Must Know Dates Flashcards
Beginnings of Agriculture
8000 BC
Beginnings of Bronze Age/Early civilizations
3000 BC
Beginning of Iron Age
1300 BC
life of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tsu,(Beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.)
500s BCE
Greek Golden Age- philosophers
400s BCE
Reign of Alexander the Great
336–323 BC
Qin Dynasty
221 to 206 BC
Beginnings of Christianity
32 C.E.
Pax Romana
27 BC to 180 AD
Han Dynasty
206 BC – 220 CE
Roman capital moved to Constantinople
333CE
Beginnings of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
300s
Fall of Rome
476
Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire
500s
Founding of Islam
622
Maya Civilization
250 to 900
Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France)
732
Great Schism in Christian Church (roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
1054
Norman conquest of England
1066
Battle of Manzikert (Seljuk Turks over Byzantium)
1071
1st Crusade
1095
Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests
1206
Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate
1258
Marco Polo’s Travels
1271-1295