World History Timeline

Maya

1800 BCE

The Maya Empire, , reached its peak around the sixth century A.D. The Maya left behind symbolic architecture and a 365day-calendar. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900, and since the 19th century scholars have yet to determine what might have caused this dramatic decline.

hammurabi

1792 BCE

Reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia.

Shang

1600 BCE

the first recorded Chinese dynasty for which there is both documentary and archaeological evidence.

hinduism introduced to india

1500 BCE

The first traceable roots of Hinduism lie with the invading Aryans, who move into the northwest of the Indian subcontinent from about 1500 BC

moses

1391 BCE

Moses is a prophet in Abrahamic religions. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was a former Egyptian prince who later in life became a religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah, he is the most important prophet in Judaism. He is also an important prophet in Christianity & Islam. Is said to have lead the Israelites to the promised land.

Aztec

1345 BCE

The Aztecs arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. From their capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico. Invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes overthrew the Aztecs by force and captured Tenochtitlan in 1521, bringing an end to Mesoamerica’s last great native civilization.

zhou

1046 BCE

This dynasty was the longest in Chinese history. It lasted for over 800 years and included the reigns of 37 emperors. The Zhou Dynasty is divided into two periods: the Western Zhou (11th century BC to 771 BC) and the Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 221 BC).

persia

1000 BCE

The Persian Empire is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (modern–day Iran). The first of these was established by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC with the conquest of Media, Lydia and Babylonia. Several later dynasties "claimed to be heirs of the Achaemenids". Persian dynastic history was interrupted by the Muslim conquest of Persia in 651 AD

Aristotle

884 BCE

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece

babylonians

626 BCE

Babylon was a major city of ancient Mesopotamia in the fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Muhammad

570 BCE

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.

confucious

551 BCE

Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China. His teachings focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction, and setting educational standards. He died in 479 B.C. Confucianism later became the official imperial philosophy of China, and was extremely influential.

confucianism founded

551 BCE

The philosopher Confucius is the recognized founder of Confucianism. Originally, Confucianism was composed of a set of political and moral doctrines with the teachings of Confucius as its basis. Later on, the teachings of Mencius and Xunzi also became part of Confucianism.

Darius

550 BCE

Darius I was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great, he ruled the empire at its peak.

Roman Republic

509 BCE

The Roman Republic was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.

Athens/Sparta

500 BCE

The cities of Athens and Sparta were bitter rivals in ancient Greece. Geographically they are very close to each other, but had very different values, lifestyles, and cultures.

Legalism Established

475 BCE

Legalism, school of Chinese philosophy that attained prominence during the turbulent Warring States era and, through the influence of the philosophers Shang Yang, Li Si, and Hanfeizi, formed the ideological basis of China’s first imperial dynasty, the Qin.

Twelve Tables Written

450 BCE

The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of the Twelve Tables. A commission of ten men was appointed to draw up a code of law binding on both patrician and plebeian and which consuls would have to enforce.

Persian War

449 BCE

The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC.

Punic Wars

264 BCE

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place.

Han

206 BCE

The Han Dynasty was one of the great dynasties of Ancient China. It is sometimes called the Golden Age of Ancient China. It was an era of peace and prosperity and allowed China to expand to a major world power.

Julius Ceaser

100 BCE

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.

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

Jesus Christ was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who has become the central figure of Christianity. Christians believe him to be the Son of God and the awaited Messiahprophesied in the Old Testament.

Christianity is founded

7

Christianity developed out of Judaism in the 1st century C.E. It is founded on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and those who follow him are called "Christians."

Laozi/Daoism

142

Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the founder of philosophical daoism and as a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.

Kingdom of Ghana

300

The kingdom of Ghana lasted about 800 years, until the kingdom of Mali took over. The ancient kingdom of Ghana was a key part of the Trans-Sahara Trade Route.But the introduction of the camel to western Sahara gave way to great changes in the area that became the Ghana Empire.

Holy Roman Empire

Feb 2, 962

The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

Dehli Sultanate

Dec 14, 1206

Delhi sultanate, principal Muslim sultanate in north India from the 13th to the 16th century.

The Black Death Arrives in Europe

Oct 14, 1347

The first recorded appearance of the plague in Europe was at Messina, Sicily in October of 1347. It arrived on trading ships that very likely came from the Black Sea.The defenders tried to divert it by throwing the bodies into the sea, but once a walled city had been struck by plague, its doom was sealed.