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Period: 10,000 BCE to 3600 BCE
Prehistory
time period regarding the most significant development of societal functions -
9000 BCE
Paleolithic
“Beginning” of Humanity, depicted by the first tools created dating as far as 2.58 million years ago -
8000 BCE
Mesolithic
More fruitful in providing evidence of societal structures like homes, societies ways of living, and other hints to the first building like items -
7000 BCE
Neolithic
Where the past time periods taught more about tools and structures, the Neolithic time period highlights the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that was led, through the stone tools and other objects found -
Period: 4100 BCE to 6000 BCE
Mesopotamian
Asia based region that existed in three periods of foreign rule and represented a further developed society -
3800 BCE
Sumerian
Sumerians, who lived in the southern region of Mesopotamia and had art depicting their lifestyles -
2154 BCE
Akkadian Empire
The first ‘true’ empire. They had a more sophisticated way of living and more in depth language -
2025 BCE
Assyrian Empire
A time of “united city-states” that had newer technology and advanced items like iron weapons. -
1600 BCE
Babylonian
Came after the destruction of the Third Dynasty (post Sumerians) had laws, structures more developed, etc! -
539 BCE
Neo-Babylonian Empire
The resurgence of the Babylonian Empire privy. -
Period: 332 BCE to 332 BCE
Ancient Egypt
This was the “Pharaonic” period, even more advanced civilization where art was used to communicate and honor ideas -
300 BCE
Protodynastic
This period was the beginning of political development to start into the early dynastic period. -
210 BCE
Old Kingdom
Most monuments to honor and praise figures were created from this time period, more culture and tradition in this time -
160 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Continuation of the Old kingdom but using things like the below artifact to teach and educate egyptians about powerful nomarchs -
107 BCE
New Kingdom
The last of Egypt’s three kingdoms, and another pharaoh ruled era