Early Civilizations

C- Shih Haung Ti

221

Shih Haung Ti united alot of china. He became the first emporer. Shih haung Ti started the creation of the great wall. Established the Ch'in Dynasty.
source:http://www.42explore2.com/china.htm

I-Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts developed

300

Two new ritten languages introduced widely. In earlyer times they where just used by small groups of people. Brahmi was used to write in two diffrent languages. Kharosthi is written from right to left.
source:http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/time/explore/frame_wri.html

C-The Three Teachings

551

Confucianism the teaching created by Confucius. Thought people to be loyal and un selfish. Taoism was taught in prehistory but was latter written down. Buddha taught his message of the eight fold path.

I-Buddism

Sep 22, 600

Budah Gives hid first sermon on his new religion. He stated the wheel of law wich is how people should live there lifes. He then devoted his life to his teachings. His teachings are still around today.
source:http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/time/explore/frame_rel.html

E-Age Of Conquest

Sep 20, 1500

Thutmosi III was one of the greatest conqueres. The riches that where won from battles where brought back and made Egypt rich. With there new found richness they expanded temples and built new ones. Ramses II also made Egypt prossperious.

C- Shang Dynasty

Sep 22, 1500

This is the first provable Chinese dynasty. The Xia dynasty is formed by a legend that we dont know if it is true or not. One of the known capitals was the city of Anyang. The Shang dynasty ended in 1150 B.C.
source:http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/time/explore/exp_set.html

E-Hyksos take control

Sep 19, 1700

The Hyksos where a people from Levant. They took over most of Egypt. They set up a dynastie in Egypt. The Hyksos brought new technology into Egypt such as the chariot. The Hyksos where only able to hold there rule over the entirity of Egypt fora few years. source:http://www.ancient-egypt.org/

M-Code of Hamirabi

Sep 22, 1780

THe code was the first recorded written law. This helped keep order in the united city states. The code went for the eye for an eye approach. Or in other words if you do something to someone they can do it back

M-Hammurabi and Babylon

Sep 22, 1800

This is important because Hammurabi was the king of Babylon and he used his power there to take control of more city states. He united all of the peope under one religion. He also made his famouse code of laws.
source:http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html#hero

I-Ayran groups

Sep 22, 1800

Aryan groups moved into the Indus valley. They brought with them strong oral traditions. The the traditions would be th basis of Hindu. Hindu is still practiced today.

M- Ziggarots

Sep 22, 2000

The Siggarots where the "stages" for the Mesopotamian temples. They where vary large structures. Some had 7 diffrent levels and the temple on top of the seventh. The biggest ne was in Babylon.
source:http://www.crystalinks.com/ziggurat.html

E-Pyrimids made

Sep 18, 2600

The Anceint Egyptian pharaohs builtlarge pyrimids. These where created to be a afterlife "home" for the pharaohs. Thesealso showed Egypts power. They wheremade with large stone blocks. source:http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html

I-Indus script

Sep 22, 2600

The indus script was there writing form. they used it to keeptrak of important things. there witting form is vary unique. It is found on clay tablets and on pottery.
source:http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/time/explore/frame_ind.html

I-Urban Civilization

Sep 22, 2600

This marked the start of the main part of the ancient settlements. Citys where started up with there own governtments. Drainage systems where introduced. The citys where set up in grid patterns.
source:http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/time/explore/frame_wri.html

C-Fast potters wheel

Sep 22, 2900

this was a great invention because it aloud clay to be molding more efficient. The products would be more uniform. This is still used today and it amazing that they had thm back then. This is still one of the primary methods to making good clay pot.

E-Lower and Upper Eygpt unified

Sep 18, 3000

Narmer gathered the forces of the South. He marched his troops North to Upper Egypt. It is inportant that we know this so that we know how that Upper and Lower Egypt where united. This made them extreamly powerfull. source: World History by national Geographics.

E-Hyrogliphic script

Sep 19, 3100

This began a span of 3500. During these years the Egyptians used hyrogliphics to keep important information. The Egyptains inscribed hyrogliphics into stone. Later the also wrote it on papyrus. source:http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html

C-Early settlers

Sep 22, 3500

Early settlers in the Yellow River river valley. The settlers farmed and kept animals. They had artisains and permanaint housing. Not much is known about the early settlers.

M- The Summerian city-states

Sep 22, 3500

THe city-states where important because they where on of the first kind of united seperatley goverend states.THis gave the people the ability to get more of what they wanted and what was better forthere emdiat location. This also wouldd cause prblems though because the city-states might have faught each other for there resources.
source:http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html#city

M-Errigaation

Sep 22, 6000

Errigation systems helped vary much to get much needed water. In this way they where able to produce alot of food for there people. They where able to build these with dams and dikes.
source:http://www.crystalinks.com/mesopotamia.html