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750 BCE
Brahmins become dominant in India
SOCIAL- This emphasized the prominence of the caste system in India. -
630 BCE
Zoroaster is Born
CULTURAL-Zoroaster is the founder of Zoroastrianism, which was Persia's dominant religion. -
563 BCE
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) is born
CULTURAL-Siddhartha Gautama founds Buddhism, which is an important minority religion in India, as it provided an alternative to Hinduism and the caste system. -
550 BCE
Cyrus the Great forms Persia
POLITICAL-Emphasizes tolerance, advances infrastructure, creates a large bureaucracy -
521 BCE
Darius begins rule
POLITICAL- Expanded the empire to both the east and west, used satraps and imperial spies to keep empire in check -
520 BCE
Darius builds Persepolis
CULTURAL-This city featured advanced engineering and was built on a raised platform, showing itself as a dominant power. -
403 BCE
The Warring States period begins in China
POLITICAL-This was a time of political instability and constant warfare in China. It led to a desire for social and political order. -
322 BCE
Chandragupta Mauryan creates Mauryan Empire
POLITICAL-He established an empire on the Indian subcontinent with a bureaucracy and an established army. -
269 BCE
Asoka takes over as ruler of Mauryan Empire
POLITICAL-He expands conquests. promotes Buddhism, and improves trade and communication within the empire. -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty begins under Shi Huangdi
POLITICAL- He creates a strong centralized government, expands territory, creates a census, a uniform written script, and a standardized currency. -
221 BCE
Great Wall is completed
INTERACTIONS WITH ENVIRONMENT-This wall is built to keep out Northern invaders. It is built with peasant and slave labor, causing lower classes to dislike Shi Huangdi. -
207 BCE
Silk Road is created
ECONOMIC/ INTERACTIONS WITH ENVIRONMENT- This is a trade route that stretches across Asia. It connects China with other civilizations, such as Persia, India, Greece, and Rome and becomes a major source of economic activity. -
206 BCE
Han dynasty is founded
POLITICAL-Expands trade, emphasizes Confucianism, improves bureaucracy -
100
Han dynasty begins to decline
POLITICAL- Decline is due to political corruption, civil unrest among peasants, declining tax revenue, and nomadic invaders -
184
Yellow Turban Rebellion
SOCIAL-This was a peasant revolt led by Daoist leaders against the current emperor, Emperor Ling. This revealed the discontentment from the people. -
200
Japan develops extensive agriculture
ECONOMIC- Japan's agriculture becomes more advanced, making it economically prosperous. -
220
Han dynasty falls completely
POLITICAL-The Han dynasty falls to nomadic invaders from the north. Because they were also suffering internal problems, they could not fend off the attackers. -
319
Gupta Empire is founded
CULTURAL-This is the golden age of India. It is politically stable and has advances in education, literature, science, math, and medicine. -
400
Writing is introduced to Japan
CULTURAL-It is introduced by Korean scribes. This allows the Japanese to keep records. -
440
White Huns begin to invade
POLITICAL- The White Huns weaken the Gupta's by continually attempting to invade. -
500
Buddhism begins influencing Southeast Asia
CULTURAL- This forces Daoism to have a clearer doctrine, as many people convert to Buddhism. This also further develops another branch of Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism. -
530
Harsha overthrows the Huns
POLITICAL-Harsha, a regional prince, overthrows the Huns, however, the Gupta's are too weak to reclaim their ruling power -
589
Sui Dynasty begins in China
POLITICAL- They united the north and tried to expand, but ended up causing financial collapse -
Oct 5, 618
Tang dynasty begins
POLITICAL- China's time of troubles was over. The Tang contributed culturally by forming artistic works. -
Oct 5, 700
Shintoism becomes national religion in Japan
CULTURAL- This unifies Japanese society.
