ap world

By dalmalak
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    4000 B.C.E. Mesopotamia

    People start farming in Mesopotamia, leading to the first settled cities.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3100 BCE

    3500 B.C.E. Sumerian

    Cities like Uruk and Ur emerge in Sumer, along with the first writing system
  • Period: 3100 BCE to 2600 BCE

    3100 Egypt

    Egypt becomes one state under Pharaoh
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2400 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization

    The Indus Valley Civilization rises because of urban planning and trade
  • Period: 1792 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Hammurabi’s Code 1792

    King Hammurabi creates one of the earliest sets of laws "eye for an eye" shows the social structure and values held at the time
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1500 BCE

    1600 Shang Dynasty

    the Shang Dynasty rises in China, known for its bronze work, oracle bones, and the development of early Chinese writing.
  • Period: 800 BCE to 500 BCE

    Greek City-States:

    Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta begin to emerge which is the start of western civilization
  • Period: 500 BCE to 31 BCE

    500 BCE Confucianism and Buddhism

    Confucianism and Buddhism become popular and shape Asia.
  • Period: 31 BCE to 1 BCE

    Roman Empire 31 BCE

    the establishment of the Roman Empire
  • Period: 1 CE to

    Christianity. 0 BCE.

    Christ is believed to be born and becomes one of the most influential religions in the world
  • Period: 550 to 500 BCE

    500 BCE Persian Empire

    the persian empire becomes one of the largest and greatest empires in the ancient world