4000 B.C.E. to 0 C.E.

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  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Beginnings of Egyptian Civilizations

    Located in present day Egypt. The Egyptian civilization was shaped like a unified territorial state. This civilization is also well known for their pyramids, pharos, and other civilization known as Nubia.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Beginnings of Sumerian Civilizations

    Located in the competing city-states of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia. The Sumerian civilization was located in between the Euphrates and Tigris River in present day Iraq.
  • 3000 BCE

    Quipu in use in Norte Chico

    Quipu is a device made with string or hairs to keep records and communicate.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Norte Chico Civilization

    A group of around 25 urban centers created the Norte Chico civilization. It had cities smaller than the ones in Sumer and was a rich fishing civilization. The civilizations did not have walls for defense and barely any evidence of warfare in this civilization has been found.
  • Period: 2663 BCE to 2195 BCE

    Old Kingdom of Egypt

    During this period, Pharos held lots of power in the Egyptian civilization and pyramids were being built
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Beginnings of Civilizations in Indus Valley and Central Asia

    The Indus Valley civilization has little to no information on the political hierarchy or centralized state. We do know that in 1700 BC, this civilization fell due to its high environmental usage and that their culture was passed on to a later civilization of the Indian subcontinent. The Central Asian civilization, also known as the Oxus civilization had a very unique cultural mix of architecture, burials, seals, ceramics and more. This was also a aristocratic social hierarchy.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Beginnings of Chinese Civilizations

    A civilization with many dynasties, rulers, and a unique Chinese political ideology. This civilization also had a early writing system of Chinese and this civilization kept a constant identity from its past into modern times.
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia dynasty

    This was the first dynasty created and was the first form of government in the Chinese civilization.
  • 2000 BCE

    Mohenjo Dara and Harappa

    These cities were a part of the Indus Valley and Central Asian civilizations. During this time period, these cities were flourishing with rich two to three story buildings, indoor plumbing and bathrooms, and streets in grid like positions. They had grand public buildings and high 45 foot walls.
  • 2000 BCE

    Epic of Gilgamesh is created

    The "Epic of Gilgamesh" is a Mesopotamian ancient epic poem.
  • 1775 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi is created

    This writing was a legal code which was followed by citizens and used on citizens depending on their social status.
  • 1700 BCE

    Abandonment of the Indus Valley and Central Asian cities

    These cities were abandoned and completely forgotten about until scientists dug the up later on.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    A dynasty of the Chinese Civilization and was also known as the Yin.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1064 BCE

    New Kingdom of Egypt

    The New Kingdom was one of the best times of the civilization of Egypt. It was a time of wealth, power, and success.
  • 1500 BCE

    Creation of the Egyptian Empire

    The Egyptian Empire was created during the New Kingdom era of Egypt, it was a time of wealth, power, and success.
  • 1200 BCE

    Beginnings of Olmec Civilization

    This civilization was located along the Gulf of Mexico near what is now Veracruz in southern Mexico. This civilization is also known as the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica and created many cultural patterns which were passed to other civilizations.
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 771 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    This dynasty was created right after the end of the Shang Dynasty and was another dynasty of the Chinese civilization.
  • 900 BCE

    Writing in Olmec Civilization

    The Olmec civilization created the first written language in the Americas.
  • Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

    Located in Mesopotamia, this empire was created before the Persian Empire and had an organized government with an army to protect themselves.
  • Period: 760 BCE to 660 BCE

    Kush conquest of Egypt

    This conquest took place after the fall of the New Kingdom of Egypt. The Kush were able to use this fall as an advantage and conquer Egypt.
  • 500 BCE

    Persian Empire is created

    The Persian Empire was located in Iran, Egypt, Turkey, some parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was one of the largest empires in the world.