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Minoans were a civilization who dominated sea trade
2000 BC- 1400 BC -
Mycenaean Indo-Europeans who settled on mainland Greek
1700 BC- 1200 BC -
The Minoans mysteriously end
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Dorians move into Greece and cause the Dark Age
1150 BC- 750 BC -
The first known Olympic Games
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Sparta conquers Messenia
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Messenians revolt but are defeated by Spartans
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Legal law code developed in Athens based on equality
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Legal code changed and Establishes four social classes
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Rome overthrows the Etruscan King and declare never to be ruled by a king and start a Rebuplic
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Athens reforms idea of democracy and split into ten groups based on where you live
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Ionian Greeks living on coast of Anatolia revolt against Persian taxes
499-493 BC -
Persia defeated at Marthon by Athens. They sailed into the city and saw it defended
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Persians launch new invasion on Greece
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During the Golden Age Athens was at their peak and was very beautiful
477-431 BC -
Pericles becomes the leader of Athens
461-429 BC -
The 12 Tables were created and are Roman laws carved into Stone
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War breaks out between Sparta and Athens. Sparta wins.
431-404 BC -
Macedonians invade and defeat Greece
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Alexander the Great invades and defeats Persia
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Alexander wins again at Issus
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Persia is defeated for the third and final time
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Alexander conquers Indus Valley
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Wars between Rome and Carthage
264-146 -
Rome defeats Carthage at the battle of Zama
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Caesar declares himself dictator for life
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Octavian defeats Marc Antony
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It falls because it was weakened by internal conflict and civil wars
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During this time Rome went through a time of peace and prosperity
27 BC-180 AD -
Emperor Nero blames the fire on the Christians
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Christians are now allowed to worship. Before they were killed
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At this council the Nicene Creed was created
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Rome moves the capital to Byzantium but renamed it Constantinople
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Emperor Theodosius makes Christianity official religion of the empire
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The Western half of Rome falls and that allows the rest to fall to
