Chronological

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  • 4000 BCE

    4000 B.C.E

    The first civilization emerges in Mesopotamia. They are known as sumer
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1 BCE

    Chronology

  • 3500 BCE

    3500 B.C.E

    The Egyptians begin to create hieroglyphic writing. This will be studied for generations
  • 2500 BCE

    2500 B.C.E

    A civilization known as the Indus Valley begins to prosper in what is modern-day Pakistan and India
  • 2000 BCE

    2000 B.C.E

    The Shang Dynasty begins in China
  • 1500 BCE

    1500 B.C.E

    In what is modern day Turkey, the Hittites create an empire in Anatolia
  • 1200 BCE

    1200 B.C.E.

    Within Greece, the Mycenaean civilization falls and marks the end of the Bronze Age
  • 1000 BCE

    1000 B.C.E

    The Hebrews establish the Kingdom of Israel
  • 550 BCE

    550 B.C.E

    Cyrus the Great creates the Persian empire
  • 509 BCE

    509 B.C.E

    The Roman Republic is created
  • 221 BCE

    221 B.C.E

    The Qin Dynasty unifies China
  • 44 BCE

    44 B.C.E.

    Julias Caesar is assassinated This eventually causes the rise of the Roman Empire
  • 1 BCE

    0 C.E.

    Jesus Christ is born. This signals the beginning of the common era