History 1 Timeline
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Updated: 6 Apr 2021
All quotes from:
Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., Clare Crowston, Joe Perry, John McKay. A History of Western Society, Value Edition, Volume 1, 13th Edition. Bedford/St. Martin's, 20190924. VitalBook file.
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Created byEmily Hamilton
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Homo Sapiens evolve in AfricaBeginning of Neolithic EraDomestication of cattle; plow agricultureCopper smeltingDevelopment of first Mesopotamian citiesDevelopment of hieratic and hieroglyphic writingUnification of Upper and Lower EgyptDevelopment of wheeled transport; beginnings of bronze technologyHyksos people begin settling in the Nile DeltaHomo sapiens reach AustraliaHomo sapiens reach the AmericasAgricultural villages develop in EgyptHittites migrate into AnatoliaBattle of KadeshPeace treaty between
Ramesses II & Hittite king Hattusili IIIPhoenicians found CarthageHebrews begin writing down their religious beliefsSaul becomes king of Hebrew tribesBabylon gains
independence
from AssyriaFall of Assyrian EmpirePhoenicians begin trading in the MediterraneanKingdom of Israel destroyed by AssyriansKingdom of Judah destroyed by neo-BabyloniansCyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian EmpirePersians defeat the Neo-Babylonian EmpirePersians defeat the Egyptians and NubiansAssyria exists as an independent city-stateCyrus the Great dies;
his son Cambyses II takes overDarius the Great dies in PersepolisAlexander the Great takes PersepolisMinoan culture begins to thrive on CreteMycenaean culture develops in GreecePhilip II of Macedonia gains control of GreeceMycenaeans take Knossos at CreteFounding of the library of Alexandria by the PtolemiesRoman overthrow of the Antigonid dynastyTraditional founding of the city of RomeTraditional establishment of
the Roman RepublicGauls sack RomeLicinian-Sextian laws passedRomans control most of ItalyJulius Caesar assassinatedOctavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra
at the Battle of ActiumPassage of lex CanuleiaRebellion crushed in JudaeaEdict of CaracallaPeriods
Paleolithic EraBronze AgeIron AgeOld Babylonian PeriodAncient Egypt
Predynastic PeriodAncient Egypt
Archaic PeriodAncient Egypt
Old KingdomAncient Egypt
1st Intermediate PeriodAncient Egypt
Middle KingdomAncient Egypt
New KingdomAncient Egypt
2nd Intermediate PeriodBronze Age CollapseAncient Egypt
Third Intermediate PeriodPhoenician KingdomHebrew kingdomsAssyrian Empirer. Hammurabi of BabylonNeo-Babylonian EmpireFirst Persian EmpireHebrew Kingdom ruled by SolomonHittite EmpireAkkadian EmpireKushite DynastyHellenic PeriodGreek Dark AgeArchaic AgeSparta expands and develops a military statePre-SocraticsClassical Period/Athenian EmpireThe Persian WarsPeloponnesian WarLife of PlatoLife of AristotleThebes rules GreeceHelladic Period
aka
Aegean Bronze AgeFirst Messenian WarSecond Messenian WarSpartans v. Persians re: IoniaHellenistic PeriodLife of Alexander the GreatLife of EpicurusLife of ZenoAlexander the Great’s military campaignsEstablishment of new Hellenistic citiesWar of succession leads
to the establishment of
Antigonid, Ptolemaic, and
Seleucid dynastiesLife of ArchimedesRevolt of the Maccabees in JudaeaFirst Punic WarGracchi reformsRoman Late RepublicEarliest settlements in the
area that became the
city of RomeRoman Early RepublicSecond Punic WarThird Punic WarRoman EmpireRoman Monarchical PeriodGolden Age of Latin literatureJulio-Claudian DynastyLife of JesusFlavian DynastyNerva-Antonine DynastyEmperor Septimius SeverusBarracks emperors;
civil war; breakdown of the
empire; economic decline
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