-
8000 BCE
Beginning of Ancient Egypt
People start forming settlements in the Nile valley. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 467
Ancient Civilisation Timespan
-
1766 BCE
Beginning of Ancient China
Start of Shang Dynasty, during which a system of writing emerged and large cities were built – ending in 1122 BCE -
800 BCE
Beginning of Ancient Greece
Start of Cyclades culture -
753 BCE
Beginning of Ancient Rome
Legendary founding of Rome -
30
End of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra commits suicide, and Egypt becomes part of the Roman Empire. -
146
End of Ancient Greece
Rome finally defeats Macedon, forcing it to give up the Greek city-states it formerly controlled -
220
End of Ancient China
The Han Dynasty ends and the empire is divided into the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, which fight each other for control of China for 60 years -
476
End of Ancient Rome
Barbarian forces remove the last Western emperor from power, marking an end to the Western Roman Empire.
