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10,000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
People settle for the first time thanks to farming! -
3500 BCE
City-states of Sumer going strong
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3150 BCE
Unification of Egypt
Old Kingdom begins with the first Pharaoh--pyramids to follow -
Period: 1750 BCE to 1127 BCE
Shang Dynasty in China
Bronze Age--Chinese writing invented! -
1500 BCE
Aryan invasions/migrations into India
Indo-Europeans from the steppes take over the Indus Valley civilization (Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro), establishing the caste system and Vedic Hinduism -
1500 BCE
Bantu migrations begin
Bantu languages and ironwork spread through sub-Saharan Africa -
1446 BCE
Moses leads Israel out of Egypt
Stops at Mt. Sinai for 10 Commandments -
Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE
Olmec civilization
First of the Mesoamerican cultures -
624 BCE
Siddartha Gautama born
grows up to be Buddha -
550 BCE
Cyrus the Great founds Persian Empire
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Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE
Period of Warring States in China
Violence and chaos after the end of the Zhou dynasty -
400 BCE
Life of Confucius
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399 BCE
Death of Socrates
Gimme the hemlock! -
323 BCE
Death of Alexander the Great
After establishing a vast empire from Egypt to India, Alexander dies in Babylon, but the Hellenistic era continues -
Period: 268 BCE to 232 BCE
Ashoka rules India
promotes Buddhism -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty begins
The First Emperor unites all of China -
Period: 27 BCE to 184
Pax Romana
The "peace of Rome" unified the Mediterranean with roads and sea lanes, aiding trade and the spread of culture -
30
Jesus crucified
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221
Collapse of Han Dynasty
Thanks to the Xiongnu and internal issues, China is disunited for centuries -
313
Emperor Constantine issues Edict of Milan
This decree ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, and the faith spreads even faster -
476
Fall of Rome
Hello, barbarians!