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206 BC| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | 216 BC–205 BC | Greece, Rome, Illyria [Macedonian–Roman Wars (216–172 BC)] | King Philip V of Macedon, resenting Rome's interference in Illyria, seizes his opportunity and invades Illyria, starting the First Macedonian War. The war continues in a somewhat desultory fashion for 11 years. | | 214 BC–206 BC | China, Qin Empire [fortifications] | Chinese emperor Shi Huang-ti employs general Meng Dian to connect a number of existing defensive walls in northern China to form a single fortified system with watchtowers to keep out the Xiongnu (Huns). Known as the Great Wall of China, it is 2,400 km/1,500 mi long, 9 m/30 ft high, 8 m/25 ft wide at its base, and 5 m/17 ft wide at its top. It is the largest building project ever undertaken. | | 206 BC | China, Qin Empire, Former Han Empire [administration] | Chinese emperor Ershi Huang-ti is deposed after a reign of only four years, and China's Han dynasty is formed by Liu Bang, a populist monarch. | | c. 206 BC | China, Former Han Empire [football] | According to the Chinese poet Li-Yu (c. AD 50–c. 130), a game of zuzhu, an ancient Chinese form of football, is played on the emperor's birthday in 206 BC. The game he describes has some remarkable similarities to modern football, with a stuffed leather ball and two goal areas. |
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