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3000 BCE
3000 BCE Egypt Unites
Ancient Egypt was divided into two regions, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt but in 3000 B.C.E. they where united and maintained their own regalia. -
2400 BCE
Temple platforms are built in Peru
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2050 BCE
2050 BCE Middle Kingdom of Egypt begins
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt between about 2000 BC and 1700 BC, stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. -
2000 BCE
2000 BCE Development of Chinese Writing
Chinese writing is a system of writing that is made up of logos. It is not known when Chinese writing originated but it is said to have started being developed in the 2nd millennium. -
2000 BCE
2000 BCE Greeks colonize the Mediterranean
This was part of the migration movement. The first cities appeared about 2000 B.C. in the Eastern part of the Mediterranean, on Cyprus, in Greece and on Crete. -
1503 BCE
Reign of Queen Hatshepsut begins
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1350 BCE
Akhenaton and Nefertiti begin their rule
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750 BCE
Greeks colonize the Mediterranean
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566 BCE
Buddha is born
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551 BCE
Confucius is born
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509 BCE
Roman Republic is established
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500 BCE
Adena mounds are built in Ohio
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221 BCE
China has first emperor
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206 BCE
Han Dynasty begins in China
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44 BCE
Julius Caesar is killed
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1994 C.E. Nelson Mandela elected President of South Africa