AV - The Emergence of Human Communities

By avandawalke
  • 2500 BCE

    2500 BCE

  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia

  • 2134 BCE

    End of Old Kingdom of Egypt (Asia)

  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur in Mesopotamia

  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom Reigns in Egypt (Africa)

  • 2000 BCE

    2000 BCE

  • 2000 BCE

    Horses in use spread over Western Asia

  • 2000 BCE

    Rise of Minoan Civilization in Crete, Early Greeks arrive in Greece (Mediterranean)

  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian (Semitic) Mesopotamia

  • 1800 BCE

    Abraham migrates to Canaan (Middle Eastern)

  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang Dynasty in China (Asia)

  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia (Mediterranean)

  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominant in Northern Egypt (Africa)

  • 1600 BCE

    Rise of the Mycenaean Civilization in Greece (Mediterranean)

  • 1500 BCE

    1500 BCE

  • 1000 BCE

    1000 BCE

  • 969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power (Middle Eastern)

  • 960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple (Middle Eastern)

  • 920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah (Middle Eastern)

  • 911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire (Mesopotamian)

  • 814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage (Mediterranean)

  • 750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt (Africa)

  • 721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Northern kingdom (Mesopotamia)

  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian Kings Rule Egypt (Africa)

  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre (Mesopotamia)

  • 700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea (Asia)

  • 671 BCE

    Assyrian Conquest of Africa (Mesopotamia/Africa)

  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo-Babylonian Kingdom (Mesopotamia)

  • 612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria (Mesopotamia)

  • 600 BCE

    Iron Metallurgy in China (Asia)

  • 587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem (Middle Eastern)

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius (Asia)

  • Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the Western Mediterranean

  • 515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem (Mesopotamian)

  • 500 BCE

    500 BCE

  • 500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Migrations across Europe

  • 450 BCE

    Completion of Hebrew Bible (Middle Eastern)

  • 450 BCE

    Hanno the Phoenician explores Western Africa

  • 440 BCE

    Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians (Mediterranean)

  • 390 BCE

    Celts sack Rome (Europe)

  • Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE

    Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state (Asia)

  • 300 BCE

    Beginning of Kingdom of Meroe (Africa)

  • 300 BCE

    Ruler of Chinese state of Zhou equips troops like nomad horsemen (Asia)

  • 250 BCE

    250 BCE (End of events on timeline)

  • 1 BCE

    1 BCE