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7000 BCE
Neolithic Era Starts
Very pastoral and agricultural lifestyles. Nomadic, with tools made out of stone and huts made out of mud bricks. -
3300 BCE
Start of the Indus River Valley
The beginnings of Indus Valley civilization lie with the early Harappan/Ravi Phase. This phase was named after the nearby Ravi river. It's believed to have lasted from 3300 to 2800 B.C. The Ravi Phase is also thought to be related to the Hakra and Kot Diji Phases, as well as the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley. -
3000 BCE
Egypt's First Dynasty
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/ The very first of Egypt's dynasties marked the beginning of the early Dynastic Period in Egypt. According to legend, a king named Menes ruled over it. Tradition also states that Menes was the cause of upper and lower Egypt uniting. However, there is no evidence proving this. -
2350 BCE
Akkadia is Formed
Akkadia is the first empire in Mesopotamia. Sargon I developed ruled over this empire. Akkadiad got its name from the Akkadian language, being referred to as akkadû. The Akkadians and the Sumerians appeared to have lived peacefully together for sometime, without any stereotypes. -
2000 BCE
Xia Dynasty forms
The Xia is believed to be the first of the tree Dynasty that ruled China. However, there are no records proving its existence. Its only been passed down by Chinese legend. This Dynasty, like the other three, colonized by the Yellow River Basin. -
1500 BCE
Shang Dynasty Forms
After the mysterious Xia Dynasty, the Shang came in and took their place. Unlike the Xia Dynasty, the Shang left records about themselves. Most of these records were written of turtle shells or bones. They showed diffent aspects of life in the Shang Dynasty. -
1050 BCE
Zhou Dynasty Forms
The Shang's neighbors, the Zhou Dynasty, eventually overcame the Shang and defeated them in battle. The Zhou dynasty then took what was once the Shang and the Xia Dynasty's rule of China. However, this came to a crashing end when the king was killed by a few of his own people. The Zhou Dynasty lost its power thereafter in 256 B.C. -
1000 BCE
Vedic Civilization Starts
This civilization is associated with the Indo-Aryan culture, and is home to some of the oldest Indo-European texts. This civilization is arguably an Indus Valley one, or a Indo-Aryan migration. -
900 BCE
Assyrians Conquests
Assyrian Kings set out to conquer foreign lands. They were successful in taking down Mesopotamia as well as eastern and western lands around them. Under the rule of the Assyrian Empire, people had to pay tribute to their kings and obey them. If they didn't, the kings would send out their armies to kill them -
606 BCE
Babylon was created
A new empire has formed in Mesopotamia, Babylon. It stretched all the way from modern day Egypt to modern day Iran. Babylon was originally inhabited by the Amorites, until Hammurabi's empire took it over. Babylon gradually grew over time until it came under the rule of Assyria. -
539 BCE
The End of the Mesopotamian Civilization
The end of Mesopotamia happened at the will of the Persians. The army of king Cyrus overtook the Babylonian city and the rest of the empire along with it. However, despite the Babylonian empire's destruction, it's culture still remained. Eventually, the Persians were destroyed and the Greeks would take their place. -
537 BCE
Rome's Conquest of Egypt
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/ By this time, Rome has taken over Egypt, and it had split into two parts. Egypt was in the Byzantine Empire, and most of them had turn to Christianity. About the only remnants of Egyptian Religion was a temple used for cult practices. After that, Egypt and its lifestyle faded into history. -
214 BCE
Qin Dynasty forms
This Dynasty began what's now known as Imperial China. Emperor Qin himself created a strict legal code to ensure his ranking as emperor. Qin also created the now famous wall of China, which was later improved during the Ming Dynasty. Qin was responsible for unifying the legal code, which would unify everything made in China measurement wise to ensure proper trade.