River Civilizations Timeline

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  • Period: 3100 BCE to 539 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia started between (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC Its important to us because its represents the change back then and now
  • 3000 BCE

    Mathamatics

    Mathamatics
    The people of Mesopotamia developed mathematics about 5,000 years ago. Early mathematics was essentially a form of counting, and was used to count things like sheep, crops and exchanged goods
  • 2560 BCE

    The Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (or Cheops), and was completed around 2560 BCE. It is part of a complex of 3 large pyramids in the Giza Necropolis located in modern Cairo, Egypt.
  • 2500 BCE

    the assyrian empire

    basically a war again rose to power from 1360 BC to 1074 BC.This time they conquered all of Mesopotamia and expanded the empire to include much of the Middle East including Egypt, Babylonia, Israel, and Cypress
  • 2150 BCE

    collapse of the old kingdom

    For at least some years between 2200 and 2150 BC, this prevented the normal flooding of the Nile. Whatever its cause, the collapse of the Old Kingdom was followed by decades of famine and strife.
  • 1644 BCE

    The Chongzhen Emperor

    The Chongzhen Emperor, personal name Zhu Youjian, was the 17th and last Emperor of the Ming dynasty as well as the last Han Chinese to reign as Emperor of China. He reigned from 1627 to 1644. "Chongzhen," the era name of his reign, means "honorable and auspicious"
  • 1618 BCE

    The fall of the queen dynasty

    Qing dynasty, including: corruption, peasant unrest, ruler incompetence, and population growth which led to food shortages and regular famine.
  • 1567 BCE

    The new kingdom

    The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties of Egypt. Radiocarbon dating places the exact beginning of the New Kingdom between 1570 BC and 1544 BC
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 500 BCE

    india

    The period lasted from around 1500 BCE through to 500 BCE; that is, from the early days of the Aryan migrations through to the age of the Buddha. The tribal society of the early Aryans gave way to the more complex society of the Classic Age of Ancient India.
  • 1279 BCE

    reign of rames II

    19th dynasty of Egypt, whose reign (1279-13 BC) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and for the many colossal statues of him found all over Egypt
  • 1192 BCE

    First Battle for Tarain

    The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between the Ghurids against the Chahamanas and their allies, near Tarain. The Chahamana king Prithiviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid king Mu'izz al-Din, who avenged this defeat at the Second Battle of Tarain a year later
  • 618 BCE

    Tang Dynasty

    Founded in 618 and ending in 907, the state, under the ruling of the Tang Emperors, became the most powerful and prosperous country in the world.
  • Period: 332 BCE to 3100 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypr was important because Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river's annual flooding ensured reliable, rich soil for growing crops
  • 322 BCE

    Alexander the Great Conquers Egypt

    He arrived in Egypt in 332 BC. After defeating the Persian emperor Darius for control of Syria and the Levant, Alexander marched to Egypt. At the time, Egypt was a satrapy in the Persian Empire, held loosely under Persian control since the decline of the Ancient Egyptian Empire at the end of the 7th century BC.
  • 260 BCE

    Battle of chagpin

    The Battle of Changping was a military campaign that took place during the Warring States period in ancient China. It concluded in 260 BC with a decisive victory by the State of Qin over the State of Zhao, greatly weakening Zhao.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 1600 BCE

    china

    The ancient China era was c. 1600–221 BC. The imperial era was 221 BC – 1912 AD, from China's unification under Qin rule until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China era was from 1912 until 1949, and the modern China era from 1949 until the present day.
  • 210

    Han rule

    Following a mass revolt in the Qin Empire in 210 B.C. and brief control by warlord Xiang Yu, Liu Bang seized the title of emperor of the Han Dynasty in 202 B.C. He established the Han capital of Chang'an along the Wei River in one of the few surviving palaces of the Qin Dynasty and took the name Emperor Gaozu.
  • 326

    Battle of the hydaspes

    The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the Jhelum River in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The battle resulted in a Greek victory and the surrender of Poru
  • 600

    Iron Age

    "Iron Age" is recognized as succeeding the Late Harappan culture. The main Iron Age archaeological cultures of present-day northern India are the Painted Grey Ware culture and the Northern Black Polished Ware.
  • 1192

    Second Battle of Tarain

    The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 by the Ghurids against the Chahamanas and their allies, near Tarain. The Ghurid king Mu'izz al-Din defeated the Chahamana king Prithiviraj Chauhan, thus avenging his earlier defeat at the First Battle of Tarain.
  • 1194

    Battle of Chandawar

    The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar, on the Yamuna River close to Agra. Jaichand was defeated, giving Muhammad control of much of northern India.

  • the Akkadian Empire and Sargon I

    the Akkadian Empire and Sargon I
    Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.

  • Cuneiform

    Cuneiform
    Cuneiform, or Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform, was one of the earliest systems of writing, invented by Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia.The term cuneiform comes from cunea, Latin for wedge

  • Wheels

    Wheels first appeared in ancient Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, more than 5,000 years ago. They were originally used by potters to help shape clay. Later, wheels were fitted to carts, which made moving objects around much easier. Some early wheels were solid disks of wood cut from tree trunks.