World History Exam

  • 2350 BCE

    Akkad

    The Akkad Empire was the first ancient Semitic-speaking empire of Mesopotamia, centered in the city of Akkkad and its surrounding region, also called Akkad in ancient Mesopotamia and Accad in the Bible.
  • 1894 BCE

    Babylonians

    Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia. Babylon greatly expanded during the reign of Hammurabi in the half of the 18th century BC, becoming a major capital city. It was often involved in rivalry with its older fellow Akkadian speaking state of Assyria in nothern Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 1810 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi

    Known for: Code of Hammurabi
    Title: King of Babylon
    Religion: Babylonian religion
    Was the sixth king of First Babylonian.
    Dynasty reigning from 1792 BC to 1750 BC.
  • 1600 BCE

    Hitties

    We're an Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centered on Hattie's in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC. WHittie civilization is known mostly from cuneiform texts found in the area of their kingdom, and form diplomatic and commercial correspondence found in various archives in Egypt and the Middle East.
  • 1500 BCE

    Olmec

    The Olmec were the first major civilization in Guatemala and Mexico following a progressive development in Soconusco and modern southwestern pacific Lowlans of South-Central Mexico.
  • 1466 BCE

    Montezuma

    The first contact between indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign, and he was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, when conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men fought to escape from the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.During his reign the Aztec Empire reached its greatest size.
  • Period: 1300 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Moses

    According to the Bible. Moses was a reluctant hero. Despite Moses doubts about his abilities as a leader, he accomplished.
  • Period: 1280 BCE to 1337 BCE

    Mansa Musa

    Religion: Islam
    Was the tenth Mansa, which translate as sultan or emperor of the wealthy West African Mali Empire
  • 900 BCE

    Carthage

    Carthage was the centre or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now the Tunis Governorate in Tunisia.
  • 507 BCE

    Muhammad

    Muhammad is the central figure of Islam and widely regarded as its founder by non-muslims. He is known as the "Holy Prophet" to Muslims, almost all of whom consider him to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind to restore Islam, believed by Muslims to be unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.
  • 476 BCE

    Fall of Roman Empire

    Fall of Roman Empire
    In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
  • 450 BCE

    Twelve Tablets

    The Laws of the Twelve tables made it possible for the first time or plebeians to appeal a judgement handed down.
  • Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE

    Alexander The Great

    Alexander acquired a love of learning and the arts, but was first and foremost a warrior.
  • 206 BCE

    Han

    Japanese scholar Kimora claims that modern history such as the liberation by the surrender of Japan to the Allies rather than to the Korean Liberation Army, the Korean War and the subsequent division of the nation also contribute to the culture as missing glorious history and unresolved Han.
  • 200 BCE

    Shang

    The Shang dynasty (Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo) or Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), according to traditional historiography, ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty.
  • 141 BCE

    Emperor Wudi

    The seventh Emperor of the Han Dynasty of China ruling from 141-87 BC
  • Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar

    Gaius Julius Caesar, known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
  • Period: 60 BCE to 1 BCE

    Roman Polytheism

    From the beginning Roman religion was polytheistic. From an initial array of gods and spirits, Rome added to this collection to include both Greek gods as well as a number of foreign cults.
  • Period: 30 to 33

    Jesus of Nazereth

    Jesus; "He saves"'‎;[12] c. 4 BC – c. AD 30), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ,[e] was a Jewish preacher[13] and religious leader who has become the central figure of Christianity. Christians believe him to be the Son of God and the awaited Messiah[f] prophesied in the Old Testament.[14][15]
  • Period: 30 to 33

    Paul

    Paul the Apostle, commonly known as Saint Paul, and also known by his native name Saul of Tarsus was an apostle who taught the gospel of the Christ to the first century world. Wikipedia
  • Period: 100 to 750 BCE

    Aztec

    Before Mayan Cities roses to the South, the city of Teotihuccin had emerged in the Valley of Mexco
  • Period: 100 to Dec 15, 940

    Axum

    The Kingdom of Aksum or Axum, also known as the Aksumite Empire, was a trading nation in the area of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia.[2] It existed from approximately 100–940 AD. It grew from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period c. 4th century BC to achieve prominence by the 1st century AD, and was a major player in the commercial route between the Roman Empire and Ancient India.
  • Period: 320 to 550

    Gupta

    Gupta Emperors organized a strong government that promoted peace and prosperity.
  • 486

    Darius

    Darius I was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great, he ruled the empire at its peak, when it included much of West Asia, the Caucasus, parts of the Balkans,
  • Oct 10, 732

    The Battle of Tours

    The Battle of Tours (often called the Battle of Poitiers, but not to be confused with the Battle of Poitiers, 1356) was fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France.
  • Feb 2, 962

    Holy Roman Empire

    Multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that developed during the early Middle Ages and continued until 1806
  • Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

    John signs the document limiting royal power and extending rights
  • Dec 16, 1526

    The Mughals

    Empire in Indian-Subcontinent established and ruled by a Muslim Dynasty of Chagatai Turco-Mongol from Central Asia
  • persian war

    persian war
    were series of conflicts between the achaemenid empire of Persia and greek city that started in 499 b.c