historic timeline

  • Period: 200,000 BCE to 8000 BCE

    Paleolithic era

  • 8000 BCE

    agricultural revolution

    agricultural revolution
  • Period: 8000 BCE to 1200 BCE

    neolithic era/bronze age

  • 4098 BCE

    first civilization (sumerians)

    first civilization (sumerians)
  • 3300 BCE

    indus river civilization

    indus river civilization
    the indus river valley civilization is born
  • 3150 BCE

    ancient egypt united under one ruler

    ancient egypt united under one ruler
    Narmer or Menes captures lower egypt and unifies egypt under one ruler.
  • Period: 2649 BCE to 2130 BCE

    old kingdom in egypt

    the old kingdom in egypt timespan
  • 2500 BCE

    bronze working made done

    bronze working made done
  • 2495 BCE

    the pyramids of giza

    the pyramids of giza
    the pyramids of giza are built by Pharaoh Khufu
  • 2270 BCE

    sumer conquered by Sargon of Akkad

    sumer conquered by Sargon of Akkad
  • 2154 BCE

    Akkadians conquered by Assyrians

    Akkadians conquered by Assyrians
  • Period: 2030 BCE to 1650 BCE

    middle kingdom of egypt

    the middle kingdom of egypt begins.
  • 1800 BCE

    aryans migrate to the harappan civilization

  • Period: 1794 BCE to 1748 BCE

    rule of hammurabi

  • 1300 BCE

    harappan civilization colapses

    harappan civilization colapses
  • 1279 BCE

    ramses II

    ramses II
    ramses the second comes to power and brings a golden age to ancient egypt.
  • Period: 1055 BCE to 1070 BCE

    new kingdom of egypt

    new kingdom arises and some pretty cool pharaohs are born.
  • 1000 BCE

    iron becomes the new trend

    iron becomes the new trend
  • 626 BCE

    neo-babylonians conquer assyrians

    neo-babylonians conquer assyrians
  • 537 BCE

    Cyrus the great conquers the neo-babylonian empire

    Cyrus the great conquers the neo-babylonian empire
    this causes the persian empie