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Ancient Civilizations

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  • Period: 3100 BCE to 539 BCE

    Ancient Mesopotamia

  • Period: 3100 BCE to 30 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

  • 2560 BCE

    Great Pyramid of Giza built

    Great Pyramid of Giza built
    This great pyramid is 756 feet tall, and is built by over 80,000 workers. This pyramid was built for Khufu, the son of Snefru, and holds 3 burial chambers.
  • 2300 BCE

    Sumerian cities united by King Sargon

    Sumerian cities united by King Sargon
    Sumerian cities were united by King Sargon of Agade.
  • 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi's code was written

    Hammurabi's code was written
    In this code, women are seen as inferior. Hammurabi's code also supports the idea of an eye for an eye as well as protecting the weak.
  • 1450 BCE

    Exodus

    Exodus
    The exodus is the founding myth of Israel. It tells how the Israelites were delivered from slavery by their god Yahweh.
  • 1000 BCE

    David's rule

    David's rule
    David gains fame by killing Goliath. When Saul dies in battle, David was appointed as new king.
  • 931 BCE

    Solomon's death

    Solomon's death
    King Solomon was the son of King David. When Solomon dies, Israel splits into 2, making them vulnerable against attacks.
  • Period: 800 BCE to 146 BCE

    Ancient Greece

  • Period: 753 BCE to 27 BCE

    Ancient Rome

  • 586 BCE

    1st temple destroyed

    1st temple destroyed
    After Israel was conquered, Solomon's temple sustained several attacks by foreign troops until it as totally destroyed by the army of Nebuchadnezzar.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War Starts

    Peloponnesian War Starts
    The Peloponnesian war starts. It is a war between Sparta and Athens.
  • 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian War Ends

    Peloponnesian War Ends
    The Peloponnesian war ends, resolving conflict between Athens and Sparta.
  • 166 BCE

    Maccabean Revolt

    Maccabean Revolt
    Judas Maccabeus led the revolt and defeated the Seleucids and were able to create an independent state called Judea. Jewish priests rededicated the temple and honored the occasion annually with the 8 day celebration of Hanukkah.
  • 44 BCE

    Caesar's Death

    Caesar's Death
    Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators, who stabbed him during the Ides of March
  • 44 BCE

    The Ides of March

    The Ides of March
    The Ides of March was the same as the 15th of March. This is the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated.
  • 30 BCE

    Cleopatra's Death

    Cleopatra's Death
    Cleopatra died by suicide, ending her life, along with the Ancient Egyptian Civilization.
  • 66

    2nd temple destroyed

    2nd temple destroyed
    Jewish population rebelled against the roman Empire. Roman legions under Titus retook and destroyed Jerusalem and the Second Temple.