Tom White, Nikitha Lattupally, Matt Massaro, Jessica Thomas

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Geographic RangesGeographic Ranges

MesopotamiaMesopotamia EgyptEgypt

Indus (India)Indus (India) Shang (China)Shang (China) MesoamericaMesoamerica

Andean South AmericaAndean South America

Geographical MapsGeographical Maps

The map shows the geographical range during Alexander Empire and the Hellenistic World.



Geographical Geographical MapsMaps






8000 B.C.E.-The Current Era8000 B.C.E.-The Current Era8500-3500-Development of farming in Middle East-Agricultural Revolution

5000 Domestication of maize in Mesoamerica

5000-2000 Age of innovation in Middle East: writing, bronze, metalworking, wheel, plow

3100 Rise of Egyptian civilization

2500-1750 Babylonian Empire in Middle East

2500-1500-India civilization in South Asia

2000-1500-Decline of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt, civil war

•2000-1000-Greeks begin to settle along the Mediterranean

8000 B.C.E.- The Current Era8000 B.C.E.- The Current Era

1760-1122 Shang Dynasty in China

1750 Persia begins to expand its powerbase

Growth of empire in Egypt

753 Rome is founded

500 Greek War against Persians

431-404 Peloponnesian Wars

1029 - 258 Zhou dynasty

Greek defeat of Persia; spread of Athenian Empire

1 C.E. to 600 C.E.1 C.E. to 600 C.E.

300-400 Invasion of Europe by the Germanic tribes

313 Conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity

330 Capital of Roman Empire moved to Constantinople

395 Roman Empire divided into two halves, the Western half- Byzantine and the Eastern half

390 Rome Sacked by Gauls

146 Roman conquest of Greece

27 Official beginning of the Roman Empire

335 Rise of Alexander the Great- Hellenistic period

30 Crucifixion of Christ

319-540 Gupta Empire

476 Last Roman emperor deposed, fall of Rome

527-565 Justinian, Eastern Emperor

589-618 Sui dynasty in China

Shifting cultivation

Migratory farmers

Nomadic pastoralism

Centralized rule

Decentralized rule

Metalworking

Domestication

Pastoralist

Irrigation

Neolithic Revolution

Settled agriculture

Confucius 551-478 B.C.E.•Chinese philosopher•influential

Gautama Buddha 563 to 483 B.C.E.•Religious leader

Jesus

Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C.E

• successful ancient Greek military commander

Justinian

•Eastern Roman Emperor

•Project to restore the

empire

Abraham

•Christian, Jewish, and Islamic religions

•Father of the people of Israel

Sargon

•Created an empire

•Founder of Akkad Dynasty

Trajan

•Roman emperor, 98-117

Cyrus

•Founder of the Persian empire

•“Father of Iran”

Hammurabi

•First king of the Babylonian empire

•Wrote a set of codes

Emperor Wu of Han

•7th emperor of Han dynasty

•Territorial expansion

Ashoka the Great

•Indian emperor

•Buddhist

Transition of agricultureTransition of agriculture Irrigation systemsIrrigation systems Introduction of religionsIntroduction of religions calendars, pottery containers, baskets, storehouses, calendars, pottery containers, baskets, storehouses,

weaving weaving introduction of bronze, metalworkingintroduction of bronze, metalworking FeudalismFeudalism SlaverySlavery Iron-plows, weaponsIron-plows, weapons Social classesSocial classes Artisan classesArtisan classes Settled agricultureSettled agriculture

Political hierarchiesPolitical hierarchies Trading networksTrading networks Conversion to agriculture in northern Europe, Southern Conversion to agriculture in northern Europe, Southern

AfricaAfrica Writing was developed in ChinaWriting was developed in China Cultivation of maize, potatoes, domestication of turkey Cultivation of maize, potatoes, domestication of turkey

and dogsand dogs China began to build the Great Wall of ChinaChina began to build the Great Wall of China Invention of paper and the compassInvention of paper and the compass Root crops were introduced to Southern Africa through Root crops were introduced to Southern Africa through

tradetrade Porcelain developed in ChinaPorcelain developed in China Universities were established in IndiaUniversities were established in India

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Tom White, Nikitha Lattupally, Matt Massaro, Jessica Thomas