History Dates Flashcards
4117 BC
Creation
2461 BC
The Flood
2094 BC
Call of Abraham
1879 BC
Descent to Egypt
1449 BC
The Exodus
1388 BC
Death of Joshua
1052 BC
Accession of Saul
1012 BC
Accession of David
972 BC
Accession of Solomon
932 BC
Division of Kingdom
722 BC
Fall of Samaria
612 BC
Destruction of Nineveh
586 BC
Fall of Jerusalem
536 BC
1st Return from Exile with Zerubbabel
458 BC
2nd Return from Exile with Ezra
444 BC
3rd Return from Exile with Nehemiah
333 BC
Alexander the Great
323 BC
Death of Alexander the Great
300 BC
Egyptian Rule
200 BC
Syrian Rule
167 BC
Maccabean Rule
63 BC
Roman Rule
70 AD
Destruction of Jerusalem
2200-1450 BC
Minoan Civilization
1450-1200 BC
Mycenaean Culture
800-500 BC
Rice of Greek City States
500-480 BC
Persian War
480-400 BC
Athenian Empire
400-340 BC
Decline of Greece
340-150 BC
Hellenistic Age
753-510 BC
Kingdom of Rome
510-275 BC
Early Republic (of Rome)
275-146 BC
Punic Wars
146-44 BC
Decline of Republic (of Rome)
44 BC - 476 AD
Fall of Western Empire
476-1453 AD
Byzantine Empire
146 BC
Fall of Corinth and Destruction of Carthage
44 BC
Assassination of Julius Caesar
43 AD
Rome Invades Britain
286 AD
Diocletian Divides the Empire
323 AD
Constantine - First Christian Emperor
410 AD
Alaric the Visigoth Sacks Rome
425 AD
Romans Leave Britain
451 AD
Attilla the Hun defeated at Battle of Chalons
455 AD
Gaiseric the Vandal Sacks Rome
476 AD
Fall of Rome to Odoacer
496 AD
Baptism of Clovis, First King of the Franks
527 AD
Justinian tries to reunite the Empire
622 AD
Hejira
Mohammed’s flight from Mecca
732 AD
Charles Martel defeats Muslims at Battle of Tours
793-1100 AD
Vikings Raid and Trade
800 AD
Charlemagne crowned Emperor
878 AD
King Alfred the Great of England defeats Vikings (and gives them land in England)
911 AD
Rollo the Viking bought off by Charles the Simple
962 AD
Otto I crowned King of Holy Roman Empire
1000 AD
Leif Ericson sails to America and Vikings begin to convert to Christianity.
1016 AD
Canute (a Viking) becomes King of England
1054 AD
East/West Schism of Church
1066 AD
William the Conqueror and Battle of Hastings
1095-1291 AD
Crusades
1206 AD
Genghis Khan becomes Mongol ruler
1215 AD
Magna Carta
1250-1923
Ottoman Empire
1271 AD
Marco Polo leaves for China
1337-1453 AD
Hundred Years War & Black Death
1453 AD
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks