Ancient History Timeline

Migrants

12,000 BCE

In this time period, migrants first arrived in the United States of America. Many immigrants came to America looking for better economic oppurtunity. Some also came seeking for religious freedom.

Agriculture

10,000 BCE

This time period was when agriculture began in the Middle East. People began to farm and it was much easier for the dynasties to have food. After agriculture began there wasn't a need to be nomads anymore.

Harrappan Civilization

5000 BCE

The Harrappan Civilization lasted for about 2,000 years. During these years, they started religous practices, and they also started farming and urbanization. The Harrappans were a peaceful group and they ended up dying off. To this day, we don't know what happened to them.

Indian Cities

3000 BCE

Around this time, the Harrappans developed two cities. The cities were named Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. These cities were updated and made for a succesful civilization for the Harappans.

Gilgamesh

2150 BCE

Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets. Gilgamesh was the Ancient Mesopotamian's type of poem. It's known as the oldest piece of epic western literature.

Hammurabi's Code

1772 BCE

Hammurabi's code is a statue with hundreds of very specific codes of law used in Ancient Mesopotamia. The best saying for the code is "An eye for an eye". Hammurabi's code was severely strict and many people were killed or severely hurt because of the breaking of the code.

The New Kingdom

1539 BCE

The New Period was about a 500 year period. During this time a lot happened including the Valley of the Kings being built and King Akhenaten establishing a new religous order praising Aten. There was also a famous female Pharoah.

Aryans

1500 BCE

In this year, the Aryans started to migrate into the Indus Ruver Valley. They were originally nomadic northerners from Central Asia but after the Harrappan Civilization disappeared, they decided to take over their land. The Aryans did well in the Valley and ended up expanding more into India.

First Pyramid

1250 BCE

The first Egyptian pyramid was built. This step pyramid was built for Pharoah Djoser. It was built for his burial.

Warring States Period

417 BCE

The Warring States Period was a period of time when leaders used violence to solve a problem. It was when leaders of different areas fought for control of all the land. This was not a shccesful period of time and it didn't solve the leaders' problems.

Alexander the Great

332 BCE

Alexander the Great conquered Egypt. Ptolemy becomes the king. Greek culture is spread through Egypt and the city of Alexandria was founded.

Qin Shi Huangdi

221 BCE

Qin Shi Huangdi became the first emperor of China. He also built the Great Wall of China. This was a succesful year because his people were protected from the Mongols.

Burial of Emperor Qin

210 BCE

In this year, Emperor Qin was buried, but he didn't have a small or normal tomb. There were around 8,000 clay soldiers buried with him, called the Terracotta Army. The army surrounded Qin to protect him in the after life.