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First civilization in Mesopotamia -
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First written language using pictures -
Egypt comes alive. It takes over around the Nile River. It was much more bigger than before. -
Egypt copies the quniform and makes there own. -
Ancient Greece started near the Mediterranean sea, and the Aegean sea. It also had many island next to the main land. -
The Minoans were successful traders who stayed in Crete till 1100 B.C. They had a palace in the ancient city of Knossos. -
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro grew to nearly 40,000 people.These cities had advanced drainage systems.(There were public well, and many buildings had a bathroom) -
The pyramids and Sphinx were made in the old kingdom and the middle kingdom. -
Akkadia rules Mesopotamia with King Sargon I -
Babylon is established. The make the Hammurabi's Code. -
The shang dynasty built China's first cities. During the Shang dynasty, bronze work and expert toolmaking flourished. Also, the first chinese writing system was invented. -
The Phoenicians were best known for their trade and alphabet. -
The new kingdom is when King Tut (King Tutankahmen) was king. He was king from nine years old, and he died when he was 19. Now he is mummified and buried in a pyramid. -
When Aryans moved and mixed with the original inhabitants of the Indus valley, they created a new culture. A new culture was organized by a varnas(a social structure that it's classes are determined by birthright) -
Hinduism is one of the major religions originated in India. Hindu beliefs says there is one prevailing spiritual power that lives in everything. Hindu also believe in many god and goddesses.
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The empire grew larger. Had one of the first libraries. Gilgamesh was written at this time. Nineveh was the capital. -
They lived south of Phoenicia in the land of Israel. Historians are looking for clues about ancient history by the sacred text of Israelites, the Torah. -
Greece had the Trojan War around 1194 to 1184. After a few year later, the dark ages of Greece started. There was also the Trojan Horses, and this was a giant wooden horse that they used to fight with. -
The zhou dynasty took control for nearly 800 years. They built forts and walls to defend their land. -
Around 800 B.C., city-states began to form in Greece. These city-states were usually ruled by archeologists and military rulers. They also invented democracy around this time. -
The first Olympic Games was first held on the ancient plains of Olympia. There were games like discus throw, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse and chariot races, jumping, and running. -
Around 750 B.C., a poet called 'Homer' talks about the Trojan War in his poem, 'iliad'. Another poet from Rome, Virgil, wrote a poem about the Trojan War too, in the 'Aneid'. -
Athens the city-state becomes where everything happens. the Athenian leader Solon helped Greece get the golden age. -
Etruscans get power in ancient Rome. -
Confucianism was made by a famous Chinese teacher and philosopher, Confucius. Confucianism holds that there are five human relationships. 1. Ruler and ruled 2. Friend and friend 3. Husband and wife 4. Older sibling and younger sibling 5. Father and son -
Buddhism is one of the major religions originated in India. When a young Hindu prince, Siddhartha Gautama saw the devastation of the real world, he decided to abandon his riches to seek the meaning of life and the cure for human suffering. -
Taoism is another philosophy developed around the time of confucianism. It is based on the writings called Laozi. They believe happiness comes from leading a balanced life in harmony with nature, through living simple and selfless lives. -
The Greece people found silver and had great trading with other countries. They also were very busy working on philosophy, religion, art, and architecture. This is also when they made the Greek Religion, the family of Olympians. -
The Peloponnesian War lasted for 27 years. In the war, the Athenians fell to the Spartans. -
Alexander the Great (which is Alexander the Worst) comes to Egypt and conquers them. -
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya empire. because his armies were powerful, he ruled by complete power over his people. he was so feared for his life, so he made servants taste his food to test poison, and he never slept in the same bed two nights in a row. -
The Han dynasty began trading with the western world through the silk road(a trade route from China to Mediterranean sea).The main chinese export was silk.The Chinese created the sailboat rudder, manufactured steel, and made paper from wood pulp. They also invented herbal medicined and traded in spices, tea, and porcelain. -
Rome conquers a lot of land near the mediterranean sea. This time was when they have ruled the most land. -
Julius Caesar attended a meeting of the senate called 'Ides of March' -
Queen Cleopatra dies and Egypt dies together. (Loyal Egypt!) -
elaborate, expensive temples are build in Rome. -
One out of ten people in Rome becomes Christian -
The golden age of India was stared when the Gupta dynasty took over. Hinduism became the major religion, and there was a great leaps in literature, art, architecture, and science. -
The byzantine empire's capital, constantinople was a powerful center of trade until its fall -
The Roman Empire finally falls to death. -
Justinian reign began in 527 CE. Roman laws are a mess when Justinian became an emperor. Justinian put a team together to sift through the ancient laws ad make sure of them. They developed ad organized collection of Roman laws with explanations named the Justinian code -
Justinian's accomplishments were great, but his conquests in Italy, North Africa, Palestine, and Syria caused a lot of trouble. With the rise of Islam, Arab groups took over Syria and Palestine -
A new religion named Islam arose in the Arabian Peninsula. According to Islamic belief, the prophet Muhammad heard a message from a god and he became god's messenger and spread the teachings of Islam. -
In the 1200s, Mali seized control of the salt and gold trade with the help of their leader, Sundiata who conquered neighboring lands and helps Mali grow rich from trade. -
Mansa musa was Sundiata's grandnephew. He continued to expand the kingdom. He also made Mali grew richer. However, he spent so much gold on gifts for his hosts that gold lost value. After he died, Mali's power dissolved. -
In the twelfth century, the Byzantine empire became Europe's greatest center of commerce. They quickly became rich. However, in 1453, the Byzantine empire was taken over by the Turks -
Songhai was one of the provinces that separated from Mali and became a major kingdom in its own right. Once a trading center within Mali, it conquered Timbuktu and then gained control of trade of gold and salt. However, in less than 100 years, people fought each other and fell into an army
