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1839 BCE
Carlongian Renaissance Starts
-schools teaches 7 liberal arts
-humanism practiced -
1302 BCE
Ozman defeats Byzantine army
-Ottoman Empire is premier state in Eastern Mediterranean
-cause religious autonomy to subject regions -
1250 BCE
Hebrews Lead By Moses
-Moses leads Hebrews to Egypt to the Exodus -
1250 BCE
Moses Shapes Judaism Into Monotheism
-art shows more monotheism
-second century stone menorah is built, god instructed Moses
-symbolized knowledge and understanding of gods light protecting the Jews -
1000 BCE
Hebrews Establish Monarchy
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997 BCE
Book Panting Era Begins
- art during Ottan the 3rd’s reign taken from Gospel book -Carolingian leader Otto is shown enthroned -bright colors used in book paintings
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963 BCE
Mounts Athos Built
- twenty monasteries throughout the Empire -many men drawn to monasticism
- architecture shows isolation
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800 BCE
Charlemagne Rules Western Europe
- unifies Francia -cultural renaissance and reform
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800 BCE
Byzantine Empire Begins
- Roman Empire evolves into Greek colony -foreign threats
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687 BCE
Islamic Shrine Is Built
-theological symbols
-dome is a symbol of heavens
-building shape represents correct path for the faithful of Islam -
661 BCE
Umayyad Dynasty Begins
-Muawiya founds this dynasty
-moves capital to Damascus -
632 BCE
Muhammed’s Death
-After, prophets sayings appear in Hadith
-Muslims use as supplement to Qua’ran -
630 BCE
Great Mosque Founded
- later rebuilt
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629 BCE
Muhammad Makes Pilgrimage To Meca
-important prophet in Islam religion
-raised army to march in Meca -
573 BCE
Abu-baker Rules
-suppressed revolt of Arab tribes
- launches raiding beyond Arabian peninsula -
534 BCE
Thespis Stages Play In Dionysia
-first actor Thespis stages first play in Greece
-acting is born in Greece -
479 BCE
Greece Defeats Persians
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478 BCE
Delian League Forms
-Athenian policies emerge as league transforms into Athenian Empire -
470 BCE
Portrait Of Ambrose Is Created
- shows spiritual intensity of fourth century bishop of Milan
- survives destruction by Germanic assaults in Northern Italy
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456 BCE
Aeschelylus makes “Orestria” play
- dramatists focus on satire during Hellenic Age -classicism, avoiding subplots, simple
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450 BCE
Persian War
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446 BCE
30 Years Of Peace in Athens
-brings democracy, and full rights to poor
- Aechyles, Euriphredes active in tragedy plays -
440 BCE
Pericles Sculpture Shows Strength Of Leader During War
-portrait shows strong leadership and determination to defend Athens -
431 BCE
Greek Hellenic Age Begins
-war with Sparta and Athens ends, which results in the “golden” age, classical age, Hellenic age in Greece. -
431 BCE
Pelopanisian War
-Athens convinces Spartans to join them in Pelopanisian league
-Athenians are more Democratic, forced to stay in the league and obey Athens -
430 BCE
Herald The Great Rebuilds Jerusalem
- King Herold The Great rebuilds 2nd Temple
- promoted Hellenistic culture
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412 BCE
Diogenes Uses Cynicism In His Art
- this piece shows Diogenisis philosophical thinking
- humans should live simply like dogs
- Diogenes famous for searching for honesty
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408 BCE
Reign Of Theodisus
-architecture uses masonry walls -
408 BCE
Theodosus Protects Constantinople
-Theodisus built strong walls
-moats and ditches protected city from attacks until 1204 -
404 BCE
Greek Culture Dies After Pelopenisian War Ends
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400 BCE
Sculpture of Famous Philosopher Aristotle is Made
-4th century BCE
-Greek philosophers focus on the truth during Hellenic Age
- sculpture is in classical style, severe first style -
339 BCE
Writer Ambrose Condemns Emporer
-analyzes controversies dividing the church
-wrote Biblical hymns -
337 BCE
Rise Of Diocletian and Constantine
-transformed Roman State, laying foundation for a Roman Empire -
323 BCE
Alexander The Great Dies, Hellenistic Era Begins
-classical Hellenistic art painting -
322 BCE
Alexander The Great Conquered Judah
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321 BCE
New Comedy Era Begins In The Arts After Roman Victory
-Hellenistic satire shows daily life
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321 BCE
Meander Write “The Woman From Somas”
-comedy plays showed daily life in Rome -
319 BCE
King Polymus Colonizes Italy
-battled with Romans twice -
271 BCE
Diocletian Tetchuary Begins
-Empire divided into east and west
-each ruled by Augustus and a Ceaser -
264 BCE
Middle Republic Established In Rome
-First Punic war begins -
240 BCE
Portrait Of Synagogue Is Made
-Western wall of Syria
-represents key scenes from Hebrew Bible -
235 BCE
The Crisis Of The Third Century
- Rome had 22 empires -Persian empire threatens Mesopotamia
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219 BCE
Second Punic War
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200 BCE
Polybius Writes book About Rome’s Rise To Power
-secret to Rome’s success was in balanced political system
-Hellenistic period Historian -
200 BCE
Hebrews In Canaan
-Jewish Civilization thrives in the Middle East under Abraham -
200 BCE
Akkadian Rule Collapsed
- Babylonian powers lowly emerges
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196 BCE
Rosetta Stone Is Created
- modern Egyptology began
- hieroglyphs used -Napoleons soldiers found slang in Rosetta branch of the Nile
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160 BCE
Eumeres the 2nd At Height Of Power
-city has mixed population, various types of people
- economy is good
-Hellenic style with Pergamum architecture -
149 BCE
Third Punic War In Rome
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148 BCE
Roman Conquest Of Greek Peninsula
- Rome conquers Greece -Athens has functioning democracy until 200BCE
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133 BCE
Late Republic In Rome Established
-Rome now rules Hellenistic kingdoms
-social and political unrest -
44 BCE
Julia’s Ceaser Assasinated
-civil war begins in Rome -
31 BCE
King Octavian Of Rome Avenges Julia’s Ceaser
-he fought to avenge Caesars death
-new phase of Roman history -
300
Christian Writers Find Audience
-secular art and writing becomes religious based as Christianity is now accepted -
313
Constantine Decrees Toleration For Christians
- Christian literature begins to triumph
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410
Visgoths Defeat Roman Army
-also threatened Italy
-converted to Christianity
-Rome no longer capital of Western Empire -
478
Macedonians Occupy Athens After Alexander
-aristocratic government
-democracy of Hellenistic age ends -
883
Western Monistic of Basilica Is Built
- monastic church of convoy -only Carolingian westwork architecture that still stands today -shows importance of the Westwork and the church
