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In 70 CE, Roman Legions under the command of Titus retook and destroyed much of Jerusalem, including the Second Temple.
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Central figure of Christianity. 2 BCE – 33 CE
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Period of peace for the Roman Empire. 27 BCE- 180 CE
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A Christian missionary who preached the gospel of Christ. 5-67 CE
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The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE-220 CE. It succeeded the Qin Dynasty and is considered the golden age of Chinese history.
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Buddhism arrived in China in 250 BCE. Emperor Ashoka the Great sent Buddhist missionaries to China to make Buddhism know to them.
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Theravada doctrine holds that only a monk can attain nirvana and that the laity can only aspire to be reborn as a monk after many reincarnations. It was codified in 250 BCE, during the reign of Emperor Asoka in India.
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The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by emperors Constantine I and Licinius that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire.
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The Gupta Empire existed from 320-550 CE. It was an ancient Indian empire, which covered most of the Indian Subcontinent
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Alexander the Great conquered Persia with 153,000 less men than the Persian army in 334BCE.
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Attila the Hun ruled the Huns from 434-453 BCE. He was one of the most feared enemies of the Roman Empire. He conquered the Balkans but was unable to take over Constantinople. He was finally defeated in 451, while trying to capture Roman Gaul (France).
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After the dark ages (441-476 BCE), Greece started to band together to form strong trading centers.
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Byzantine Emperor 527-565 CE
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Confucius lived from 551-479 BCE. He was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher. His philosophy emphasized personal and government morality, correctness of society, and justice. He was strongly supportive of the Golden Rule.
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563-483 BCE A sage who founded the teachings of Buddhism.
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1040-256 BCE Longest lasting dynasty. Came after the Shang dynasty, this is also when iron was introduced to China.
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Ancient Semitic civilization 1200 BCE- 539 BCE
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Established by King Tang in 1675 BCE. He overthrew Xia’s last ruler, Jie, and his dynasty lasted over 600 years with 30 different rulers.
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The Bantu colonized southern Africa in the 1700s-1800s.
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Emerged in 1894 BCE. They are an Akkadian-speaking empire in south-central Mesopotamia. They became the major power of the region in the 1700 BCEs after Hammurabi united many territories of the former Akkadian Empire.
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Hittites developed iron in 2000 BCE
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Invented by Chinese man Bi Sheng between 1041 CE and 1048 CE
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Gunpowder was made during the 9th century and is one of China’s “Four Great Inventions”.
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390 BCE, Battle of Allia, Gallics fought with Romans and defeated the Roman army, leaving an open path to Rome.
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469-399 BCE Athenian philosopher who founded Western Philosophy.
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2500 BCE – 2000 BCE Fell because of the migration of the Aryan people.
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The height of the Egyptian civilization was from 2686-2181 BCE. This is when they had many advances in architecture, art, and technology. They built the Giza pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and had huge improvements to central administrations.
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The regular use of bronze in the Mesopotamia and Egypt began in 2900 BCE.
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The regular use of bronze in the Mesopotamia and Egypt began in 2900 BCE.
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Cuneiform writing first appeared in the Mesopotamia in the late 4th millennium BCE.
