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Period: 6000 BCE to 330 BCE
Persian
Asia Minor
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4e.asp -
Period: 3500 BCE to 612 BCE
Mesopotamia
Fertile Cresent
http://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/ -
Period: 3300 BCE to 1700 BCE
Indus
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Period: 3000 BCE to 360 BCE
Egyptian
-
2560 BCE
Pyramid of Cheops - Egyptian
Oldest and largest pyramid of the 3 pyramids in Giza, and was built as a tomb for Khufu. -
1750 BCE
Hammurabi's Code - Babylonian
Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia. -
Period: 1500 BCE to 539 BCE
Phoenician
Phonecia
http://www.ancient.eu/phoenicia/ -
1453 BCE
Fall of Constantinople - Byzantine
With Constantinople already declining, the Ottoman Turks took over. -
Period: 1400 BCE to 70
Hebrew
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500 BCE
Democracy begins in Athens - Greece
used the system of direct democracy where eligible citizens voted and this was the first known democracy. -
483 BCE
Siddhartha/Buddha dies - Indian
Influenced many people by his experiences and teachings before his death, aiding in creating the religion Buddhism. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae - Pesian
Naval battle during the Persian War between the Greek city-state alliance of Sparta and Athens, against the Persian Empire, where Persia won. -
331 BCE
Alex the Great defeats Darius - Greece
At the Battle of Guagamela, Alex defeats Darius and became the king of Asia. -
Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE
Hellenistic
-
Period: 259 BCE to
Chinese
-
Period: 256 BCE to 323 BCE
Hellenic
-
221 BCE
Qin rule begins - Chinese
First dynasty of China, with Qin Shi Huang as the first emperor. -
Period: 146 BCE to 476
Roman
Roman Peninsula
http://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Empire/ -
Period: 300 to 960
Mesoamerican/ South American
South/Central America
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mesoamerican-civilization -
Period: 320 to 550
Indian
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330
Constantinople made capital - Roman
Emperor Constantine made Constantinople capital because it was the center of trade for the empire. -
Period: 400 to
Japenese
-
Period: 400 to 1200
African Kingdoms
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476
Fall of Rome - Roman
Decline in Western Empire due to babarian invasions, economic trouble, and failure of rule enforcing -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Age Europe
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532
Hagia Sophia is built - Byzantine
stands for hold wisdom, and was built as a cathedral in Constantinople. -
622
Hegira begins - Islamic
Muhammad leaves on a journey from Mecca to Medina. -
Period: 622 to 732
Islamic
Arabian Peninsula
http://www.mei.edu/content/islamic-civilization -
632
Schism of Sunni and Shia - Islamic
After the death of Muhammad, the Shias believed the next leader should be a decedent of Muhammad, while the Sunnis believed in picking a leader. -
732
Battle of Tours - Islamic
Battle between Frankish and Islamic forces, where Frankish forces won and preserved Christianity in Europe -
Period: 900 to
Russian
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1054
Great schism - Byzantine
Division of Christianity into the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic due to political and religious reasons. -
Period: 1054 to 1453
Byzantine
-
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol
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1215
Magna Carta - England
Written document enforcing that the king was not above the law and had to follow them. -
1280
Mansa Musa Hajj - Islamic
Influenced the spread of Islam throughout West Africa. -
1325
Tenochitlan founded - Aztec
Became the capital city and religious center for the Aztecs. -
1337
Hundred Year War begins - France and England
War between England and France over succession to the French throne. -
Decree of Milan - France
Document to aid in enforcing the Berlin Decree and defeating the British.
