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Oct 9, 1200
Hittites
Created their own empire in western Asia. Were the first of the Indo-European peoples to make to make use of iron. -
Oct 12, 1200
Bronze Age
A time period that used bronze, proto wrtining, and other featuers of early civiliaztion. The summerians were the first to make bronze out of copper and tin. -
Oct 12, 1200
Israelites Emerge
The Israelites emerged as a distinct group of people, organized tribes, who established a united kingdom known as Israel. -
Oct 9, 1503
Hatshepsut
The first woman to become a Pharaoh. She biult a great temple at Dier el Bahri, near Thebes. -
Middle Kingdom
Egyptiains portrayed the Middle Kingdom as a golden age-an age of stabilty. -
New Kingdom
Is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. The New Kingdom was a time of great prosperity in Egypt. -
Hammurabi Rule
Sixth and best known ruler of the first dynasty of Babylon. He was known for his set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history. -
Assyrians overrun Israel
Kingdoms that had resisted Assyrian expansion weaken themselves with divisions. The Assyrians overrun then and create a great empire. -
Old Kingdom
The age of prosperity and splender. The monarchs of the Old KIngdom were powerful rulers over a unified state. -
King Khufu
Took 100,000 Egyptains 20 years to build the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid of King Khufu still stands as a visable symbol of the power of Egyptiain pharaohs. -
Cuneifrom
Sumerians created the writing system called cuneiform. -
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics meaning "priest-carvings", or "sacred writings". A formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. -
Ag Revoltuion
The Agricutlural Revolution gave rise to more complex humans societies that became known as the first civilizations. Shift from hunting animals and the gorwing of food .
