period 2

Jewish Diaspora

722 BCE

the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancestral homeland and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe

Roman Republic established

509 BCE

was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.

Siddhartha Guatama travels and teaches

500 BCE

was the leader and founder of a sect of wanderer ascetics one of many sects which existed at that time all over India. This sect came to be known as Sangha, to distinguish it from other similar communities. The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama are considered the core of Buddhism: after his death, the community he founded slowly evolved into a religious-like movement which was finally established as a state religion in India by the time of Emperor Ashoka, during the 3rd century BCE.

Confucius is teaching what will become the Analects

500 BCE

The Analects of Confucius Summary. The Analects of Confucius is an anthology of brief passages that present the words of Confucius and his disciples, describe Confucius as a man, and recount some of the events of his life and his Books III and IV are seen as the core texts, outlining Confucius's ideology

Legalism is a dominant belief system (Qin)

475 BCE

was a philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest

Peloponnesian War

431 BCE

was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.

Daoism Begins

400 BCE

is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu which contributed to the folk religion of the people primarily in the rural areas of China and became the official religion of the country under the Tang Dynasty

Phlip of Macedon conquer the Greek city states

336 BCE

After defeating the Greek city-states of Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea , Philip II led the effort to establish a federation of Greek states known as the League of Corinth, with him as the elected hegemon and commander-in-chief of Greece for a planned invasion of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia

Alexander the Great defeats the Persians

330 BCE

Alexander Defeats The Persians,. Alexander began his war against the Persians in 334 BC. At the time the Macedonian leader was twenty-two years old.His victory at the battle of Gaugamela on the Persian plains was a decisive conquest that insured the defeat of his Persian rival King Darius III.

Mauryan empire established by Chandragupta Maurya

321 BCE

was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. He was picked up, taught, and counselled by Chanakya, who is identified as the author of the Arthashastra. Chandragupta built one of the largest empires ever on the Indian subcontinent.

Mayan civilization

300 BCE

was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system

First of the Punic Wars (Rome v. Carthage)

264 BCE

first of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire that resulted in the destruction of Carthage. ... The First Punic War was fought to establish control over the strategic islands of Corsica and Sicily.

Ashoka dies

232 BCE

Ashoka ruled for an estimated 36 years and died in Legend states that during his cremation, his body burned for seven days and nights. After his death, the Mauryan dynasty lasted just fifty more years until his empire stretched over almost all of the Indian subcontinent.

Qin Dynasty starts building walls

221 BCE

the first emperor of a unified China under the Qin Dynasty, ordered that earlier fortifications between states be removed and a number of existing walls along the northern border be joined into a single system that would extend for more than 10,000 li

Han Dynasty established

206 BCE

founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang (known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu), was the second imperial dynasty of China

Silk Road established

130 BCE

was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce

Julius Caesar murdered

44 BCE

was the result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, and Marcus Junius Brutus. They stabbed Caesar (23 times) to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides

Pax Romana

27 BCE

was a long period of relative peace and stability experienced by the early Roman Empire. It is traditionally dated as commencing from the accession of Caesar Augustus, founder of the Roman principate

Christianity begins

6 BCE

as a Jewish sect in Judea but quickly spread throughout the Roman empire. Despite early persecution of Christians, it later became the state religion.

Xin Dynasty briefly interrupts the Han

9

It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty.This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han and Eastern Han. Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history.

Final collapse of the Han Dynasty

220

when his armies were defeated by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei. The Han dynasty formally ended when Cao Cao's son and heir, Cao Pi, pressured Emperor Xian into abdicating in his favour.

Roman Empire divided in 2 by Diocletian

284

The Western Roman Empire was the western part of the Roman Empire which, later, became known as The Holy Roman Empire. ... The Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into halves with the Eastern Empire governed out of Byzantium (later Constantinople) and the Western Empire governed from Rome.

Constantine’s Edict of Milan ends Roman persecution of Christians

313

Edict of Milan, a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius

Constantinople becomes capital of Rome

330

after its refoundation under Roman emperor Constantine I, who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and designated his new capital officially as Nova Roma

Gupta Dynasty established

450

Gupta dynasty, rulers of the Magadha (now Bihar) state in northeastern India. They maintained an empire over northern and parts of central and western India from the early 4th to the late 6th century ce. The first ruler of the empire was Chandra Gupta I, who was succeeded by his son, the celebrated Samudra Gupta.

White Huns take down the Gupta empire

470

The White Huns, also called the Hephthalites, were a nomadic confederation in Central Asia. ... In the 5th century, White Huns invaded the Gupta Empire, waiting for the death of the Gupta ruler Skandagupta

Era of Warring States Begins

475

The Warring States Period From 14 Kingdoms to 7 to 1. The Warring States Period was an era of division in ancient China

Collapse of Western Roman Empire

476

, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.