SS Timeline Project

End of Prehistory

3200 BCE

Prehistory is the period of time from when humans existed to when history was recorded. The main source of research for prehistory is archaeology. There were three sub periods of time in Prehistory. The Stone Age, the Bronze age, and The Iron Age.

Pyramid of Giza built

2560 BCE

Standing 455 ft tall (Contemporary) the pyramid, built in 2560 B.C. was the tallest structure built for 3800 years. The Pyramid has a 51 degree slope and is 2.58 million cubic meters in volume. The pyramid was believed to be built as a toumb for the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu.

Epic of Gilgamesh Written

2000 BCE

The epic of Gilgamesh, written in 2000 B.C., is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. There are only a few surviving copies of it. There are six versions of the epic.

Minoan Civilization is Destroyed

1627 BCE

The Minoan Civilization, a Bronze age civilization, was destroyed by a volcanic explosion three and a half thousand years ago. This happened 100,000 miles from the island of Crete

Shang Empire Established

1600 BCE

The Trojan War (start)

1260 BCE

The Trojan War was against the city of Troy by the Greeks. The Trojan War is one of the most important wars in Greek Mythology. The Trojan War has been narrated through many works of Greek Literature.

Trojan War (end)

1180 BCE

Roman Empire Rise

753 BCE

Persian Empire Rise

559 BCE

Roman Republic Founded

509 BCE

The Roman Republic Started with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom. The Roman Republic Ended in 27 B.C. with the establishment of the roman empire.

Confucius Dies

497 BCE

Confucius, a Chinese philosopher, born in 551 B.C. Confucius studied the spring and autumn period of Chinese history. He emphasized personal and governmental morality.

Peloponnesian Wars (start)

431 BCE

Peloponnesian War was fought by Athens and its empire, also an Ancient Greek war. The Peloponnesian War was fought by "Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta"

Peloponnesian Wars (end)

404 BCE

Philip II is Murdered

336 BCE

Philip II (Philip the second) of Macedonia, was assassinated during 336 B.C. in Vergina. Philip was killed by one of his body guards, Pausanias of Orestis.

Construction of Great Wall of China (started)

221 BCE

The great wall of china, is fortifications made of stone, built along an east to west line across the northern boarders of china. The wall, built by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, is getting smaller and smaller every year.

Construction of The Great Wall of China (ended)

206 BCE

Julius Ceasar Killed

44 BCE

Gaius Julius Caesar known as Julius Caesar, was a roman politician. He led a critical role in the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar, born in 100 B.C., was assassinated by a group of people (Gaius Cassius Longinus, Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus and over thirty other Senators of the Roman Republic)

Persian Empire Fall

330

Christianity Becomes the Official Religion of Rome

379

Christianity, a "Abrahamic monotheistic" religion is the worlds largest religion, became the Official religion of Rome in 379 A.D.

Hannibal Invades Italy

379

Hannibal Barca was a military commander from carthage. Invading Italy in 397 A.D., Hannibal was the leader of the invasion.

Hagia Sophia is Built

534

The Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian church. Now a museum in Istanbul Turkey the Hagia Sophia started with construction in 537 and finished in 1453. the Hagia Sophia served as a church between 1204-1261.

The Plague of Justinian (start)

541

The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that hit the Eastern Roman Empire. It also effected ports and cities around the entire Mediterranean Sea. The Plague of Justinian was considered "One of the greatest plagues in history"

The Plague of Justinian (end)

542

Battle of Tours

Oct 10, 732

The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers, fought by Charles Martel and the massive invading Islamic Forces. The battle was fought near the city of Tours, France.

Charlemagne Crowned as Emperor

Dec 25, 800

Charlemagne or "Charles the great" born on April 2, 747, was "The King of the Franks". He became the King of Italy in 774. He united a large part of Europe during the middle ages.

The First Crusade (start)

Aug 15, 1096

The First Crusade was the first attempt to capture the holy lands, called "Pope Urban II". It started as a pilgrimage in western Christendom. It ended as a military expedition by the Roman Catholic to regain holy lands.

The First Crusade (end)

Sep 8, 1099

Mongol Empire Rise

Jan 1, 1206

Mansa Musa Makes Pilgrimage to Mecca

Sep 7, 1324

Mansa Musa, a medieval African ruler, was a fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire. In 1324, he made a pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Mansa Musa was most known outside of Africa

Tenochtitlan is Founded

Jan 1, 1325

The Black Death (Europe)

Oct 1, 1347

The Black Death, killed 50 million in the 14 century and almost 60 per cent of Europe's population.

Kingdom of Benin Established

Jan 1, 1440

Roman Empire Fall

Jan 1, 1453

Turks Capture Constantinople (start)

Apr 6, 1453

Constantinople was captured by an invading army of the ottoman empire. The ottomans (Turks) were commanded by "Mehmed the Conqueror". The capture Constantinople was marked as the "end of the roman empire"

Turks Capture Constantinople (end)

May 29, 1453

Columbus Discovers the new World

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus, born before october 31, 1451, discovered the new world on October 12, 1492. After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, sights of the Bahamas came into view.

Mona Lisa Created (start)

Jan 1, 1503

The Mona Lisa, a half length portrait of a woman created by Leonardo da Vinci, was a masterpiece like no other. Known as "The "Best Known" painting in the world. The Mona Lisa is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini.

Mona Lisa Created (end)

Sep 7, 1504

Martin Luther King Writes 95 Thesis

Oct 31, 1517

Martin Luther King, a civil rights activist in the 1500's, wrote the 95th thesis attacking the Catholic Church. Martin Luther King was attacking the church for its corrupt practice of selling "indulgences".

Ivan the Terrible crowned Cezar

Sep 7, 1547

Ivan the Terrible (or Ivan IV), was crowned first czar of Russa. Ivan the Terrible, crowned in 1547, ruled with "deep-seated paranoia and ruthlessness" .

Shakespear's Globe Theater Built

Sep 6, 1599

The Globe theater was a theater in London built in 1599. The theater was destroyed by a fire on the 29th of June 1613. A modern reconstruction of the globe opened in 1997.

First Shogunate Established in Japan

Jan 1, 1603

The Olmec Colossal Heads are Built

Sep 6, 1605

The Olmec Colossal Heads are at least 17 human heads dating from before 900 B.C. The bolders that the heads were made of were brought from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas mountains in Veracruz.

Don Quixote is written

Sep 6, 1620

Don Quixote, written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Is a Spanish novel. Don Quixote's considered one of the most influential works of literature from the Spanish golden ages.

Galileo is put on Trial

Jun 22, 1633

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer. Born on Feb. 15 1564, he was called the "father of observational astronomy". Galileo's thought that the sunspots on the sun proved the earths revolving around the sun and not the sun revolving around the earth. This theory got him in trouble with the church and eventually the law

Mongol Empire Fall

Sep 7, 2016