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o Archimedes is killed
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o Qin Shihuangdi becomes the emperor of China
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o Development of mayan hieroglyphs
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o First Roman aqueduct is completed
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o Alexander dies in Babylon
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o Greek cities began to be built on a grid pattern, influenced by Alexandria
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o Alexander defeats the Persians, gaining him control of Mesopotamia
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o Alexander the Great becomes ruler of Greece.
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o Crossbow is invented in China
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o Democritus theorizes that all matter is made of atoms
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o Earliest-known woven wool carpet is found in south Siberia
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o Iron-working techniques reach west Africa
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o Persian armies invade Europe and occupy northeast Greece
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o Persians conquer Egypt
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o China begins mass-producing iron
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o Birth of Confucius
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o Birth of Siddhartha Gautama
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o Start of the Iron Age in China and southeast Asia
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o Coinage is invented in Greek colonies
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o Rise of city-states in mainland Greece
o Illiad and Odyssey are written -
o Founding of Rome
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o Founding of the Olympic Games
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o Start of the Iron Age in Europe
o Egyptians develop demotic script. -
o Jews establish Israel
o Iron is first used in southeast Europe and Italy -
o Hittite empire collapses
o Citadel at Mycenae is sacked; end of the Mycenaean civilization.
o Start of the Iron Age in the Middle East -
o Trojan War ends with the capture of Troy by the Greeks
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o Emergence of the first Assyrian Empire in present-day Syria.
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o Hittites conquer the Mitanni, the empire reaches its greatest extent.
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o Earliest known alphabet is devised in present-day Syria
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o Hittites sack Babylonia and establish temporary control in Mesopotamia
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o Chariots are introduced to China.
o Hittites in Asia Minor develop the first iron-making techniques. -
o Horses are introduced to Egypt.
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o Horse drawn war chariot is invented in Europe.
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o Egyptian scribes develop their hieratic script.
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o Iron-working techniques reach west Africa
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o People of Europe invent the saddle and develop horse-archer cavalry.
o Ancient writings of Hinduism are composed in India
o First geometric-style pottery is produced in Athens -
o Concrete is invented in Rome
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o Mathematicians in Mesopotamia divide a circle into 360 degrees.
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o Start of the Bronze Age in central Europe
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Earliest-known code of law is compiled in south Mesopotamia.
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Reflex bow is invented in Mesopotamia made out of wood and horn.
Royal burials at Ur contain lavishly decorated musical instruments. -
Great Pyrmaid is built for the pharaoh Cheops
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Earliest-known glass is made in Mesopotamia for jewelry
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World's earliest-known pyramid is designed for the pharaoh Djoser.
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Examples of Egyptian literature are found, the Pyramid Texts
Cuneifrom writing is developed in Mesopotamia -
First sizeable town is established on the site of Troy
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Bronze comes into widespread use for tools, start of the Bronze Age in the Middle East
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Evidence of wheeled vehicles are found in Europe
Potter's wheel is invented in Mesopotamia -
First fortified towns built in Egypt
First use of pictographs for writing occurs in Sumeria. -
Poterry is invented in Guyana, South America.
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Wheel is invented in Mesopotamia: first ox-drawn carts are used
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First culture emerges in Egypt, domesticates donkeys.
First burial discovered with large amounts of gold with body.
