-
12,000 BCE
Out of Africa Theory
Stone tools found in Rift Valley
DNA evidences
Hunters Gatherers
Neolithic Revolution -
10,000 BCE
Neolithic Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Ice Age -
8700 BCE
The Stone Age
Stone tools found from Ethiopia -
7400 BCE
Catalhoyuk
Hunted
Herded
Farmed
Deity
Houses (entered from the roof)
Tall Houses -
7200 BCE
Faiyum
Fertile crescent
Ancient Egypt
Fertile Abundant Land
Famous for art -
7000 BCE
Yangtze River Civilization
Longest river in Asia
5 tribes: Hemuda, Majiabang, Gouwu, Jiangsu
Agriculture, fertile soil
Pottery -
4500 BCE
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Language, government, architecture
Tigris and Euphrates River
Oldest written language -
3300 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
connected houses
scribes, priests, traders -
3000 BCE
Bronze Age
Tools adapted to different climates
Build homes
Cook food
More people migrated north -
1200 BCE
Iron Age
Creation of iron
Used for tools -
800 BCE
Ancient Greece
Art
Poetry
Philosophers
Olympic Games -
753 BCE
Rome
Founded by Romulus
Republic
Hannibal Invades Italy
Caesar Rises to power
Caeser dies -
550 BCE
Persian Empire
Founded by Cyrus the Great
Metalwork, Carvings
Religion similar to Islam -
490 BCE
Persian War
Between Greece and Persia
Persia wanted to expand into Greece -
27 BCE
Roman Empire
Octavian (Augustus) Caesar -
395
Rome Split
Adios Rome -
500
Dark Ages
Began with the fall of Rome
Trade
Education
Art
Philosophy
Religion -
1347
Renaissance
De Medici Family
Martin Luther King Reform
Arts
Science
Philosophy
Da Vinci
Michaelangelo -
1565
St. Augustine
First Colony
Attacked by pirates
In Florida
Originally under Spain's ownership -
Roanoke
Lost city
Attempt to create civilization in the new land
Croatoan -
Jamestown
Settlers came from England to the New World for religious freedom -
Pilgrims
Arrived in MA
Had a hard time planting food
Indians helped
Mutually understanding between pilgrims and pokotwan tribe -
Salem Witch Trials
Women being executed for being "witches" in MA and around the surrounding area -
French and Indian War
French fought alongside Indians
Over land between French and Britains
Also known as 7 years war
French lost -
Declaration of Independence
Break up between America and Britain -
Treaty of Paris
Gave access to the Mississippi River and the land West of it -
Louisiana Purchase
Bought midwest $15 million -
War of 1812
British vs America
Four Theatres
Hartford Convention
Burned White House -
Civil War
Fight for Civil Rights
Abraham Lincoln
Slavery
North (Union) Won -
The Great Depression
Lack of jobs, money, and food