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![Tiny timeline: Archaic Greece in a global context](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-18-at-4.35.40-PM-570x350.png)
Tiny timeline: Archaic Greece in a global context
What was going on around the world during the time of archaic Greece?
![Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 2nd–1st millennia B.C.E.](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.47.03-AM-570x350.png)
Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 2nd–1st millennia B.C.E.
What was happening in the world during the height and fall of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
![Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 5th–3rd millennia B.C.E.](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.39.06-AM-570x350.png)
Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 5th–3rd millennia B.C.E.
What was going on around the world during the rise and height of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
![Tiny timelines: Michelangelo in context](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screenshot-2020-10-23-at-8.11.49-PM-570x350.png)
Tiny timelines: Michelangelo in context
What was happening in the world during Michelangelo's lifetime?