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Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Mesopotamian Civilization
Located in the eastern mediterranean, Modern day Iran, Syria, and Turkey -
Period: 4000 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indus Civilization
Located in Northwest India -
Period: 3100 BCE to
Egyptian Civilization
Located in Africa/Asia -
Period: 3000 BCE to
Indian Civilization
Located in Northwest India today -
2580 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops
Oldest and largest pyramid of Giza. Stood 455 feet tall -
1754 BCE
Hummurabi's Code
One of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world -
Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE
Phoenician Civilization
Located in the mediterranean -
Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Chinese Civilization
Modern day China -
Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE
Persian Civilization
Located in Western Asia -
500 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
1st known democracy in the world -
483 BCE
Siddartha / Buddha dies
An acent and sage whos teachings of buddihsm was founded -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle fought during the second persian invasion -
Period: 332 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenic
Greek, Located in the mediterranean -
331 BCE
Alex the Great defeats Darius
Led to the fall of the Persian Empire -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic Civilization
Located in the mediterranean -
221 BCE
Qin rule begins
1st dynasty of imperial China -
Period: 27 BCE to 476
Roman Clivilization
Located in Europe, Modern day Italy -
330
Constantinople made capital
The new capital -
Period: 330 to 1453
Byzantine Civilization
Located in Eastern Roman Empire -
476
Fall of Rome
Worlds greatest superpower fails after almost 500 years -
500
Hagia Sophia is built
Holy wisdom Church -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Age Europe
Located in Europe -
Period: 600 to
Islamic Civilization
Located in the Middle east -
622
Hagira Begins
Prophet muhammad completes his flight from Mecca to Medina -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
dispute over succesion of muhammad. led to the battle of Jamal and the battle of Siff -
732
Battle of Tours
One of the most consequential military encounters in history -
Period: 794 to
Japanese Civilization
Modern day Japan -
Period: 800 to 1100
Viking Civilization
Located on the water -
Period: 830 to 1235
African Kingdom Civilizations
Located in Africa -
Period: 862 to
Russian Civilization
Located in Europe/Asia -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Civilization
Located in Southwest Asia -
1215
Magna carta
Charter agreed to by the king john of England -
1280
Mansa Musa Hajj
Created peace and prosperity -
1325
Tenochitlan founded
City built on a lake where the Aztec people lived -
1337
Hundred Years War begins
Struggle between England and France that lasted from 1337-1453 -
1378
Great Schism
Split of the Roman catholic church -
Period: 1400 to 70
Hebrew Civilization
Nomadic People, Located in the mediterranean -
Period: 1438 to 1533
Mesoamerican Civilization
Located in South America -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
Capture of the capital of the byzantine empire by invading army of the ottoman empire -
Decree of Milan
initiated the continental system