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6000 BCE
Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies
Hunters and gatherers, nomads, tools -
5000 BCE
Mesopotamia: The land between two rivers
Kush, the Assyrians, Hammurabi's Code -
3500 BCE
The Beginnings of Civilization in the Near East and Africa
People started setting near water, food production increased, and cities grew -
3100 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Queen Hatshepsut, hieroglyphics, the pyramids -
2900 BCE
Ancient India
Aryan invasino, caste system, Brahmanism, Hinduism -
2801 BCE
Ancient China
Shang Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Confucius -
1850 BCE
The Ancient Hebrews
Monotheism, Abraham, Moses -
1250 BCE
The Exodus
The Jewish Exodus from Egypt and establishment of a nation -
900 BCE
The Ancient Greeks
Greek Mythology, Pelopennisian Wars, great philosophers: Socrates, Aristotle, Plato -
800 BCE
East Meets West: Ancient Roman Empire
The Republic, the spread of an empire, Julius and Augustus Caesars -
476 BCE
The legacy of Rome
Technology, government, laws, roads, architecture -
356 BCE
Alexander the Great
Expanding the empire and spreading ideas -
207 BCE
West Meets East
The Silk Road -
64
The Rise and Spread of Christianity
Origins of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, persecution in Rome, spread to Europe
