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Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE
The Minoans Rule
Possibly early ancestors of the Greeks these People live on the Island of Crete -
Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE
Mycenaean Civilization
Indo-Europeans who settled on the greek mainland -
1600 BCE
The Minoans Photo
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1500 BCE
Mycenaean Photo
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1450 BCE
The End of the Minoans
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Period: 1150 BCE to 750 BCE
The Dorians
Group of people who move into Greece, create the Dark Age -
800 BCE
Dorians Photo
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776 BCE
First known Olympics
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725 BCE
Sparta conquers Messenians
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625 BCE
Messenians Revolt
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621 BCE
Athen’s Legal Systems
Draco develops legal code based on equality of citizens -
594 BCE
Rule of Solon
Gets rid of debt slavery
Establishes four social classes based on wealth -
509 BCE
Romans overthrow horrible Etruscan king
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500 BCE
Rule of Cleisthenes
Statesmen who rules around 500 BC
Reforms the idea of democracy by splitting Athens into ten groups based on where you live -
Period: 499 BCE to 493 BCE
Ionian Revolt
Ionian Greeks living on coast of Anatolia revolt against Persian taxes -
495 BCE
Ionian Revolt Photo
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490 BCE
Battle of Marathon: September 11, 490 BCE
25,000 Persians vs. 11,000 Athenians
ATHENIAN VICTORY -
480 BCE
Persians launch new invasion of Greece
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Period: 477 BCE to 431 BCE
Golden Age of Athens
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Period: 461 BCE to 429
Pericles rule
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451 BCE
Romans create twelve tables.
Roman laws carved onto stone tables
Becomes basis for Roman law
Hung in the Forum -
450 BCE
Golden Age of Athens Photo
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450 BCE
Pericles Photo
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Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Peloponnesian Wars
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415 BCE
Peloponnesian Wars Photo
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338 BCE
Battle of Chaeronea
Macedonians invade and defeat Greeks (Athens and Thebes) -
334 BCE
Alexander the Great invades Persia
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333 BCE
Battle of Issus
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331 BCE
Battle of Guagamala
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326 BCE
Alexander conquers parts of the Indus River Valley
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Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
3 wars between between Rome and Carthage -
202 BCE
Defeats Hannibal in 202 B.C. at Battle of Zama
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200 BCE
Punic Wars Photo
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44 BCE
Caesar declared himself dictator for LIFE
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31 BCE
Battle of Actium
ends Roman Republic -
27 BCE
The End of the Roman Republic
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Period: 27 BCE to 180
Pax Romana
“Roman Peace" Rome's peak -
64
Great Fire of Rome
Emperor Nero blamed the christians -
100
Pax Romana Photo
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313
End of Christian Persecution
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325
Council of Nicaea
writes the Nicene Creed -
330
Diocletian moves capital to Byzantium
Renamed it Constantinople -
380
Christianity becomes official religion of Rome
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476
Rome Western Empire falls
