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World History - Lipman

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  • 5000 BCE

    towns and cities

    towns and cities
    The Sumerians build the first towns and cities
  • 4000 BCE

    Powerful City-States

    Powerful City-States
    The Sumers create powerful city-states with ziggurats (Buildings in the center of a city used to pray to their god.
  • 3500 BCE

    Many City-States

    Many City-States
    Sumeria is full of city-states such as Ur, Uruk, Eridu, Kish, Lagash, and Nippur.
  • 3300 BCE

    First Writing

    First Writing
    The Sumerians make the first ever writing
  • 3200 BCE

    Wheels on vehicles

    Wheels on vehicles
    The Sumerians created the first wheels to be used on vehicles
  • Period: 3100 BCE to 331 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

  • 3000 BCE

    Sumerians use math

    Sumerians use math
    Sumerians start using math with base 60 unit.
  • 2700 BCE

    King Gilgamesh

    King Gilgamesh
    King Gilgamesh rules Ur
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2055 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • 2400 BCE

    New Language

    New Language
    Akkadian becomes the main language used by the Sumerians.
  • 2330 BCE

    Sargon I

    Sargon I
    Sargon I conquers most Sumerian city-states and creates Akkadian empire.
  • 2250 BCE

    King Naram-Sin

    King Naram-Sin
    King Naram-Sin of the Akkadians expands Akkadian empire.
  • 2100 BCE

    Sumerians Gain Power

    Sumerians Gain Power
    After the Akkadian empire crumbles, the Sumerians take power.
  • Period: 2030 BCE to 1650 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • 2000 BCE

    Elimites

    Elimites
    The Elimites capture Ur
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 712 BCE

    New Kingdom

  • Period: 1100 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Blessings And Songs

    Blessings and songs such as The Song of Miriam
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 500

    Ancient Greece

  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

  • Period: 1000 BCE to 600 BCE

    The Torah

    The Torah - the J source; Ruth; Job; First Isaiah; some minor prophets; first version of the history books of Deuteronomy
  • Period: 586 BCE to 539 BCE

    Second Isaiah

    Second Isaiah; Jeremiah; Ezekiel; Deuteronomy is expanded; Psalms
  • Period: 586 BCE to 539 BCE

    Second Isaiah

    Second Isaiah; Jeremiah; Ezekiel; Deuteronomy is expanded; Psalms
  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    The Rest Of The Torah

    The rest of the Torah; Third Isaiah; later prophets; Chronicles re-writes story of David to make it sound nicer
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty