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Period: 3150 BCE to 30 BCE
Egyptian
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Period: 3100 BCE to 539 BCE
Mesopotamian
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2550 BCE
Pyramid Of Cheops
The construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza/Cheops completed in 2540 BC. and was built for the ruler Khufu. It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza. -
Period: 2100 BCE to
Chinese
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1754 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi's code is a law code written in Ancient Mesopotamia by the Babylonian King Hammurabi. It is one of the oldest written law codes. -
Period: 753 BCE to 330
Roman
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507 BCE
Democracy Begins in Athens
Athenian Democracy was established in in 507 BC. by Solon, a lawmaker of Athens. This form of government gave power to the people. -
480 BCE
Battle of Themopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae occurred in 480 BC. in Greece during the second Persian invasion of Greece. King Xerxes I of Persia set out to conquer all of Greece but was unsuccessful. -
331 BCE
Alex the Great defeats Darius
The Battle of Gaugamela occurred in 331 BC. between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Persia. Alexander the Great's army was about 35,000 and Darius greatly outnumbered him with 200,000 soldiers. The battle ended with Darius fleeing due to Alexander's tactics. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenic
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221 BCE
Qin rule begins
The Qin Dynasty was created when Qin Shi Huang proclaimed himself emperor after he unified China in 221 BC. It lasted 15 years. -
330
Constantinople made capital
In 330, Constantine I, the Roman emperor, moves the capital from Rome to Byzantium, later named Constantinople. -
476
Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome occurred in 476 due to several reasons. One speculation is that Western Rome focused too much on military, and not enough to the civilians. -
483
Siddartha/Buddha dies
Siddhartha Gautama the founder of Buddhism, dies on 483. -
532
Hagia Sophia is built
The Hagia Sophia was built under the rule of Justinian I in Constantinople in 532. It took just under 6 years to complete. -
622
Hegira Begins
Hegira is Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina began on 622 with his followers. He moved cities because he heard of an assassination plot on him. This later became a practice called Hajj that many Muslims did. -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia
The Schism of Sunni and Shia occurred after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. It split over the disagreements of who would become the Muslim Empire's Caliph. The Sunnis favorited a legitimate Caliph who were related to the Prophet. The Shiites didn't favorite the legitimate Caliph because they came after Muhammad's successor. -
732
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours occurred in France 732 CE between the Franks, lead by Frankish leader Charles Mantel, and the Islamic army, led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi. The Franks won, stopping the Islamic conquests into Christian land. -
1054
Great Schism
The Great Schism was the splitting of the Christian Church in 1054 into two parts, East (Eastern Orthodox) and West (Roman Catholic). -
1215
Magna Carta
The purpose of the Magna Carta was to limit the power of the King Of England, and increase the power of the people. King John of England signed it in 1215. -
1324
Mansa Musa Hajj
Mansa Musa of Mali went on his Hajj in 1324, going from Mecca to Medina like the Prophet Muhammad. -
1325
Tenochitlan founded
The Mesoamerican civilizations were located in South America. https://classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm Tenochtitlan was founded by the Aztecs in 1325 at what is now Mexico City. -
1337
Hundred Years War begins
The Hundred Years War was a war between England and France in 1337, ending in 1453. It was caused over rights to lands, and a dispute in the French throne. -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople occurred after the Ottoman Turks invaded Constantinople after many years of the city failing. The Byzantines had limited troops for defending the city, and failed. -
Decree of Milan
The Decree of Milan stopped British trading ports, weakening the British intensely. This policy was created by Napoleon in 1807 as a part of the Continental System.
