People and Ideas on the Move, 2000 B.C.–250 B.C.

By EvaShan
  • 2000 BCE

    Aryans Migrate to Indus

  • 2000 BCE

    Minoan Civilization Developing on Crete

    Minoan dominate Mediterranea
  • 2000 BCE

    Hittites in Anatolia

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1300 BCE

    Indo-European Migration

  • 1800 BCE

    Abraham family move to Cannan

  • 1650 BCE

    Hitti city states

  • 1650 BCE

    Hebrews move to Egypt

  • 1500 BCE

    Iron used by Hittites

  • 1470 BCE

    Earthquakes on Crete

  • 1300 BCE

    Hebrews flee Egypt

  • 1200 BCE

    Minoans collapse

  • 1190 BCE

    Hittite Empire falls

  • 1100 BCE

    Phoenicians rise to power

  • 1000 BCE

    Aryan kings struggle for territory

  • 1000 BCE

    3 kings period

  • 1000 BCE

    Iron use in India

  • Period: 1000 BCE to 100 BCE

    Magadha expand as major power

  • 962 BCE

    Rise of king Solomon 1st temple built

  • 922 BCE

    Israel and Judah divide

  • Period: 750 BCE to 550 BCE

    Vedic text (folktale)

    People count the wealth in cattle
    A totally different perspective from today
    They think that the town's people are terrible. Cattles are real; money is nothing.
    Questioning the soul
    Socratic dialogue going on (individual soul and the world soul)
  • 599 BCE

    Maha via

    Jainism:
    If we want to connect to the world soul, we shouldn't kill anything.
  • 539 BCE

    Cyrus conquers Babylon

  • 515 BCE

    2nd temple

  • 445 BCE

    Jerusalem walls

  • Period: 300 BCE to 200 BCE

    Buddism missionaries in SE Asia

    Siddhartha Gautama
    How can we combine individual soul and the world soul?
    Everything is equal.
    blended with the folk religion as moving across the trade path
  • Period: 100 BCE to 1 CE

    Jataka teachings Buddha written down