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9600 BCE
Paleolithic Era
This time period experience important geographic and climatic changes that affected human societies. -
Period: 9000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Neolithic Era
This was the time after the stone or ice age, it started in the Middle East and starts to move into the Copper Age -
Period: 8700 BCE to 2000 BCE
Stone Age
A broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with an edge. This period Lasted for about 3.4 million years. -
5000 BCE
Mesopotamian city states established
The first city-states gradually develop in southern Mesopotamia. In here, writing begins to be developed. -
Period: 4800 BCE to 400 BCE
Olmec civilization established in Mesoamerica
This was the first major civilization in México. The Olmec were among the first Mesoamerican complex societies, and their culture influenced many other countries, like the Maya. The Olmec are known for the immense stone heads they carved from volcanic rock called basalt. -
4000 BCE
Sumerian civilization
This civilization had a different social structure from other societies of that and later times. Independent city-states was the political structure. -
3500 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
This marked the transition in human history from small nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers to larger, agricultural settlements and early civilization. -
2500 BCE
Assyrian empire established
considered the greatest empire of Mesopotamia. Expanded, conquered, and ruled the Middle East for 300 years. -
2350 BCE
Akkadian civilization
The Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam and Gutium. -
1800 BCE
Indus River civilization in decline
The advanced drainage systems and baths of the great cities were built over or blocked. -
Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE
Shang Dynasty
This was the second dynasty of China which succeeded the Xia dynasty. -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi’s Code
Well-preserved Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia. -
Period: 1570 BCE to 1069 BCE
Height of Egyptian civilization
The Egyptian civilization reached the height of its wealth. -
1500 BCE
Phoenicians create an alphabet
The earliest known inscription is in the Phoenician alphabet come from Byblos and date back to 1000 BC. -
1500 BCE
Aryans arrive in Indus River valley
A large group of nomadic cattle-herders migrated into the region from central Asia. -
Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
This dynasty was the longest-lasting of ancient China’s dynasties. -
Period: 1000 BCE to 1700 BCE
Bantus migrate to the east and south
This migration, or expansion, was discovered through language. -
Period: 900 BCE to 200 BCE
Chavin civilization in Andean South America
The Chavin civilization in Andean South America was one of the earliest pre-Inca cultures that extended its influence to other civilizations along the coast. -
Period: 605 BCE to 562 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar rebuilds Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt the city with massive walls, a huge temple, and a ziggurat, and extended his rule over neighboring countries. -
550 BCE
Persian Empire established
An empire based in Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great.
conquered the Medes -
Period: 500 BCE to 449 BCE
Persian Wars (Greeks v. Persians)
These were a series of wars that were fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. -
Period: 495 BCE to 429 BCE
Golden Age of Pericles
The Golden Age of Pericles was a period of Athenian political hegemony, economic growth, and cultural flourishing. -
Period: 13 BCE to 7 BCE
Hittites get iron and chariots
The Hittites got iron and chariots -
Hebrews establish Israel (1948)
The people of Israel established the belief that there is only one God.
