ancient civilization

By caro montero
  • 2000 BCE

    ship sails

    ship sails
    the ship sails were used for the first time on the Aegean sea , this helped the commerce to raise .
  • 1800 BCE

    incas pottery

    incas pottery
    there 2 types of pottery one for the religious ceremonies and the other with utility functions.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Knossos palace

    Knossos emerged a palace it was one of the most sophisticated and complex palaces. this palace was distroyed by either an earthquake ,fire or invassion
  • 1500 BCE

    tholos tombs

    tholos tombs
    tholos tombs were created by the Mycenaeans. It had a dome form, and it was made of stone, also it was underground .
  • 1427 BCE

    aztec barter system

    aztec barter system
    the aztecs didn't knew the the coin so they barter the cacao
  • 1100 BCE

    Olmec pyramid

    Olmec pyramid
    on tabasco the construction of the "piramide de la venta" starts
  • 776 BCE

    first olympic games

    first olympic games
    The olympic games were part of a festival in honor to Zeus. All the atlethes were male citizens of the city-states of Greece.Some sports were: wrestling, boxing, long jump, throwing the javelin , discus, and chariot racing. http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml
  • 750 BCE

    homer

    homer
    Homer writes the the Iliad and the Odissey that were about the Trojan war and the return of Ulysses to his home.
  • 534 BCE

    Tarquin the proud

    Tarquin the proud
    Last etruscan king of rome who was expelled for his cruelty
  • Period: 533 BCE to 273 BCE

    Republic

    The king is substituted by 2 consuls .The plebeians get more participation on the government.
  • Period: 500 BCE to Nov 5, 800

    musicas rock art

    the rock art on the caverns of Sachica shows the population of the Muiscas .
  • Period: 500 BCE to Nov 5, 800

    musicas rock art

    the rock art on the caverns of Sachica shows the population of the Muiscas .
  • 27 BCE

    pax romana

    Pax romana are 200 years of peace and prosperity. This made roman empire expand and safer.
  • 64

    Rome burns

    Rome burns
    Much of Rome burns. It is said that Nero caused the fire , but he blamed the christians.
  • 79

    mount Vesuvius uruption

    mount Vesuvius uruption
    Eruption of the mount Vesuvius , the city of Pompeya was destroyed 25000 habitants were buried.
  • Period: Nov 4, 900 to

    Taironas rituals

    The bravest indians practice a ritual of anthropophagy that consist of drinking the grace of the bodies when they are cremated.
  • Nov 4, 1230

    mayan`s codex

    mayan`s codex
    Codex Grolier is written ,is a document who shows some astronomic and mathematic calculations