3-A.Classical Civilizations
Geography
APEX
1. Maya Empire 2000 BCE – 1500 CE (3500 yrs.)
2. Ancient Greece 700 – 30 BCE (670 yrs)
3. Ancient Rome 509 BCE – 476 CE (985 yrs.)
4. Mauryan Empire 321-185 BCE (136 yrs.)
5. Qin Dynasty 221 BCE – 206 BCE (15 yrs.)
6. Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE (426 yrs.)
7. Gupta 320 CE - 550 CE (230 yrs.)
Ancient Greece 700 – 30 BCE (670 yrs)
Ancient Rome 509 BCE – 476 CE (985 yrs.)
Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE (426 yrs.).
Qin Dynasty 221
BCE – 206 BCE
(15 yrs.)
Mauryan Empire
321-185 BCE
(136 yrs.)
Gupta 320 CE - 550
CE (230 yrs.)
Maya Empire
2000 BCE – 1500 CE
(3500 yrs.)
Pre-classic Period (600 BCE
to 250 CE)
600 BCE - Maya begin to
farm.
400 BCE - The first Mayan
calendars
300 BCE - idea of a
monarchy
100 BCE - city-state of
Teotihuacan established.
100 BCE - first pyramids
built.
APEX
Classic Period (250 CE to 900
CE)
APEX
Golden age of the Maya citystates. Most of the artistic
and cultural achievements
Post-classic Period (900 CE
to 1500 CE)
1441 CE – Rebellion
1517 CE - arrival of the
Spanish &
conquistador Hernández de
Córdoba
Ancient Greece
700 – 30 BCE
(670 yrs)
Classical
Period
480-323 BCE
APEX 1 ends
with
Starts with earliest Lyric Poets Athens and
allies defeat
Persian fleet at
naval battle of
Salamis
Archaic Period
700-480 BCE
APEX
Hellenistic Period
323-146 BCE
Greco-Roman
END of
Period
“Ancient
146-30 BCE Greece” 30 BCE
APEX 2
ends with
Roman Invasion of
Greece
Battle of
Aktion
Octavian
defeats Mark
Antony and
Cleopatra
Death of
Cleopatra
Ancient Rome
509 BCE – 476 CE
(985 yrs.)
APEX
The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which
Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
Roman Republic
509 BCE
44 BCE
• Rome becomes
APEX 1
a Republic
Julius Caesar
becomes first
• last king is
dictator of Rome
expelled
... assassinated 44
• Rome ruled by
BCE
senators
27 BCE
Roman
Empire
begins Augustus
Roman Empire
117 CE
395 CE
476 CE
1453 CE
APEX 2
Rome split End of the Byzantine
Roman
into two
Western
Empire
Empire
empires Roman
ends --falls
reaches
Western
Empire to Ottoman
largest size
and
and fall of
Empire.
Eastern
“Ancient
Rome”
Mauryan Empire
321-185 BCE
(136 yrs.)
APEX
Buddha and Asoka: Crash Course World History
#6
321 BCE
Chandragupta Maurya seized
the throne of Magadha
272 BCE
APEX
Asoka succeeded the throne and
became the third Mauryan ruler
180 BCE
The fall of the Mauryas left the
Khyber Pass unprotected, so then
a wave of invasions
Qin Dynasty
221 BCE – 206 BCE
(15 yrs.)
APEX
221 BC - 210 BC
Ying Zheng = First Emperor of the
Qin Dynasty
unified the warring "central
states"
created the title of "emperor" (Ch
huangdi) for new status.
2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate
of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
Han Dynasty
206 BCE – 220 CE
(426 yrs.)
APEX
206 BCE
101 BCE
Liu Bang conquers the Qin
Dynasty
APEX
Emperor Wudi extends the Chinese
empire in all directions.
Pax Sinica
184 CE
The Yellow
Turban
Rebellion
threatens
the capital.
220 CE
Liu Xie
abdicates and
ends the Han
Dynasty
Gupta 320
CE - 550 CE
(230 yrs.)
320 CE
Starts with Chandragupta I
ascends to the throne of
the northern Gupta
territories.
APEX
380-415 CE
APEX
science, technology, art,
literature, mathematics,
astronomy, religion, and
philosophy, etc.
Chandragupta II promoted
the synthesis of science, art,
philosophy, and
Strong trade relationships
467 CE
much of the
empire is
overrun by the
Hun – struggles
against the Hun
continue...
550 CE
Gupta Empire
ended -disintegrated into
regional
kingdoms after
series of weak
rulers &invasions
from east, west,
north
Geography
• Location and relative
size
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Greece
Gupta
Han
Maurya
Maya
Qin
Rome
• How geographic factors
encouraged or hindered
expansion and
interactions
– Greek
– Roman
– Mayan
Greece, Gupta, Han, Maurya, Maya, Qin, Rome
GEOGRAPHY: LOCATION AND SIZE
Location and relative size: Greece
Location and relative size: Gupta
Location and relative size: Han & Qin
Location and relative size: Rome
More Roman Empire… at Height…
Greeks, Romans, Mayans
GEOGRAPHY AND EXPANSION
Geographic factors and expansion: Greece
• Mountainous
terrain
• Seas; fishing
Geographic factors and expansion: Roman
Peninsula into
Mediterranean
Geographic factors and expansion: Mayan
Limited access to
other areas