa Musa Hajj
Emperor Mansa Musa elaborated pilgrimage in Mecca. -
1325
Tenochitlan is Founded
It is an Aztec capital located on lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico. -
1337
The Hundred Years War
A series of wars between England and France. -
1453
The Fall of Constantinople
The Ottoman army invades Constantinople. This is marked as the end of the Middle Ages. -
Decree of Milan
It was issued to enforce the Berlin decree by Napoleon I of France.
