The Late Classic Period of the Maya Civilization started around 600 AD according to the Bible Timeline Poster with World History. This was after the magnificent city of El Mirador was abandoned. Most of the major Maya cities rose during the Late Classic Period, which included Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tikal, Copan, Uxmal, El Tajin, and […]
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Teotihuacan Reaches Peak
The central Mexican city of Teotihuacan came a long way from a small settlement in the Valley of Mexico to a mega-city that rivaled Rome as well as the Han capitals of Chang’an and Luoyang. Teotihuacan reached its peak in 450 BC according to the Bible Timeline Poster with World History. At its height, it […]
Saul’s Conversion
Zealous, brutal, and loyal to his religious heritage—this was how the book of Acts introduced the man called Saul of Tarsus who quietly approved of and watched the death of Christianity’s first martyr, Stephen. The death of Stephen and the persecution that followed was a blow to the community of believers and it pushed many […]
El Mirador (Guatemala): Early Maya City
Hidden deep within the lush rain forest of the department of Petén in Guatemala lies a once-magnificent city called El Mirador. The name means “The Lookout” in Spanish because of the center’s tall pyramids. According to the Bible Timeline Poster with World History, El Mirador began before the 1st century AD. It was located in […]
Calendar Reformed
Calendars of Romulus and Numa The calendar of Romulus was the first one developed by the Romans. It was later “improved” by the Roman king Numa Pompilius. A reformation of the Calendar was then started around 79 BC according to the Bible Timeline Poster with World History. The first one, the calendar of Romulus, only […]
Anasazi Enter Basketmaker Period
Richard Wetherill, a rancher from Colorado, was credited as the one who discovered the magnificent Cliff Palace in Mesa Verda. It would be followed by the discovery of Keet Seel and other such dwellings which sparked the world’s interest in the ancient people who abandoned these communities. It was also Wetherill who gave them the […]
Maya City of Cerros in Belize Rises
The ruins of the ancient city of Cerros lies on the outskirts of the Maya heartland on the coast of Belize. This once great center was built on a peninsula that juts out into the Chetumal Bay. The lush rainforests on the western part of what is now modern Belize and Guatemala, as well as […]
Haida and Kwakiutl Tribes Thrive in Northwest America
The earliest remains found of humans that settled in the Americas came from a cave called On Your Knees located in Alaska. The DNA sample extracted from a human tooth in that cave proved that the genetic mutations were similar to the people from parts of northeast Asia and Japan. This indicated that people from […]
Phoenicia Subject to Persia
Much of what is known about Phoenicia under Persia come from the Greek historians Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus. According to Herodotus, Phoenicia formed a part of Persia’s Fifth Satrapy, which included Cyprus, Palestine, and Syria. This event is listed on the Bible Timeline Poster with World History at 483 BC. It was the Eber-Nari district […]
Olmec Civilization, Collapse of the
The Olmec people lived in the regions of Veracruz and Tabasco along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico between 1200 to 400 BC. The collapse of the Olmec civilization is recorded on the Bible Timeline Poster with World History at 300 BC. San Lorenzo was the first center of this civilization, but it was […]