DATES FOR FINAL Flashcards
1
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2540 BCE
A
Great Pyramid of Khufu built
2
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2000 BCE
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Early versions of story of Gilgamesh
3
Q
1892 - 1750 BCE
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Reign of Hammurabi of Babylon
4
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1045 - 221 BCE
A
Zhou Dynasty
5
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750 BCE
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Greeks begin colonizing and develop first poleis
6
Q
508 BCE
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Cleisthenes creates democratic government in Athens
7
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480 BCE
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Death of Buddha
8
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479 BCE
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Death of Confucius
9
Q
431 - 404 BCE
A
Peloponnesian War
10
Q
269 - 232 BCE
A
Reign of Ashoka
11
Q
221 - 206 BCE
A
Qin Dynasty
12
Q
44 BCE
A
Assassination of Julius Caesar
13
Q
27 BCE - 14 CE
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Augustus’s reign as emperor
14
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313 CE
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Constantine legalizes Christianity
15
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476 CE
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Fall of Western Empire
