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100
Pax Romana
0-200 CE
Pax Romana literally means Roman Piece. It
It created prosperity and stability by increasing trade. -
100
Destruction of the second temple of Jerusalem
70 AD
The Romans conquered the city of Jerusalem, occupied by the jewish, and destroyed the Second Temple. -
100
Jesus
2 BCE- 33 CE
Central figure of christianity -
100
St. Paul
5-67 CE
A christian missionary who preached the gospel of Christ -
100
Buddhism in China
First Century CE
Buddhism reached china through the great silk road from India -
206
Han Dynasty
206 BCE- 220 CE
succeded the Qin dynasty and is considered the golden age of China -
250
Theravada Doctrine Codified
250 BCE
states that only a monk may reach Nirvana -
300
Gupta Dynasty
300-500 CE
Indian state based empire with a capital in the ganges valley. It controled most of the indian subcontinent -
313
the Edict of Milan
313 CE
The Edict of Milan was a law passed by Constantine of Rome that stated that Christians could not be persecuted any more -
324
Constantinople becomes the capital of Rome
324 CE
Roman leader, Constantine moved the Roman capital to Byzantinium and renamed it Constantinople -
336
Alexander the Great
Became the king of Macedon at age 16 -
434
Attila the Hun CE
was the leader of the Hunnic Empire which spanned from the Ural River to the Rhine river, and fron the Danube River to the Baltic Sea until 453 -
441
Height of Greek City-States
441-476 BCE
Greece banded together to form strong trading centers -
470
Socrates
470-399 BCE
Athenian philosopher who drew emphasis of philosophical investigation from questions of natural science to that of ethics and human behavior. -
527
Justinian
527-565 CE
A byzantine emperor who ordered the building of the Hagia Sophia in constantinople, the greatest byzantine architectural creation. -
551
Confucius BCE
551-479 BCE
A chinese philosopher that created confucianism, a way of life that revolves around family and elders. -
563
Siddhartha Guatama
563-483 BCE
An Indian prince who gives up his wealth and social status and finds enlightenment and creates buddhism. He is the first Buddha. -
Oct 4, 1041
Invention of Printing
1041-1048 BCE
invented in Han empire by Bi Sheng -
Oct 4, 1045
Zhou dynasty
1045-221 BCE
The Zhou dynasty followed the Shang dynasty. The Mandate of Heaven was created in this period. -
Oct 4, 1200
Hittites developed iron metallurgy
1200 BCE
Hittites developed iron and used it to dominate militarily and economically. -
Bantu Migrations reach South Africa BCE
1700-1800 BCE the bantu migrations reached south africa spreading iron smelting and farming techniques -
Shang Dynasty
1750-1040 BCE
The first Chinese Dynasty that we have found written records from -
BabylonianEmpire1800 BCE-600 CE
The Babylonian Empire was the first civilization with written laws -
Phoenicians
800-480 BCE
Phoenicians visited visited Greece in ships from the Aegan Sea. This inspired the Greeks to search the Aegan for resources. they also had an influence in the Greek written language. -
Gunpowder was developed
800 CE
It was developed in China and was one of their four great inventions -
Sack of Rome
390 BCE
The Gallics defeated Rome by the Allia river and opened up a route to Rome -
Height of Harrapan Society
2500-2000 BCE
It fell because of the migration of the Aryan people -
Height of egyptian civilization
2686-2181 BCE
They had many advancements in architecture, art and technology. They built the Giza pyramids -
Bronze in Mesopotamia
around 3200 BCE
Bronze was stronger than the other materials of the time and gave them an advantage in war and agriculture -
Cuneiform writing begins
3300 BCE
cuneiform writing is the first written language and consists of wedge-shaped impressions on clay tablets