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Homoerectus
Homoerectus was our first bipedal ancestor. These ancient apes can be traced back as far as 2 million years ago. The speculation on where this species first arose id divided in the middle with some scientists believeing that they began in Africa and others thinking that it was Asia -
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia, which true to it's name meaning, between two rivers, was located between the Tigris, and the Euphrates river. This long lasting civilization began in 3500 B.C.E., and is responsible for multiple inventions, including the wheel. It is said to be one of the most important civilizations in the worlds history. -
Cuneiform
Cuneiform was the first type of writing developed by the acient Sumarians of Mesopotamia 3500-3000 BCE. -
Minoan Civilization
The Minoan Civilization flourished on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea 2600-1450 BCE. This civilization was also known for the minotaur that lived at the centre of this civilization. -
Mayan Beauty Standards
In the Mayan culture their idea of beauty was lengthend foreheads to do this they would place boareds on an infants forheads to lengthen the skull. They also considered crossed eyes beauty. 1800 BCE- 250 CE -
King Hammurabi and his code
King Hammurabi of Babylon wrote the first legal code based on an eye for an eye. Known as the Hammurabi code 1792-1750 BCE. -
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was one of the first great women in history because despite being a woman she ruled Eygpt for a period of time until she died of a mysterious fate when her son Thutmoses III ruled. 1479-1457 BCE -
King Tutankhamun
King Tutankhamun or King Tut was one of the youngest Pharaohs of Egypt and is famous world wide do to his many treasures found in his Tomb. 1332-1323 BCE -
The Greeks in the Trojan War
The Greek civilization launched the great war against the Trojans. THe symbol of the Trojan Horse comes from a surprise tactic the Trojans used against the Greeks. 1194-1184 BCE -
The Olympic Games
The Olympic games come from ancient Greece. They were held in Olympus which is were they got there name and is also why the olympic torch is lite for the modern day Olympics. 776 BCE -
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus were both involved in founding the city of Rome but fought over where it should be and the brother Remus was killed by his brother. His brother then named the new city after himself. 21st April 753 BCE -
The Birth of Democracy
The democratic system that we are famiiar with today actually began in Greece's capital, Athens, in 507 B.C.E. It was established by the Athenian leader Cleisthenes and included all male Athenian citizens who were over the age of 18. -
Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander took over from his father Phillip II in 336 B.C.E., and led a panhellenic tour started by his father. On this tour he became the King of Macedonia, Persia, Asia Minor, and a Pharaoh in Egypt, all before he died in Babylon in 323 B.C.E. -
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
The Roman general, statesman, and author Julius Caesar met his demise on March 15th 44 B.C.E., when he was assassinated by a group of rebels led by Marcus Junius Brutus. The assassination was brouht on by Julius Caesar's accumulation of power, and the recent reforms that he had been making to the roman governmental system. -
Odoacer and The Barbarians
In 476 C.E. The germanic leader Odoacer and his army of Barbarians removed Rome's long time leader Romulus. Odoacer had been amassing power for quite some time, and had even become the king of Italy when he ousted Romulus. This action subsequently led to the fall of what was left of the Roman Empire -
Justinian I and His Law Code
Corpus Juris Civillis is the name of a collection of laws created and issued by Justinian I between 529 C.E., and 534 C.E. This set of laws has been seen as the back bone for civil laws in the history that followed, and set in motion an important legal concept we now know as innocent until proven guilty. -
The Samurai
These Japanese warrioirs moved there way up the military ranks where, between 794 C.E. and 1184 C.E, they became so powerful that they replaced the noblemen and women simply so that the rulers could keep them controled. Samurais were extemely skilled in hand to hand combat, as well as sword fighting. -
The First Crusade
The first crusade was the first in a series of crusades sent out by Pope Urban II in an effort to help the byzantines. Launched in 1096 C.E., this was the only succcessful crusade, which ended with the recapture of Jerusalem from the Muslim forces. -
The Creation of Gothic Cathedrals
These enormous cathedrals started to replace the classic Romanesque structures in the late 1100's to the early 1500's C.E. They marked the ending of the roman era, and the beginnign of the Medieval period, where the gothic style quickly grew in popularity. -
The Aztecs
The Aztecs were a tribe that began in Mexico in 1345 C.E. and quickly amassed a large foloowing in central Mexico were there capital was located. They were very socially, intellectually, and artistically advanced for their time, as well as being incredibly faithful in their worship of the Aztec gods, which fueled their famous religious sacrifices. The end of this civilization was brought on by an invasion and capture of their capital by the Spanish in 1521 C.E.
