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unit 1 river valley and classical civilizations
260 B.C. –EMPEROR ASHOKA BECOMES A BUDDHIST,232 B.C. ASHOKA DIES AND THE EMPIRE BREAKS UP and In 269 B.C., King Asoka took over & expanded the Mauryan Empire to its greatest extent -
Unit 1 River valley and Classical Civilizations
Chandragupta Maurya became king of India in 321 BC -
Unit 1 river valley and classical civilizations
Born in 551 B.C., Confucius lived in a time when the Zhou Dynasty was in decline. He led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character. Confucius was born at a time of crisis and violence in China. -
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Ancient Greek historian Herodotus remarked in the fifth century B.C., Egypt was the “gift of the Nile.” -
Unit 1 rviver valley and classical civilaztions
Classical Civilization Age 1000BCE-600CE the last period, the Classical Period, groups many dynasties and civilizations together, including the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, Greece, and Rome. -
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Neolithic Revolution 2 million B.C.- INVENTION OF TOOLS, CREATION OF ART AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANUAGE -
Unit 1 river valley and classical civilizatons
neolithic revolution 3000 B.C. - RECORD KEEPING, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, AND SPECIALIZED WORKERS. -
Unit 1 river valley classical civilizations
Neolithical Revolution 8000 B.C. – FOOD SURPLUSES, BREAKTHROUGH IN FARMING TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE -
Unit 2 classical grecce and Rome
750 B.C. – GREEKS BEGIN FORMING COLONIES TO INCREASE FARMLAND AND EXPAND TRADE -
Unit 2 classical grecce and rome
750 B.C. This significantly influenced Greek political life. Instead of a single government, the Greeks developed small, independent communities within each little valley and its surrounding mountains. Most Greeks gave their loyalty to these local communities -
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From 493 B.C. to 479 B.C., Persian kings Darius & Xerxes tried (but failed) to conquer the Greeks in the Persian Wars -
Unit 2 classical greece and rome
Socrates 470-399 B.C. – encouraged his students to examine his beliefs, He was accused of corrupting the system -
unit 2 classical greece and rome
Aristotle 384 – 322 B.C. – Was the son of a physician, was one of the brightest students at Plato’s Academy. He came there as a young man and stayed for 20 years until Plato’s death, in 335 B.C. he opened his own school in Athens called Academy -
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In 338 B.C., King Philip II of Macedonia attacked & conquered the Greeks, but he died soon after -
unit 2 classical greece and rome
In 331 B.C., Alexander attacked & defeated the mighty Persian army led by King Darius III -
unit 2 classical greece and rome
By 323 B.C., Alexander had conquered a massive empire & began plans to govern & unify his kingdom, but he fell ill & died at the age of 32 -
unit 3 byzantine empire, islam & africa
3000 B.C. – 1100 A.D -Bantu migrations helped spread new farming & ironworking techniques -
unit 3 byzantine empire , islam and africa
In 63 B.C., the Romans conquered the Hebrew kingdom of Judea & allowed “Romanized Jews” -
unit 3 byzantine empire , isalm and africa
In 29 A.D., Jesus was arrested for defying Roman authority & was crucified -
unit 3 byzantine empire, islam and africa
300 A.D. Christianity has spread along trade routes to distance cities -
unit 3 byzantine empire,islam and africa
In 312 A.D., Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity & issued the Edict of Milan which gave freedoms & equality to Christians -
unit 3 byzantine empire, islam and africa
In 395 A.D., Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire -
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The Western Roman Empire fell into the Middle Ages (“Dark Ages”) from 500 to 1300 A.D. -
unit 3 byzantine empire, islam and Africa
EMPIRE OF MALI – 1400 A.D. Eventually Ghana was overthrown & the Mali empire emerged
