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2168966288000 BCEBeginnings of Agriculture0
2168966293000 BCEBeginnings of Bronze Age1
2168966301300 BCEIron Age2
2168966316th Century BCEBeginnings of Confucianism Buddhism and Daoism3
2168966325th Century BCEGreek Golden Age4
216896633323 BCEAlexander the Great5
216896634221 BCEQin Unified China6
21689663532 CEBeginnings of Christianity7
216896636180 CEEnd of Pax Romana8
216896637220 CEEnd of Han Dynasty9
216896638330 CERoman Capital Moved to Constantinople10
2168966394th Century CEBeginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes11
216896640476 CEFall of Rome12
216896641527 CEJustinian Rule of Byzantine Empire13
216896642100,000 BCEHomo Sapiens, Hunter Gatherer, Out of Africa Migrations14
21689664310,000 BCEStone Age, Cave Paintings, Cro-Magnon15
2168966443000 BCEUnification of Upper and Lower Egypt, Pyramids, Menes16
2168966452000 BCEEarliest Silk Roads, Steppes, Pastoralist17
2168966461800 BCEFounding of Judaism, Monotheism, Abraham18
2168966471750 BCEEpic of Gilgamesh, Cuneiform, Hammurabi19
2168966481766-1122 BCEBronze Metallurgy, Oracle Bones, Shang Dynasty20
216896649500 BCEEra of Warring States, Veneration, Confucius21
216896650486-465 BCEThe Royal Road, Satrap, Xerxes22
216896651325 BCEHellenism, Alexander the Great23
216896652325 CEEdict of Milan, Christianity, Constantine24
216896653450 CEGermanic Invasions, Barbarian, Attila The Hun25
216896654agriculturethe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock26
216896655Agrarianrelating to rural matters27
216896656Bands/ClansSmall groups of families living and acting cooperatively28
216896657Barbariana member of an uncivilized people29
216896658Bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials30
216896659Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)31
216896660City-StatesDifferent sections of land owned by the same country but ruled by different rulers32
216896661Classicalof or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times33
216896662Domesticationthe taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food34
216896663Economyfrugality in the expenditure of money or resources35
216896664EgalitarianA person who believes in the equality of all people36
216896665EmperorThe ruler of an empire37
216896666Empirea group of countries under a single authority38
216896667Feudalisma political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service39
216896668Foragingthe act of searching for food and provisions40
216896669Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body41
216896670Hierarchicalin order of rank or authority42
216896671Hunter-Gatherera member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.43
216896672Irrigationsupplying land with water through a network of canals44
216896673Monarchystate ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen45
216896674Monotheismbelief in a single God46
216896675NeolithicNew Stone Age47
216896676Nomadicwandering, moving about from place to place48
216896677Pastoralrural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor49
216896678Philosophya belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group50
216896679Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods51
216896680River Valleythe fertile land surrounding a river52
216896681Sedentarynot migratory; settled53
216896682Settlementthe act of colonizing54
216896683Subsistenceexistence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)55
216896684Surplusa quantity much larger than is needed56
216896685Sustenancea source of materials to nourish the body57
216896686Theocracygovernment by divine power or priests58
216896687Traditionalconsisting of or derived from tradition59
216896688Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban60
216896689Vassalsmembers of the elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty61
216896690Alexander The Greatson of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world62
216896691Analects of ConfuciusRecord of Confucius values63
216896692Bronze Agea period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze64
216896693Byzantiuma continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 (East Rome)65
216896694Calendera system of organizes time that defines the feging length and division of a year66
216896695Code of Hammurabithe set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known in its entirety67
216896696CuneiformSumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets68
216896697Democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them69
216896698Eight Fold Patheight guides to thought and conduct in the Buddhism religion70
216896699Four Noble Truths1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path (Buddhism)71
216896700Gothic MigrationsGermanic nomads pushed into West Rome by the Huns72
216896701Great WallChinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi.73
216896702Han Dynastyimperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization74
216896703Hellenismthe principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization75
216896704The Hunswarrior nomads who built their own imperial confederacy in central europe and invaded europe in 270 CE from Europe/ Russia to Manchuria76
216896705Indian Ocean Tradeconnected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion.77
216896706Iron Agethe period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons78
216896707Jewish Diasporathe global dispersion of the jewish people from their ancestral homeland, with a history dating back to millennia79
216896708Legalismstrict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit80
216896709Pax RomanaA period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.81
216896710PyramidsHuge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top82
216896711Roman Republicthe ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC83
216896712Roman SenateA council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings, in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire. (148)84
216896713Shang CivilizationChina's first dynasty almost 2000 BCE85
216896714Shi Huang DiQin dynasty - reunified china, legalistic, introduced the standard units of money, unified the great wall, buried with 7000 terracotta soldiers, hated confucianism86
216896715Siddhartha Gautamafounder of Buddism; born a prince; left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering; also know as Buddha87
216896716Silk Road TradeThe most famous of the trading routes established by pastoral nomads connecting the Chinese, Indian, Persian, and Mediterranean civilizations; transmitted goods and ideas among civilization.88
216896717The TorahThe Jewish Bible89
216896718The Vedas of HinduismAryan hyms orignally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century b.c.e.90
216896719Zigguratsa temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories91
2168967208000 B.C.E.Beginnings of agriculture92
2168967213000 B.C.E.Beginnings of Bronze Age - early civ's93
2168967221300 B.C.E.Iron Age94
2168967236th century B.C.E.life of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tsu (beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism)95
2168967245th C.B.C.E.Greek Golden Age - philosophers.96
216896725323 B.C.E.Alexander the Great97
216896726221 B.C.E.Qin unified China98
21689672732 C.E.Beginnings of Christianity99
216896728180 C.E.end of Pax Romana100
216896729220 C.E.end of Han Dynasty101
216896730333Roman capital moved to Constantinople102
2168967314th CBeginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes103
216896732476Fall of Rome104
216896733527Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire105

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