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100
Buddism introduced in china
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Period: 100 to
Pheonicians
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120
Phoenician
Antipater, a Greek author living on the Phoenician coast, lists the seven wonders of the world -
Period: 127 to
Pax Romana
Time of peace and limited expansion by military forces. -
150
Phoenician
The Phoenicians discover that a blob of molten glass can be puffed out to form a hollow vessel -
Period: 206 to
Han Dynasty
An imperial dynasty of china, preceded of china -
250
Theravada doctrine codified
Theravada doctrine holds that only a monk can attain nirvana and that the laity can only aspire to be reborn as a monk after many reincarnations. -
Period: 256 to Oct 4, 1100
Zhou Dynasty
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300
Phoenician
Phoenicia is brought into the new Hellenistic empire, changing hands frequently between contending successors of Alexander -
313
Edict of Milan
Emperor Constatine I issued this document, ending the persecution of christianity and Guaranteeing freedom of worship to christians and all others -
Period: 320 to 550
Gupta Dynasty
An ancient empire that covered the indian subcontinent -
323
Dies at Babylon in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II
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Period: 323 to 356
Alexander the great
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326
Wins Battle of River Hydaspes against Porus; Bucephalus dies
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330
roman capitol moves to constantnople
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331
Founds Alexandria. Wins Battle of Gaugamela against Darius
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331
Founds Alexandria. Wins Battle of Gaugamela against Darius
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332
Wins siege of Tyre; attacks Gaza, which falls
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333
wins the Battle of Issus against Darius
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334
Wins Battle of the Granicus River against Darius III of Persia.
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336
Alexander becomes ruler of Macedonia
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356
alexander is born at pella, macedonia
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Period: 400 to 500
height of greek city states
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404
Peloponnesian War ends. Athens’ empire is dismantled.
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406
Attila is born
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Period: 406 to 453
Attila the Hun
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407
Socrates meets Plato. A meeting that will eventually reshape the world.
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431
Peloponnesian War begins
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431
Peloponnesian War begins
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433
attila becomes ruler of the huns
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451
Defeat of Attila at Chalons
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452
The pope persuades Attila not to sack Rome
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453
Attila dies
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470
Socrates born
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Period: 500 to Oct 4, 1000
Bantu migrations
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532
Nika Riots
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Period: 532 to 540
Endless Peace' with the Persian king Chosroes.
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533
General Belisarius overthrows the Vandals in Africa and annexes it
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536
Belisarius occupies Rome.
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537
Goths besiege Rome. Belisarius successful in Italy.
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541
Belisarius fights against Persia.
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546
Gothic King Totila captures Rome.
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547
Belisarius drives out King Totila.
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552
Death of King Totila. Narses takes Rome.
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562
Belisarius dies.
Justinians general -
Period: 562 to Oct 4, 605
Nebuchadnezzar II is king of Babylon.
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565
Justinian dies
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Oct 4, 700
Phoenicians
The island of Sicily is colonized from the eastern Mediterranean by both Phoenicians and Greeks -
Oct 4, 700
Phoenicians
The Greeks make the Phoenician alphabet much more flexible by the addition of vowels, from alpha to omega -
Oct 4, 1000
Pheonicians
The abacus is used as an everyday method of calculation by Phoenicians and Babylonians -
Oct 4, 1000
Pheonicians
Tyre and Sidon have by now replaced Byblos as the dominant cities within Phoenicia -
Period: Oct 4, 1045 to
the shang period
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Oct 4, 1100
Pheonicians war
The Phoenicians develop the war galley, with a sharp battering ram in the bow -
Period: Oct 4, 1155 to
Kassite Dynasty rules over Babylonia.
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Oct 4, 1220
Babylon is under Assyrian control.
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Oct 4, 1500
hittites develop iron
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Oct 4, 1500
printing invented
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Oct 4, 1500
Pheonician writing system
The first steps towards a phonetic alphabet are taken in Phoenicia -
end of amorite rule
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King Mursilis of the Hittites sacks Babylon. Beginning of Babylonian "dark ages."
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Period: to
Life of Hammurabi, king of Babylon.
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Hammurabi of Babylon destroys Mari.
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The code of Hammurabi
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Hammurabi of Babylon conquers Uruk and Isin.
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Amorite dynasty established in Babylon.
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Birth of Jesus
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Death of Jesus
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Period: to
St. Paul
Was a missionary for the christian religion -
destruction of the second temple
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Period: to
The Height of Harrapan civilization
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Babylonian king Nebuchadnezar captures Jerusalem.
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Fall of Babylon, conquered by Cyrus of Persia. Return of the Jews.
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Babylon is destroyed by Xerxes, King of Persia.
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Code of Justinian.
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Frankish invasion of Italy. Belisarius overthrows Goths in Italy.
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Goths take Rome.
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Belisarius saves Constantinople from the Bulgars
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Socrates executed on charges of brainwashing the youth.
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Phoenicians
Citium, in Cyprus, is the first of many Phoenician colonies in the Mediterranean -
Phoenicians
Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre, is an enthusiastic trading partner of King David in Jerusalem, and later of Solomon -
Phoenicians
The Phoenician cities, liberated from Babylonian rule, willingly accept inclusion in the Persian empire -
Gunpowder developed
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Socrates fights in Battle of Mantinea as a hoplite (armored soldier). Battle is lost. Socrates would have been around 52.
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Period: to
Babylon
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Period: to 565
Justinian
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Period: to 470
Socrates
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Period: to
Jewish exile in Babylonia. Old Testament is written.
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Period: to 563
siddhartha guatama
A sage whose teachings founded Buddhism. -
Period: to 551
Confucius
A philospher that began the confucianism religion. -
Period: to
The Height of the Egyptian civilations
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first code of laws by Urukagina, king of Lagash.
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Pheonician
Trade lnks, probably by sea in Phoenician ships from Byblos, are established between Egypt and Phoenicia -
Byblos
Byblos (modern Jbeil) evolves to become the most important seaport and city of Phoenicia -
Pheonician region
modern Lebanon from around this date -
Use of bronze in Egypt and Mesopotamia
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cuneiform writing begins
