Developing Cultures
Category: Other
Updated: 30 Sep 2017
timeline of developing cultures
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Created byAndrew Hecker
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Greek Civilization
Events
Estimated arrival of Greeks on mainlandBronze is used in the AegeanMinoan Civilization flourishes on CreteMycanean civilization in Crete and the AegeanSparta is foundedHomer writes the Iliad and the OdysseyPeace between Greece and PersiaEgypt conquered by Alexander the GreatFirst distinctive Greek pottery is madeHellenistic Period
Events
Death of Alexander the Great, beginning of the Hellenistic PeriodAssassination of Roxanne and Alexander IV, wife and son of Alexander the GreatSeleucos conquers Babylon, founds the Seleucid dynastyRule of Seleucids in MesopotamiaDoric Temple to Athena builtColossus of Rhodes is builtFirst Macedonian WarTemple of Zeus built in AthensGreece becomes a Roman provincePersian Empire
Events
Cyrus the Great rebels against the Medes and establishes Achaemenid EmpireCyrus II conquers LydiaFall of BabylonPersia conquers Indus ValleyPersia conquers EgyptDarius I succeeds to the throneIonian Greek colonies revolt against PersiaXerxes succeeds to the throne after death of Darius INaval fleet led by Themistocles defeats invading armada of Xerxes IXerxes forces are defeated by Greek forces at Platea, ending Persia's ambitions in GreeceSteppe Peoples
Events
Scythians migrate from Persia to the Asian steppesScythians dominate western Asian steppesScythians and Mannaens attack AssyriaNinevah is sacked and burned by Babylonians and MedesScythians prosper north of Black SeaScythian artifacts show Greek style depictionsSarmatians conquer the ScythiansDarius I fights ScythiansNubian
Ethiopia
Events
agriculutre is developed leading to settlement in the region of EthiopiaKingdom of D'mt is founded in northern Ethiopia,kingdom of Aksum is foundedtrade route courses are turned east rather than westSKingdom of D'mt is absorbed into small city statesSabaean peoples arrive from Yemen, join Kingdom of AksumFrumentius of Egypt introduces Coptic ChristianityZagwe Dynasty overthrows Aksum EmpireBantu Peoples
Events
Speakers of the Bantu language begin to migrate southwardBantu tribes arrive in ZambiaIslam sweeps across North AfricaTrading towns established along eastern coast of AfricaGhana Empire reaches height of powerSwahili flourishes along eastern coast of AfricaIron working reaches southern AfricaZimbabwe constructed in southeastern Africa
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