Antiquity

By Taylor524
  • 3500 BCE

    First cities

    The first cities are built in Mesopotamia’s Fertile Crescent by the Sumerians.
    The first cities are important because they symbolize the beginning of civilizations.
  • 3400 BCE

    Earliest form of writing

    The Sumarians invented writing (in ancient Sumer), using pruned reeds. It’s the first mean of long-distance communication.
  • 2560 BCE

    The Great Pyramid of Cheops

    Imhotep (an Egyptian architect) finished the Great Pyramid of Cheops on the Giza Plateau.
    It’s the largest Egyptian pyramid, and the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
  • 1250 BCE

    Exodus from Egypt

    It’s the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery under the leadership of Moses, in Egypt. Moses is considered as the most important prophet in Judaism.
  • 1200 BCE

    Iron Age

    Beggining of the Iron Age in Anatolia.
  • 1080 BCE

    End of Ramses III

    End of the reign of the last great pharaoh Ramses III. It symbolizes the end of the strength and ability to defend Egypt against invaders.
  • 560 BCE

    Birth of Buddha

    Buddha was born around 560 BCE in India. Buddha is the founder of Buddhism, the world's fourth-largest religion (7% of the global population).