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8000 BCE
Paleolithic people
these people were nomads who traveled from place to place for food. they were the ones to discover fire to help them in an ice age. they created a spoken language. and made lots of cave paintings to show what they have done. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 4000 BCE
neolithic
After the ice age ended people began to change their life. they began to demesticate. They even farming and started to farm. so that means they can live in one place. They lived large villages. One of the oldest cities id jericho. Another well known neolithic comunitie is is Catal Huyuk -
Period: 8000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Early humans
One of the ealy humans for paleolithic people. They also discoverd fire.They were nomads. They were also neolithic. witch discoverd farming so they could stay in one place. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamian Civilization
Over thousands of years, some of the early farmer's villages developed into civilization. Arose in southern Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates river. The greek called this area Mesopotamia meaning, the land between two rivers. Southern Mesopotamia in a region known as Sumer, each Sumerian city became a city-state. They were the ones who helped write. their writing was called cuneiform. Artians were skilled works who made metal prouduct, cloth, or pottery. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamia's Civilization part 2
Only a few people, mostly wealthy boys, learned how to write and became scribes, which record Keepers, after years of training. Produced works of literature- Epic of Gilgamesh is the world’s oldest known story. Invented the wagon wheel, the plow, and the sailboat Developed a number system based on 60, 60 minute hour, 60 second minute, 360 degree circle. Developed a 12 month calendar -
2340 BCE
The Akkadians
The king of the Akkadians was named Sargon . In 2340 B.c. he conquered all of Mesopotamia, and set up the world’s first empire ( a group of different lands under one ruler). -
1792 BCE
Babylon
In the 1800 B.C., a new group of people in Mesopotamia. They built the city of Babylon By the Euphrates River. The Babylonian king, Hammurabi, began conquering cities to the north. Hammurabi is the best known for his law code or collection of laws. -
Period: 900 BCE to 539 BCE
The first Empire
One of them was the Assyria. The Chaldeans conquered the assaryian. Witch why because they were fighting over who would be the next king -
Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE
Assyrian
Lived in the north near the Tigris River. First large army to use iron weapons. They got the method developed by the Hittites.
By about 650 b.c. , the empire stretched from, the Persian Gulf To the Nile River. Nineh was the capital city. Assyrian Kings divided the into provinces or political districts. Built roads to join all of the empires. Writing based on Babylonians writing. Built temples and palaces with wall carvings and statues. -
Period: 612 BCE to 539 BCE
Chaldean
Around 650 B.C. the Assyrians started fighting amongst each other, and a group called Chaldeans. In 612 B.C the Assyrian empire Crumbled. Led by King Nebuchadnezzar, they controlled all of Mesopotamia from 605 b.c. To 562 b.c. Babylon was rebuilt into one of the largest and richest cities in the world. The hanging garden at the king’s palace was visible from an away point in the city. Babylon was a popular destination for passing caravans, or group of traveling merchants. -
539 BCE
Persains
THey conquer the chaldeans. -
Tools and Discovery
History is the story of humans in the past historians study those people in the past and archeologists study artifacts and fossils. Anthropologist focus on human society.
