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The Sumerians had formed 12 city- states in the Tigris-Euphates valley, including Ur, Uruk, and Eridu.
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3000 B.C.
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People from either central Asia or Asia Minor--The Sumerians-- arrived in Mesopotamia.
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3500 B.C.
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A blind poet, Homer, composed the two most famous Greek epics-- the lliad and the Odyssey.
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700 B.C.
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Minoans fleet dominated the eastern Mediterranean; result of rapid growth the Mycenaeans began moving out of their homeland
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2000 B.C.
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Persian armies, led by Cyrus II, conquered the Greek city-state of Ionia, in Asia Minor.
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546 B.C.
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Some Prominent Athenians accused Socrates' of "corrupting the young" or "not worshipping the gods worshipped by the state" and had him brought to trial.
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399 B.C.
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People of Italy first came into contact with the Greeks when Greek traders sailed up both the east and west coasts of the Italian Peninsula.
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900 B.C.
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young soldier, Hannibal, became general of the Carthaginian army in Spain.
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221 B.C.
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Slaves formed about 30 percent of Rome's people.
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100 B.C.
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Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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A.D. 392
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The invasion of the Aryans began.
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1500 B.C.
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Doctrinal, political, and geographical differences finally led to a schism, or separation, of the Church into the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East.
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A.D. 1054
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The Ottomans laid siege to Constantinople.
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A.D. 1453
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The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, was born in the bustling city of Makkah.
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A.D. 570
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Muhammad experienced a revelation, or vision.
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A.D. 610
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Muhammad laid the foundation of an Islamic state.
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A.D. 624
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Muslims and Christians fight the Battle of Tours.
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A.D. 732
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Germanic invasion had all but deserted the urban world of the Roman Empire.
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A.D. 500
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Charlemagne becomes Frankish king.
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A.D. 768
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When the last Anglo- Saxon king died, Edward the Confessor, three rivals claimed the throne.
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A.D. 1066
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Philip summoned the Estates-General, an assembly of nobles, clergy, and townspeople.
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A.D. 1314
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Martin Luther promotes church reforms and preaches against indulgences.
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1517
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Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther from the Church.
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1521
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Henry asked the Pope to agree to a divorce between himself and Catherine.
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1527
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When Henry died, 9 year old Edward succeeded him to the throne.
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1547
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Francis I of France invades Italy
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1494
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Elected pope, Alexander had bribed the College of Cardinals to vote for him.
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1492
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The first coins are minted by Athens.
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570 B.C.
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Caesar took over the government as dictator for life, to rule very much like a monarch.
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45 B.C.
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The Pallava dynasty is established in Kanchi.
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A.D. 300
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The Hundred Years War.
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1337-1453 A.D.
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The Italian Renaissance.
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1420-1580 A.D.
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