Classical Period:Indian Ocean

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  • Period: 610 BCE to 595 BCE

    Pharaoh Necho II

    Pharaoh Necho II ruled Egypt from 610-595 BCE and began building a canal linking the Nile River and the Red Sea called the Arabian Gulf by Herodotus.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 500 BCE

    Spread of commercial agriculture; rise of social protest.

  • Period: 600 BCE to 530 BCE

    Cyrus the Great

    Cyrus built his empire by conquering first the Median Empire, then the Lydian Empire, and eventually the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
  • Period: 589 BCE to 618 BCE

    Sui Dynasty Reunites China

    Unified China in it's second golden age forming a global powerhouse. It was credited for spreading Buddhism throughout its boundaries.
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucious

    Confucious developed concepts about society, education, and government that continued to be followed in China.
    These beliefs and values, Confucianism, became widely popular in Chinese culture and society after the 2nd century B.C.with the five classics becoming the core of education.
  • Period: 525 BCE to 456 BCE

    Greek Tragedy

    Aeschylus launches tradition of Greek Tragedy
  • Period: 510 BCE to 515 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Scylax of Caryanda made voyage into the Indian Ocean from 510-515 BCE in service of King Darius of Persia. The King heard of the riches of India and wanted to discover the mouth of the Indus River. Scylax later wrote a handbook for mariners.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 449 BCE

    Greco-Persian Wars

    Athens agreed to aid the city-states of the Asia Minor, upsetting their rivals the Persians. Persian leader, Darius the Great, began attacks on the Greek mainland.
  • Period: 470 BCE to 430 BCE

    Athens

    Athens at its height; Pericles, Phidias, Sophocies, Socrates
  • Period: 455 BCE to 528 BCE

    Invasion of Huns

    Successive invasions of Huns and other Central Asian tribes destroy Gupta Empire.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. The destruction of Athens fleet effectively ended the wat, and Athens surrendered the following year. The war reshaped the Greek Civilization, Sparta was leading power and poverty was widespread effecting international relations.
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    Aristotle

    A great philosopher and teacher Aristotle started his own school in Athens, called the Lyceum.
  • Period: 359 BCE to 336 BCE

    Philip of Macedon

  • Period: 338 BCE to 323 BCE

    Macedonian Empire; Alexander the Great

  • Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE

    Reign of Alexander the Great

    One of the "greatest" leaders of all times. He defeated Darius III, King of Persia, and was made Kind of Asia.His empire encompassed parts of the Mediterranean, India, and Egypt.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander Defeats Persians; end of Persian Empire

  • 330 BCE

    Split of Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire became broken after the crisis of the third century and poor political planning which created the Byzantine Empire, which last for many many years.
  • Period: 324 BCE to 185 BCE

    Mauryan Empire

    Domination of North India by Chandragupta; extended to south by grandson, Ashoka who promoted peace among the kingdom.
  • Period: 319 BCE to 540 BCE

    Gupta Empire

    Guptas dominate North India at beginning of Classical Period
  • 300 BCE

    Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade

    The establishment of a land-based trade route in Northern Africa that cut though the Sahara Desert, and used camels for transportation of goods.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 100 BCE

    Hellenistic Period

  • Period: 287 BCE to 212 BCE

    Archimedes

    Archimedes wrote about mathematics and the measurement of water power.He devised pulley systems to pump out flooded ships and fields.
  • Period: 271 BCE to 232 BCE

    Ashoka

    Ashoka, famous Indian Emperor, ruled from 271-232 BCE, converted to Buddhism and worked to spread the religon. Around 254 BCE he had several teachings carved into rocks, caves, and tall stone pillars. He encouraged contact and interactions that contributed to the establishment of trade relations. Under his rule India traded with West Asia and Southeast Asia.
  • 250 BCE

    Development/Diffusion of Sanskritic Culture

    Hindu Traditions Form; Mahabharata, Ramayana, codification of laws, grammar, science, arts;
    God Shiva, Vishnu Major Figures
    Spread of Sanskritic Culture to South India
  • Period: 250 BCE to 126 BCE

    Flourishing of Hellenistic Astronomy and Mathematics

  • Period: 208 BCE to 220 BCE

    Han Dynasty

    Following the death of Qin Shi Huang, the Qin Dynasty fell and China was broken. Liu Bang formed the Han Dynasty which was considered to be the beginning of China's " Golden Age." Many technological advances were made such as papermaking,
  • 200 BCE

    Invasion of North India

    Invasions by Central Asian Tribes; Bactrian Greeks; Sakas; Kushans; who establish a dynasty
  • Period: 200 BCE to 200

    Buddhism

    Period of Greatest Buddhist influence.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 9 BCE

    Former Han Dynasty

    Development of the horse collar, stern-post rudder, and watermill.
  • Period: 170 BCE to 165 BCE

    Yueh-Chi Invasions

  • 150 BCE

    Indo-Greek Invasions

  • 138 BCE

    Zhang Qian

    In 138 BCE Zhang Qian was sent by emperor Wudi to make contact with the Yuezhi and form and alliance to strengthen his empire against attacks by the nomadic tribes, the Huns. He reached the Yuezhi and continued to travel west. His second mission to Southeast Asia he introduced Chinese culture and technology to the lands he visited and brought back foreign music, dance forms, and foods.
  • 106 BCE

    The Silk Road

    The trade route "The Silk Road" was commonplace.
  • Period: 23 BCE to 220 BCE

    Later Han Dynasty

    Invention of paper and the compass.
  • Period: 1 BCE to 33 BCE

    Life of Jesus

    Jesus of Nazareth inspired the religion of Christianity and its ideals. History is centered around his birth. His ideals have unified and divided people in ways that have changed the course of history.
  • 264

    Punic Wars

    Series of Punic wars began, Rome developed it's navy for the first time. Both Carthage and Rome generated new allies and colonies in Spain as competition escalated.
  • Period: 337 to 422

    Faxian's Pilgrimage

    Faxian was a chinese Buddhist monk who travelledby foot from China to India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites to acquire Buddhist texts. He wrote a book on his travels filled with early Buddhism, and the geography and history of the Silk Roads.
  • 476

    Collapse of Western Roman Empire

    The enclosing borders of the Western Roman Empire and the pressure applied by Nomadic groups and inner turmoil ended an era. The collapse of Rome led to the Dark Ages in which much of Europe resorted to Feudalism. The coolapse also meant there was no authoritative power in Europe which caused conflict.