Cumulative Chronology for Final Exam
Be able to place these events in proper chronological order; this section is similar to the one you've seen on each test
to this point, except that I'm giving you the events ahead of time! Notice, however, that as they stand below events in
each section are NOT in proper sequence - you must order them yourself (I will happily check your progress if you
bring in notes before the final). There are 21 sections below; all will appear on this section of the final, and each will
be worth 5 points. Therefore you have five bonus points if you get all 21 correct. Many of them are very, very
broad, while others can get pretty specific. Each Roman numeral will appear as below, with the same events in
different orders. Most of the events in a given numeral are related to one another in some way; getting to know the
stories behind these things and people is the best way of studying for this section! Some of you may be able to
contain them in your mellon by brute force, but grasping how these things are related to one another is the key to
getting this section. Please see me if you want help preparing for this part of your final....
Chinese Dynasties
I. Qin / Later Han / Sui / Song/ Ming /Yuan/ Zhou /Former Han / T'ang/ Shang
Near East and Rome
II. Roman Empire/ Egyptian Kingdoms/ Rise of Persian Empire/ Peak of Sumerian Empire/ Alexander and Hellenistic
period/ Byzantine Empire /Rise of Israeli Kingship/
European
III. Rise of Islam/ Gothic ('barbarian') Kings in Western Europe / Crusades/ European Renaissance/'Carolingian'
Renaissance
Exploration
IV. da Gama reaches India/ Marco Polo/Treaty of Tordesillas/ Fall of Constantinople to Mehmet II/ Cheng Ho
Rise and Spread of Islam
V. Islam reaches T'ang borders/ Islam reaches Visigothic Spain/ Islam reaches Byzantine empire/ birth of the Ottoman
Empire/ Mughal Dynasty begins
Indian History
VI. Gupta Dynasty/ Harappan Civ/ Upanishads/ Asoka/ Cholas/ Mughals/ Indo-Aryan migrations/Siddhartha/
African History
VII. Rise of Malian State/ Nubian Control of Egyptian Dynasties/ Rise of Ghanian State/Rise of Axum/ Ethiopian
Renaissance/ Egyptian Kingdoms/Ezana converts to Xtianity/
Japan
VIII. Nara/ Jomon Culture/ Kamakura Shogunate/ Yamato Dynasty/ Yayoi Culture/ Heian Japan
Americas
IX. Maya/Olmecs/Inca/Toltecs/
Put these people in the correct order.
Early Christianity
X. St Paul/ St Benedict/Constantine/Jesus of Nazareth/Theodosius I / Perpetua
Near East and Mediterranean
XI. Homer/Cyrus the Great/Hammurabi/Socrates/Narmar (Menes)
History of China
XII. Kumarajiva/ Cheng Ho/ Confucius/Kublai Khan/ Emperor Wu/ Empress Wu
European History
XIII. Innocent III / Rollo the Viking/ Edward I/ Charlemagne/ Julius II / William the Conqueror
Western Thought and Culture
XIV. Eleanor of Aquitaine/ Augustine/ Boethius/ Charlemagne / Socrates/ Michelangelo / Dante
Greece and Hellenistic Movement
XV. Maccabean Revolt/ Alexander the Great/Socrates
History of Rome
XVI. Italian War/ Marcus Aurelius/ "Cincinnatus" / Punic Wars/ Battle of Actium
Great conquerors
XVII. Kublai Khan/ Mehmed the Conqueror/ William the Conqueror/ Genghis Khan / Tamerlane
Religious architecture and traditions
XVIII. Chartres Cathedral/ Borobudur Stupa / Sanchi Stupa
Religious/philosophical leaders
XIX. Jesus of Nazareth/ Buddha/ Mohammed/ Socrates
End of the Han/Spread of Chinese Culture
XX. Fa Xian /Lady Murasaki/ Yellow Turban Revolt / Prince Shotoku / Kumarajiva
North and West Africa
XXI. Zaror Yakob/ King Ezana / Kaya Maghau/ St Augustine / Mansa Musa