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1
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Nomads roamed the Fertile Crescent

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~7000 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 1

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Stone wall at Jericho built

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6800 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 1

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King Narmer (King Menes) of upper Egypt conquers lower Egypt and unites both kingdoms

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3000 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 2

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4
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Sumerians & Egyptians begin using cuneiform

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3200 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 3

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5
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Period of the Old Kingdom of Egypt

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3000-2100 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 4

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6
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Great Pyramid (of Cheops/Khufu) built

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2550 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 4

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7
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Sargon becomes King of the city-state Kish

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2334 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 5

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8
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Hammurabi becomes King of the city-state Babylon

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1792 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 7

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9
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Period during which the epic of Gilgamesh was composed

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3000-1200BC

SotW1 - Ch. 8

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10
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Period of the height of Harappan civilization in the Indus Valley

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2000-1750BC

SotW1 - Ch. 9

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11
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Exodus of the Indus Valley

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1750BC

SotW1 - Ch. 9

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12
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Huang Di ruled ancient China

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~2690 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 10

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13
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T’ang becomes ruler of ancient China

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1766 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 10

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14
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Period of the Shang Dynasty in China

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1766-1122 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 10

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15
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Climate changed in the Sahara

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~3500 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 11

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16
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Period of Amenemhet’s rule as pharaoh of Egypt

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1980-1926 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 12

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17
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Period of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt

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2040-1720 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 12

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18
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Hyksos expelled by Ahmose

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1567 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 12

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Which kingdom era is known as the “Golden Age of Egypt”? (Old, Middle or New?)

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New Kingdom of Egypt

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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Period of Thutmose I’s rule as pharaoh of Egypt

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1524-1518 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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21
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Period of Amenhotep IV’s (later Akhenaten) rule as pharaoh of Egypt

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1350-1334 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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Which Egyptian pharaoh dynasty were Thutmose I and Hatshepsut both a part of? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)

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18th dynasty

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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Period of Hatshepsut’s rule as pharaoh of Egypt

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1498-1483 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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24
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Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamen) born

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1343 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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Tutankhamen died

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1325 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 13

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26
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Carthage first settled by Phonecians

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~814 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 15

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27
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Period of the height of Phoenician civilization

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1200-700 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 15

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28
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Period of Assyrian expansion

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1300-1200 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 16

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Period of Tiglathpileser III’s rule and greatest extent of Assyria

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745-727 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 16

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30
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Period of Ashurbanipal’s rule (the last great Assyrian king)

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668-627 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 16

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31
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Period of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule

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605-561 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 17

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32
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Period of the height of Minoann civilization

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2200-1450 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 18

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33
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Mycenaeans settled Crete

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1450 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 19

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34
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Period of the Greek Dark Ages

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1200-700 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 19

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35
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Homer lived

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~800 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 20

36
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Babylon falls to the Persians

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539 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 21

37
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Earliest Persians lived

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~700 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 21

38
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Period of Cyrus the Great’s rule

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559-525 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 21

39
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Greek city-states begin to arise

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~800 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 22

40
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Greco-Persian wars begins

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500 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 24

41
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Battle of Marathon

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490 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 24

42
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Battle of Salamis

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480 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 24

43
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Period of the Peloponnesian War

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431-404 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 24

44
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King Phillip conquers Greek city-states

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338 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 25

45
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Period of Alexander the Great’s rule

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336-323 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 25

46
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Nazca civilization flourished

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200 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 26

47
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Period of the height of Olmec civilization

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1200-900 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 26

48
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Period of the First Punic War

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264-241 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 29

49
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Period of the Second Punic War

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218-202 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 29

50
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Hannibal invades Italy during Punic Wars

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218 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 29

51
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Punic Wars end

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146 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 29

52
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Aryans came to India

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~1500 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 30

53
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High point of the Aryan civilization in India

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500 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 30

54
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Period that Siddhartha Guatama (the Buddah) lived

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~563-483 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 30

55
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Asoki rules as a Mauryan king/emperor

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268-233 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 31

56
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Period of the Mauryan Empire

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321-233 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 31

57
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Qin Zheng becomes emperor of all China, and China is unified for the first time (also changes his name to Shi Huangdi)

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221 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 32

58
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China’s “Period of the Warring States” begins

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~500 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 32

59
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Qin Zheng’s forced unification begins

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~230 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 32

60
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Qin Zheng orders the Chinese warlord’s books burned

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212 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 32

61
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Construction of the Great Wall of China begins

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214 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 32

62
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Period that Confucius lived

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~551-479 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 33

63
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Julius Caesar becomes the Roman governor of Spain

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69 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 34

64
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Julius Caesar born

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100 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 34

65
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Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon

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January 10, 49 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 35

66
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Period of Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Britain

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55-54 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 35

67
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Julius Caesar arrives in Egypt

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48 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 35

68
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Julius Caesar assasinated

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March 15, 44 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 35

69
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Octavian becomes a consul

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43 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 36

70
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Period beginning with Octavian becoming Augustus Caesar, and ruling as emperor of the Roman Empire, and ending with his death

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27 BC-14 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 36

71
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Actual year of Jesus’ birth

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3 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 37

72
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Temple in Jerusalem destroyed by Romans

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70 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 38

73
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Period Nero ruled

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54-68 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 39

74
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Period Constantine ruled

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312-337 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 39

75
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Bodicea’s revolt against Rome

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61-63 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 40

76
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Diocletian comes to the throne

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284 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 40

77
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Diocletian divides the Roman Empire

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286 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 40

78
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Period Diocletian and Maximian rule the Roman Empire jointly

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286-305 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 40

79
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Attila the Hun dies

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453 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 41

80
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Stilicho becomes regent for the Western Roman Empire, after Theodosius

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395 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 41

81
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Stilicho drives Alaric away

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397 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 41

82
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Stilicho executed

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408 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 41

83
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Visigoths sack Rome

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410 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 41

84
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Period Romulus Augustus ruled

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475-476 AD

SotW1 - Ch. 42

85
Q

Cleopatra born

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69 BC

SotW1 - Ch. 35

86
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The Battle of Milvian Bridge

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312 AD

SotW1 - Ch.39

87
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Period of the New Kingdom of Egypt

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1550-1077 BC

(SotW1 - Ch. 13)?

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