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7000 BCE
6.1 (China) Farming Begins
People settled in China between the Chang Jiang and Yellow River. (pg. 162) -
Period: 2200 BCE to 220
Chapter 6 Ancient China
In Ancient China, different dynasties ruled over China
Xia Dynasty: 2200 BC
Shang Dynasty: 1500s BC
Zhou Dynasty: 1050-400 BC
Qin Dynasty: 221-206 BC
Han Dynasty: 206 BC-AD 220 -
2000 BCE
8.1 (Greece) The Arrival of the Minoans and Mycenaeans on Greece
Greece is a place with many mountains and surrounded by 3 seas. The sea is a good geographical feature for the Greeks because they can trade, catch fishes, and collect or spread new ideas. The mountains are bad geographical features for the Greeks because communities were apart from each other. The Minoans settled in Crete, but later, its civilization ended due to a volcano erupting and a giant tidal wave that destroyed much of Crete. The Mycenaeans settled in Greece's mainland. (pg. 229-231) -
Period: 2000 BCE to 320 BCE
Chapter 8 Ancient Greece
Minoans and Mycenaeans settled in Greece and started Greek cultures. Minoans settled in Crete and Mycenaeans settled in the Greece mainland. -
1200 BCE
6.3 (Greece) Greeks Brought Up the Idea of Greek Gods Before They Learnt Science
The Greeks believed that gods caused of nature in this world. The major gods were:
Zeus: king of the gods
Hera: queen of the gods
Poseidon: god of the sea
Hades: god of the underworld
Demeter: goddess of agriculture
Hestia: goddess of the hearth
Athena: goddess of wisdom
Apollo: god of the sun
Artemis: goddess of the moon
Ares: god the war
Aphrodite: goddess of love
Hephaestus: god of metalworking
Dionysus: god of celebration
Hermes: messenger god
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1200 BCE
8.3 (Greece) Greeks Created Famous Poems
The Greeks created three types of poems. Epic poetry includes poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer is famous for creating epic poetry. Lyric poetry are usually played with music played with a lyre instrument. Sappho, a woman is famous for creating lyric poetry. Fables are stories that teach valuable lessons. Animal acted like humans and were the main characters of fables. Aesop created fables and fables are now very famous in this world. (pg. 246-247) -
1050 BCE
6.2 (China) The Zhou Dynasty Begins
In 1050 BC, the Zhou Dynasty ruled an empire in China.
The Zhou hierarchy is:
King
Lords and Warriors
Peasants Unfortunately, when the Zhou dynasty collapsed, lords fought for land. Siblings in the lords group even fought with each other for land. The lords tried to divide his land for each child, but kids even killed their dad! Later, when Confucianism rolled around (moral values), peace occurred in China.
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800 BCE
10.1 (Rome) Aeneas Fled Troy and Went to Italy
After the Greeks defeated Troy, a Trojan hero named Aeneas fled Troy with his followers. He settled in Italy and married the Latin king’s daughter. Aeneas’s decendants became rulers in Italy. (pg. 296-297) -
Period: 753 BCE to 27 BCE
Chapter 10 The Roman World
According to legend, Romulus started Rome (named after him) at the Italian Peninsula. Romulus was the first king of Rome. -
550 BCE
9.1 (Persia) The Birth of the Persian Empire
Before the Persian Empire existed Persia was under people called Medes. Cyrus II rebelled against them and took over the Medes. That started the Persian Empire. When Cyrus died, his son Cambyses took over the empire. He took over more places, but died in a rebellion. 4 years later, Darius took over the Persian Empire. When Darius tried taking over Greece, he failed. That was the Persian Wars or the Battle of Marathon. His son Xerxes also failed conquering Greece. (pg. 260-264) -
Period: 550 BCE to 30 BCE
Chapter 9 The Greek World
At this period, the Persian and the Greek Empire ruled most of the Middle East. -
500 BCE
8.2 (Greece) Greece Started Democracy
Greeks were having a tyranny or a oligarchy government, Cleisthenes came to power. Although he was an aristocrat, he don't want the artistocrats to rule Greece. When people supported him, he established a new government system called democracy. Everyone except women, children, and slaves are allowed and must vote for their government. All men must vote and meet at the same place which made that place very crowded. So, the Greeks selected officials of each city to be in charge. (pg. 236-241) -
431 BCE
9.2 (Greece) Sparta Won a Fight Against Athens
Sparta and Athens were opposites of each other. Women had more rights than men in Sparta and men had more rights than women in Athens. Men had to be in the army from ages 20-60 in Sparta. Training was tough for men. Training wasn’t that tough in Athens. Athens and some city-states joined to form the Delian League. Sparta and some city-states joined to form the Peloponnesian League. Sparta worried that Athens might take over Greece one day. So, Sparta declared war and won Athens. (pg. 266-271) -
400 BCE
10.2 (Rome) Rome’s Government Stopped People from Getting Angry
There were three parts of Rome’s government. Every one year, the Romans elect some magistrates to run Rome’s government for only one year. That’s the first part. The two strongest magistrates are consuls. The next part of Rome’s government is the Senate. They advise the magistrates what to do about political stuff. The last part of Rome’s government is the tribunes. They have the right to reject any law the magistrates create. (pg. 302-304) -
359 BCE
9.3 (Macedonia) Alexander the Great Expanded His Empire
Phillip II, king of Macedonia conquered all of Greece.He was then murdered in his daughter's wedding, So his young son Alexander, took over his empire. His first action once he took over was to go to Thebes to end a revolt. He then expanded his empire a lot and even conquered the Persian Empire. After conquering Hindu Kush, his army wanted to head home. Alexander accepts that. On his way home, he died in Babylon. His empire split into three because his generals fought for power. (pg. 272-276) -
300 BCE
9.4 (Greece) Euclid Began Geometry
Around this time, Euclid was born. He taught and lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He taught many things. His most famous teachings was geometry. Since it’s so well known, geometry was taugh even today. (pg. 281) -
221 BCE
6.3 (China) The Qin Dynasty Begins
The Qin Dynasty is the shortest dynasty in China. The first emperor in China called Shi Huangdi united China together. The bad thing is: Shi Huangdi accepted Legalism as his way of discipline. There were harsh punishments for crime. The good thing is: he increased trade and improved the Great Wall of China. When Shi Huangdi died, he even didn't trust his officials. So, he built a terracotta army full of stone warriors. That might show us how Shi Huangdi's army looked like.
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218 BCE
10.3 (Rome) Carthage Declared War on Rome
On 218 BC, Carthage attacked Rome. Carthage’s army general was Hannibal, one of the world’s greatest general. While Rome was losing, Hannibal was unable to conquer Rome itself. At the same time, an army of Romans headed to Carthage to attack. Due to that, Hannibal had no choice but to defend his city. So, he headed back to Carthage with his army to defend. All Hannibal’s troops were defeated at Zama. The Romans won that war. (pg. 310) -
206 BCE
6.4 (China) The Han Dynasty Begins
When the Qin Dynasty ended, the Han Dynasty took over all of China. Liu Bang, the Han emperor, ended Legalism in China. Liu Bang was the first common/peasant to become emperor of China. Liu Bang made punishments less severe and lowered taxes for farmers. After Wudi took over the throne, he took land from the lords and raised taxes. Wudi decided to made China under Confucianism. In the hierarchy of Han, peasants were above merchants and soldiers. Disobeying your parents is a crime.
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206 BCE
6.4 (China) Han Achievements Improved This World
In the Han Dynasty, Chinese people invented paper,
sundial, and a seismograph. Paper is used to write and to keep records. A sundial is used for telling the time when the sun produces a shadow to the part that tells the time. A seismograph is used for detecting how strong an earthquake is around. The Chin
ese even produced acupuncture. Acupuncture is injecting a needle through someone to recover a disease or pain.
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206 BCE
6.5 (China) The Silk Road was Created
During the Han Dynasty, Chinese also invented a wheelbarrow and an iron plough. Their iron were very strong and people were good at weaving silk. Silk was very popular from China to trade with others. One famous trade route is called Silk Road. It goes left from China to the Mediterranean Sea. When Buddhism came to China, the process of diffusion occurred. Diffusion are ideas spread from one culture to another. Romans provided China with horses while China gave Romans silk. (pg. 186-199) -
70 BCE
11.1 (Rome) Julius Ceasar Increases His Power in Rome
There was chaos in Rome because generals fought for power. Julius Caesar, a very strong general, defeated most of his enemies and took over Rome with Pompey and Crassus, two of Rome’s most influential men. Their alliance was for about 10 years. In 50 BC, the Senate told Caesar to give up this power over Rome. Caesar didn’t agree. So, he chased Pompey and his army out of Italy. A year later after Caesar returned to Rome, Senators assasinated Caesar in the Senate. (pg. 322-324) -
Period: 70 BCE to 1453
Chapter 11 The Roman Empire
Julius Caesar changed Rome from a republic into an empire. From that point onward, the Roman Empire had begun. -
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11.2 (Israel) Jesus Died on the Cross and Resurrected
Jesus Christ taught many people about God. Unfortunately, because of that, Jesus Christ was arrested by Roman leaders for challenging the political leaders and was crucified on the cross. Three days later, Jesus resurrected from the dead. Jesus's resurrection shows that he's the Son of God. (pg. 336) -
527
11.3 (Rome) Justinian United Rome and Won Rebellions Against Him
Since the Western Roman Empire collapsed, emperors from the Eastern Roman Empire wished to take over what was the Western Roman Empire. An Emperor named Justinian managed to reunite the Roman Empire. However, a rebellion caused Justinian to leave the city of Constantinople. Luckily, his wife convinced him to stay and fight. Justinian took her advice and won the rebellion. When Justinian died, the Eastern Empire began to decline. (pg. 342-343) -
Modern Event for Chapter 9 (Mythology)
Mythology from Greece in now very famous in this world and is influenced in many story books today such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians. -
Chapter 6 Modern Day Event (Paper)
Paper (one of China's inventions) is used today for writing and keeping records. -
Modern Day Event for Chapter 8 (Democracy)
Greece started democracy in this world. Due to that, most of the countries now are having a democratic government but not a direct democracy. -
Modern Day Event for Chapter 10 (Government)
Roman government has influenced lots of countries. Those countries have governments similar to Rome’s. -
Modern Day Event for Chapter 11 (Aquaducts)
The Romans built aqueducts to make water flow into cities. Due to that, lots of countries today built aqueducts to let water flow towards their cities.