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1792 BCE
Reign of King Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE)
Hammurabi was the sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty. He moved the capital to Babylon, elevated Murduk (God of Thunderstorms), and also created the Lorde Code of Hammurabi which governed the people in his fast growing empire. King Hammurabi thrived to improve the lives of those who lived under his rule.
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1600 BCE
Kassite and Hittite Interlude (1600-1300 BCE)
On the arrival of the Kassites, the Kingdom of Babylon became politically stable. The group took control of the region and formed a nationhood for the land through respect for traditions and providing a secure environment for the people. The Kassites influenced the arts and sciences to flourish in fields such as literature, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, art, music, and architecture.
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1550 BCE
Mycenaean Period (1600-1100 BCE)
The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the late Bronze Age. Architecture, art, and religious practices were assimilated and adapted to better express the strict and militaristic culture. The civilization took part in trading with other Aegean cultures as they pursued foreign goods such as gold, ivory, copper, and glass. Artisans major works were made out of clay(pottery).
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668 BCE
Reign of Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE)
Ashurbanipal was the last great king of the Assyrian Empire. Achieveing the territorial expansion of the Assyrian Empire which included Babylonia, Persia, Syria, and Egypt. He was notorious for being known for his harsh cruelty toward who he defeats.
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550 BCE
Rise of Cyrus the Great (550-529 BCE)
Cyrus II was the conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire and was king of Persia for about 30 years. He was first recorded by Xenophon as a tolerant and ideal monarch who was called "The father of his people" by ancient Persians. In the Bible he is the liberator of Jews who were captive in Babylonia.
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480 BCE
Second Persian War 480 BCE
King Xerxes invades and sought to conquer all of Greece. And Thermopylae: Leonidas and 300 spartans hold out until death. Platea: The spartan army was victorious. Salamis: The Athenian navy was victorious
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478 BCE
The Delian League Alliance 478 BCE
The Delian League was an alliance of Greek city-states led and formed by Athens to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian Rule and as a defense to protect from attacks. Athens became increasingly more aggressive in its control of the alliance.
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461 BCE
The Age of Pericles (461-429 BCE)
Pericles Leadership during the Golden Age of Athens influenced his city's fortunes and entire Greek history, even after his death. He was a fierce component of democracy, though his form made it so only male citizens of Athens could participate in politics. Pericles increased Athenian power through his use of the Delian League to form the empire and led the city through the first Peloponnesian War (460-446 BCE).
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431 BCE
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)
Between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, Athens, the semi-democratic state which lent ideals to Rome and to western civilization, Sparta, the military state that held itself with professionalism. It was fought over control of Greece and the East Mediterranean Basin. Spartans had brief control of the Greek peninsula. When the war ended, the beauty of the Athenian city was destroyed with disease and starvation brought on by spartan blockade. Pic-https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images -
384 BCE
Aristotle (384-322 BCE) & Plato (428-348 BCE)
Two of the greatest figures of Western philosophy, known for their philosophical theories that guided and connected logic with life. Aristotle made contributions to concepts such as mathematics, physics, biology, and politics. He was a student of Plato, whom Plato's writings explored justice, equality, beauty, and the philosophy of language.
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