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BC |
Event |
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01 |
c 6000 |
Neolithic settlements at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan in the Indus Valley,
cultivation of wheat and barley; discovery of copper |
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02 |
c 5000 |
Rise of the Sumerian civilization between the rivers of Tigris and Euphrates
area later named Mesopotamia (now Iraq) (South-western Asia-Turkey and
Iraq), invention of the fist written languages; invention of wheel |
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03 |
c 3500 |
Neolithic settlement in Egypt; from the annual rising of the waters of the
Nile river, the first calendar of 365 days was evolved consisting of 12
months averaging 30 days each. Discovery of bronze in Egypt. |
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04 |
c 2700-2600 |
Building of the pyramids in Egypt (one of the seven wonders of the ancient
world) |
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05 |
c 2500 |
Building of Mohenjodaro-site of the third oldest civilization after the
Sumerian and Egyptian |
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06 |
c 2500-2000 |
Settlement of Andean civilization (south America) from North America |
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07 |
c 2300 |
The Babylonians, Egyptians and Chinese built observatories upon the flat
roofs of temples and this marked the beginning of astrology. The Neolithic
Age in northern Europe |
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08 |
c 2400 |
The Aryan migrators-- the tribe from the banks of the Danube and South
Russia spread southwards; moved through central and southern Europe and
intro India; evolution of the Aryan language form which most of the European
languages have developed |
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09 |
c 2205-1122 |
Rise of the Chinese civilization along the banks of the Hwang Ho-building of
stone0age villages; traditional beginnings of the Hsia dynasty in China. |
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10 |
c 2200 |
Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula |
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11 |
c 2000-1200 |
Iron age-during Hittites time, a fierce nation of Aryans who had conquered
the Anatolian Peninsula and developed the art of refining iron |
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12 |
c 2000 |
The rise of BabyIon-city in ancient Mesopotamia-King Hammurabi raised the
first army of the world The bronze age reaches Europe when Britain and her
neighbors and invaded |
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13 |
c 2000 |
Civilization in Japan by the Jomons who invaded the country from China and
Korea |
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14 |
c 1500 |
Compilation of the Rig Veda, the first book and oldest, sacred scriptures of
Hinduism Rise of the Ganges civilization-The Aryans advanced towards India
reaching the Ganges and the Jamuna rivers |
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15 |
c 1480 |
Moses leads Israelites out of Egypt |
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16 |
c 1027 |
Chou dynasty begins in China |
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17 |
c 1013 |
Rise of the Israelites in Palestine; David (1013-973) established Israelite
hegemony |
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18 |
c 1000 |
Egypt ceases to be power; Epic civilization in India composition of
the great epics: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata; Phoenicians develop
alphabetical writing |
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19 |
c 850 |
The works of poet Homer created-Iliad and Odyssey |
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20 |
c 776 |
The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece |
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21 |
c 753 |
Foundation of the City of Rome by Romulus |
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22 |
c 604 |
new empire in Mesopotamia with Babylon as capital Birth of Lao-Tse (China)
--- Founder of Taoism |
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23 |
c 660 |
Birth of Zarathushtra or Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism in Medea
(Iran) |
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24 |
c 600 |
Zoroaster spread his teaching that became Zoroastrianism |
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25 |
c 586 |
Babylonians capture Jerusalem |
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26 |
c 560 |
Birth of Lord Buddha |
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27 |
c 553 |
Work of Pythagoras: A Greek settled in Italy, regarded as the greatest early
Greek philosopher who discovered music and determined that as octave has
eight notes |
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28 |
c 550 |
Birth of Confucianism-the third, great religion which emerged from China and
became its state religion |
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29 |
c 509 |
Founding of the Roma Republic when great temples, bath, circuses and triumph
arches were built |
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30 |
c 500 |
Building of the theatre at Delphi: The first 'man of theatre' was a Greek
called Thespis who founded the modern theatre around 500 BC |
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31 |
c 490 |
The battle of Marathon, Athenians defeated Persians |
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32 |
c 399 |
Socrates the Athenian philosopher, condemned to death |
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33 |
c 387 |
Plato founds the academy in Athens (a disciple of Socrates) who wrote The
Republic |
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34 |
c 347 |
Death of Plato: At this time he was working on his treatise 'The laws' |
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