214953316 | 8000 BCE | Beginnings of Agriculture | 0 | |
214953317 | 3500 BCE | invention of wheel, plough (Mesopotamia) and sail (Egypt)-fundamental for trade, agriculture, and exploration | 1 | |
214953318 | 3200 BCE | Invention of writing is Mesopotamia | 2 | |
214953319 | 3000 BCE | founding first cities Sumeria | 3 | |
214953320 | 7th C BCE | invention of ironworking | 4 | |
214953321 | 6-5th century BCE | beginnings of confucianism, Buddhism, taoism, and greek golden age | 5 | |
214953322 | 323 BCE | alexander the great | 6 | |
214953323 | 221 BCE | Qin unified china | 7 | |
214953324 | 32 CE | beginnings of christianity | 8 | |
214953325 | 105 CE | first use of modern paper: this replaced stone, slate, papyrus, and vellum as a cheap and convenient medium | 9 | |
214953326 | 180 CE | end of Pax Romana | 10 | |
214953327 | 220 CE | end of Han Dynasty | 11 | |
214953328 | 312 CE | Roman emperor Constantine converts to Christianity: this made it possible for Christianity to spread across Europe | 12 | |
214953329 | 333 CE | Roman capital moved to Constantinople | 13 | |
214953330 | 476 CE | Fall of Rome | 14 | |
214953331 | 527 CE | Justinian rules Byzantine Empire | 15 | |
214953332 | 570 CE | Birth of Muhammad, founder of one of the world's great religions | 16 |
Foundations (8000 BCE-600 CE) Flashcards
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