This is a working timeline, meaning that you will add to it throughout the course, and may include information from previous time periods. This timeline is going to include information on each of the empires/nations that you have studied in the “Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires” unit. You will research and gather information on the following empires in order to place them correctly on the timeline. The following list is a guide to show you the empires you need in order to help you get started, you should have more information than what is listed below on your timeline. You will need each empire below, and then you will add on the major people and events that occurred in each empire (this is not in chronological order). Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Persian Empire
Nubian Empire
Aksumite Empire
Greek civilization (Athens, Sparta, the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War, and the) formation of the Delian League
Macedonia (Alexander the Great)
Rome (Republic, Empire)
Egypt (the New Kingdom and after)
Chinese Dynasties (Confucius)
Mauryan Empire
Olmec civilization
For each empire, person, and event, including a date, short summary, and a picture that represents each marker on the timeline.