Ancient Western Civilizations Timeline 3500BC-476AD

This video documents Ancient western civilization from it's beginning, in 3500BC, to it's end with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476AD. It provides a good overview of the time period and puts the different civilizations and cultures in perspective to each other, hope you enjoy.

It's advised that it be watched in HD and fullscreen mode as this will give the best detail on the map.

Western civilization began in approximately 3500BC with the emergence of the first cities, in an area of land known as the fertile crescent. From there civilization spread westward, into Greece, Italy and North Africa. As this happened the old cultures from the chalcolithic period continued to dominate central and northern Europe. Eventually these gave way to the mass migrations of the time and a new tribal system developed. But the spread of civilization continued and the Roman empire extended it into Northern and central Europe, where it stayed until it's fall in 476AD.

Christopher Hylander's Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Hyland0r

Category:

Education

Tags:

• painting
• southeast asia
• Western
• Civilizations
• Timeline

[maciek6571]

co ja pacze?:D pozdro dla POLAKÓW:D

[llel11]

for every clip of wars being fought in historical videos and books they need to show a woman giving birth otherwise it's bunk

[farzinfarzad]

God i am white with dark features and ginger beard with freakles and both of my parents are Iranian.....and people keep thinkin i am either Irish or Scotish,French I am Iranian deal with it bitches xD

[Komnenit]

Es un dato curioso, sabías que la palabra 'ario' procede de las invasiones realizadas por escitas y celtas a la India y a Persia? Y de que los Sha de Persia reclamaran el título 'Luz de los arios'? Qué datos tan curiosos!

[Historyisthekey]

@ThievingFox Yes, but you have to be careful with terminology. I would disagree with the statement "Carthage may have been constructed earlier", as the city itself does not appear to have been founded until the late 9th century bc at the earliest. However, it is likely, as you are hinting at, that nearby Phoenician settlemments existed earlier and that their inhabitants eventually joined the city after it was established.

[Natalie85101]

Funny the Scythians and Celts were Indo - Iranian peoples.

Now they day and night, racially degrade Iranians and claim their lands and history.

[ThievingFox]

@Historyisthekey So would it fair to argue that Carthage may have been constructed earlier, but took a hundred years or so to become the dominant power in the region?

[Historyisthekey]

@ThievingFox The traditional date for the founding of Carthage itself is the late 9th century BC (with 814BC being one proposed date). However, there were almost certainly other phoenician settlements and colonies in the area prior to the founding of Carthage itself, so this may the origin of the confusion.

Relatively recent scholarship has claimed that about 725BC would be a more probable date, but 814BC remains the most widely used date for the founding of the city.

[ThievingFox]

I was under the impression that Carthage was built during the Phonecian Age, aka before the sea people, but the video seems to suggest Carthage was constructed a couple of hundred years later. Help plz? :)

[Historyisthekey]

@shaidar23haran The Roman Republic was an Empire. The definition of the two, contrary to popular belief, are not opposed. Technically, it should use a possessive on the Roman Republic (Roman Republic's Empire).

Republic - a political structure whereby, through elected representation or direct contribution, the citizens have authority over matters of state.

Empire - An extensive group of states/countries which are under the coontrol of a single government.

I hope this helps.