Unit 2 part 2

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  • 563 BCE

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    Siddhartha Gautama founded the religion. It is based on the concept of dharma. And aims to end world suffering.
  • 321 BCE

    Mauryan Empire

    Mauryan Empire
    Covers most of the subcontinent. It unified almost all of India. Except for the south
  • 321 BCE

    Chandragupta Maurya

    Chandragupta Maurya
    He was a leader. He was always worried about someone assassinating him. He retired to become a better jain.
  • 321 BCE

    Trade in the Mauryan empire

    Trade in the Mauryan empire
    They had a single currency. They taxed trade. And they were the connection on the silk road between other empires.
  • 268 BCE

    Ashoka

    Ashoka
    He spread Buddhism all over India. He also spread it to other empires. He constructed Edicts which were his teachings.
  • 264 BCE

    Punic wars

    Punic wars
    The Punic wars were a series of wars that took place between Carthage and Rome. They were important because they were the start of the expansion of the Roman empire. It showed Rome's effective military.
  • 221 BCE

    Great wall of China

    Great wall of China
    It was started in the Qin dynasty. It was expanded during the Han dynasty. It was put in place to protect from northern nomadic tribes.
  • 206 BCE

    Start of the Han dynasty

    Start of the Han dynasty
    United China after the Qin dynasty. It was China's first golden age. And was Confucianism central.
  • 206 BCE

    Civil service examinations

    Civil service examinations
    Exams you had to take to become a bureaucrat in the Han dynasty. They had 3 day long essays. If you got in you would be set for life.
  • 141 BCE

    Wu di

    Wu di
    He was an emperor during the Han dynasty. He was know for his promotion of Confucianism. And expansion of the Han empire.
  • 130 BCE

    Silk roads

    Silk roads
    The Han dynasty started the silk roads. Which was one of the best trade routes in the world. They traded goods, ideas, plants, and animals with other empires.
  • 73 BCE

    Slavery leads to revolt

    Slavery leads to revolt
    Rome relied heavily on slave labor. Slaves could buy themselves freedom. And the famous slave revolt with Spartacus happen in 73 BCE.
  • 49 BCE

    Caesar as dictator

    Caesar as dictator
    After the Civil war-Pompey Vs Caesar(Caesar won) he named himself as a dictator. He gave land to the poor. And he enlarged the senate(which weakened it).
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar assassination

    Julius Caesar assassination
    He was assassinated by a group of senators. This caused a civil war. The assassins lost this conflict.
  • 31 BCE

    Augustus Caesar

    Augustus Caesar
    He was named imperator by the senate. He allows the senate to exist under his control. He also creates the largest army that Rome ever had.
  • 27 BCE

    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana
    This is when there was peace in Rome. The empire expanded. And there was 5 good emperors.
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus

    Jesus
    Jesus was born into a Jewish family. He was an apocalyptical prophet who gained many followers. And was not liked by Jewish priests and Roman leaders.
  • 220

    Fall of the Han

    Fall of the Han
    The yellow river flooded because it changed course. This caused many deaths. There was also lot's of political corruption.
  • 320

    Gupta empire

    Gupta empire
    Seen as the golden age of India. It was smaller than the Mauryan empire. They focused on math, trade, science, literature, and arts.
  • 476

    Fall of the west

    Fall of the west
    The Roman empire splits in two. The Huns pushed Germanic tribes into Rome. Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of Rome.