First Wave Civilization

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  • 3500 BCE

    Mesopotamia Civilization

    Writing begins to be developed. At first this is based on pictograms, and takes about a thousand years to evolve into a full cuneiform script.
  • 3500 BCE

    Nile River Valley Civilizations

    The coming of farming the predynastic period, leading to unification of Egypt.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 1000 BCE

    First wave civilization

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  • 3100 BCE

    Nile River Valley Civilizations

    United Egypt unlike Sumeria, no independent states in Egypt United two regions upper and lower.
  • 2600 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    Early settlements develop into urban civilization

    Indus script used
  • 2600 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    The rise of the great Indian cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
  • 2300 BCE

    Mesopotamia Civilization

    King Sargon of Akkad starts conquering the first empire in world history. The empire reaches its height in c. 2220.
  • 2125 BCE

    Nile River Valley Civilizations

    Political chaos causes Egypt to split into two regions Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south. This made the Egyptians civilization far less powerful.
  • 2100 BCE

    Mesopotamia Civilization

    The city of Ur becomes the centre of a powerful Mesopotamian state. It soon falls into decline. This marks the decline of the Sumerians as the Amorites, a nomadic people, start moving into Mesopotamia.
  • 2074 BCE

    Nile River Valley Civilizations

    Middle Kingdom begins, Egypt is united and powerful again.
  • 2000 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    Discovery of Mohenjo-daro
    Excavations begin at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
    Excavation of Indus Valley sites continues
  • 1900 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    Early visitors to Harappa
    Brick-robbing at Harappa
    Discovery of first Indus seal
  • 1800 BCE

    Indus River Valley Civilization

    Mohenjo-daro abandoned
    Movement of Aryan groups into India
  • 1792 BCE

    Mesopotamia Civilization

    King Hammurabi of Babylon conquers a large empire. Hammurabi is famous for the law code which he issues. His empire begins to decline immediately after his death.
  • 1792 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    The Amorite king Hammurabi's reign.Reign of Hammurabi of Babylon, Ashur becomes vassal state.King Hammurabi builds walls of Babylon
  • 1772 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    The Code of Hammurabi One of the earliest codes of law in the world.
  • 1761 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    Hammurabi of Babylon destroys the city of Mari.
  • 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    Hammurabi dies of natural causes.
  • 1749 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    Hammurabi's Empire begins to break apart under the rule of his son Samsu-Iluna.
  • 1749 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    Hammurabi's son, Samsu-Iluna, takes the throne.Empire begins to fall apart.
  • 1700 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Civilizations

    The Code of Hammurabi with laws regulating beer.
  • 1600 BCE

    River Dynasty in China Civilizations

    One of the Three Dynasties, or San Dai (Xia, Shang, and Zhou), thought to mark the beginning of Chinese civilization: characterized by its writing system, practice of divination, walled cities, bronze technology, and use of horse-drawn chariots.
  • 1530 BCE

    Mesopotamia Civilization

    :Babylonia is conquered by the Kassites, who rule the area for 400+ years
  • 1279 BCE

    River Dynasty in China Civilizations

    Founded by the Mongols as part of their conquest of much of the world. Beijing was made the capital. Dramas, such as the famous Story of the Western Wing, flourished.
  • 1046 BCE

    River Dynasty in China Civilizations

    A hierarchical political and social system with the Zhou royal house at its apex: power was bestowed upon aristocratic families as lords of their domains or principalities. Although often compared to European "feudalism," what actually gave the system cohesion was a hierarchical order of ancestral cults. The system
  • 618 BCE

    River Dynasty in China Civilizations

    A time of cosmopolitanism and cultural flowering occurred. This period was the height of Buddhist influence in China until its repression around 845. Active territorial expansion until defeated by the Arabs at Talas in 751.
  • 221 BCE

    River Dynasty in China Civilizations

    Created a unitary state by imposing a centralized administration and by standardizing the writing script, weights and measures. Known for its harsh methods of rule, including the suppression of dissenting thought.
  • 322

    Nile River Valley Civilizations

    Egypt is conquered by Perasia