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A Museum of World History: 250 BC to 49 CE (Level 1: Clue to name)

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Last updated: September 1, 2021
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15 years after this Chinese regent takes the throne for himself, the desparate peasants he tries to help turn against and eventually kill him.
Wang Mang , 54, takes power from the Han in China in the year 9.
When soldiers under the command of Liu Bang, 54, defeat the soldiers of Xian Yu at the Battle of Gaixa, this dynasty is launched.
Han leader Liu Bang, 54, commands soldiers who defeat the soldiers of Xian Yu at the Battle of Gaixa, launching the Han Dynasty in 202 BCE
At age 36, he becomes the first Roman Emperor.
Octavian, 36, becomes the first Roman Emperor and takes the name “Augustus.”27 BCE
This 21-year-old takes power in Egypt after killing her brother. Due in part to her persuasive powers, she may be the best-known women in the history of the world.
Cleopatra takes power in Egypt. in 47 BCE
"Carpe Diem." is the best-known phrase from the 11th of this poets odes.
Horace, 32, publishes a book of 38 odes in 23 BCE
This writer authors a series of poems honoring the simplicity of farm life called "The Georgics."
Virgil, 41, writes The Georgics, a series of poems that honor the simplicity of farm life.in 29 BCE
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By the year one, this city's population reaches 1 million, making it the largest city in the world.
Rome's population reaches 1 million, making it the largest city in the world in the year one.
Palmyra (Syria), Baghdad (Iraq), Tehran (Iran), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Kashgar (Urumuqi, China). and Chang'an (Xian, China) are united by this collective international achievement in trade and technology.
The Silk Road's last link is completed by the Han, connecting China and the Roman Empire in 130 BCE.
The age of the Roman Republic is brought to an end after this military leader cross the Rubicon river into Italy.
Julius Caesar commands an army that crosses the Rubicon river into Italy, leading to Caesar's election as dictator, and the end of the age of the Roman Republic. 49 BCE
China’s Warring States era ends when this emperor unites the nation for the first time.
Qin Shihuang unites China’s Warring States and launches the Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE.
At a time when other poets flatter soldiers and politicians, the most popular poet in Rome encourages people to pursue romantic love before all other things and for this he is banished from Rome.
Ovid, 35, writes Metamorphoses, in the year 8, which retells in chronological order all the Greek and Roman myths that deal with transformation.
Known as "The Father of Mathematics,"he is the first to figure out how to measure the density of an object.
Archimedes figures out how to measure the density of an object in 212 BCE.
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