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600 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
During the neolithic revolution humans began to go from a nomadic life style, heavily reliant on hunting and gathering, to a sedentary life relying on agriculture. Due to this change in how people got food, there was a surplus that made it possible for people to have different jobs and duties -
224 BCE
Sassanian Empire
The Sassanian Empire was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire. This Empire was overthrown in 651 by the Arab Caliphate -
207 BCE
Beginning of the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was China second imperial dynasty, started by Liu Bang. The Han Dynasty was a bureaucracy wherein merchants paid taxes and peasants gave part of their crops as taxes. The Hand Dynasty was responsible for the invention of paper, the collar harness, plow, wheel barrow and the waterwheel. -
30 BCE
Fall of Egyptian Empire
Many people know the story of Cleopatra and her vain attempts at saving Egypt from coming under the rule of the Roman empire. But alas, after her suicide, Alexandria sunk into the sea and Egypt was annexed into the Roman empire -
27 BCE
Roman Empire is founded
The Roman empire is the most well known of the classical empire. The Roman Empire conquered much of Europe and of the lands that it conquered, each had its occupants granted citizenship and a citizen army -
320
Founding of the Mauryan Empire
The Mauryan Empire was founded after Chandragupta defeated the Persians. Chandragupta divided the empire into different sections to better control it -
500
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire came to be upon the fall of the Roman Empire, which was caused by many factors including political corruption, decreasing population and invasions by Germanic tribes. The Byzantine Empire was located in what was Western Rome and and Byzantine citizens considered themselves Romans since they shared so much similar culture. -
Jan 1, 610
Beginning of the Islamic Empire
The Islamic empire is believed to have begun when the prophet Muhammad had his first revelations from God. Muhammad and his followers begin the spread of his teachings and thus the Islamic empire is born -
Jan 1, 618
Tang Dynasty
After the fall of the Han Dynasty China was divided into many warring tribes. These tribes were reunited by the Sui Dynasty, and went under fierce leadership. Much like the Han Dynasty the Tang came to be after the overthrow of oppressive leaders -
Jan 8, 1095
Holy Crusades
Armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to Pope Urban's plea to wage war against the Muslims in order to capture the holy land of Jerusalem -
Feb 19, 1279
Rise of the Mongol Empire
Up until this point the Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes that traded with nearby settlements. After Genghis Khan came into power, all of these smaller tribes came together to conquer what is now Russia, Korea, central Asia and the Islamic Empire -
Dec 7, 1348
Black Death in Europe
The Black death was introduced to Europe in the 14th century and was spread by fleas and rats. The plague decimated the population and it took years to rebuild it -
Dec 7, 1368
Fall of the Mongol Empire
The fall of the Mongol empire began in Persia with poor tax returns, overspending, fighting within factions and the current ruler dying without a successor. The decline of the Mongol empire in China was caused by a loss of confidence in paper money and the plague -
Oct 8, 1405
Zheng He
At this time Zheng He begins he many voyages across the Indian Ocean. His paths on the voyages became used for trade -
Feb 4, 1438
Rise of the Inca Empire
The Inca Empire was the largest empire in the Americas before the beginning of colonization. The Incas were known to use multiple methods of assimilating tribes ranging from peaceful assimilation to full on coquest -
May 29, 1453
Fall of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was slowly crippled and oppressed over many years by the Turks, but they eventually gained a small amount of freedom. But when they gained this freedom, they were attacked by the sultan Murad and destroyed by his predecessor Murad II -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus first sails across the Atlantic
In 1492 Christopher Columbus first set sail to cross the Atlantic in search for a route to the spice islands. Instead he stumbles upon the Bahamian Islands -
Aug 3, 1492
Colombian Exchange
When Columbus first landed in the Americas, the Columbian exchange began which was the transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people from the New World to the Old World -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama
On May 20th, 1498, Vasco da Gama became the first European to sail directly from Europe to India -
Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610.
