The Emergence of Human Communities

By Norazeim
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 2134 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    [African (Egypt)] ★
  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian (Semitic)

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty or Ur (Sumerian)

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt

    [Africa] ★
  • 2000 BCE

    Horses in use spreads all over western Asia

    [Asian] °
  • 2000 BCE

    Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early greeks arrive in Greece

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian (Semitic)

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan

    [Middle Eastern]
  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    [Asian (China)] °
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominate northern Egypt

    [African] ★
  • 1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom

    [African] ★
  • 1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Kassite ruled in Mesopotamian

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan

    [Middle Eastern]
  • 1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • 1150 BCE

    Philistines settle southern coast of Israel

    [Middle Eastern] ✺
  • Period: 1045 BCE to 221 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

    [Asian (China)] °
  • 1000 BCE

    Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • 1000 BCE

    Origin of Celtic culture in Central

    [Europe]
  • 1000 BCE

    Initial development of pastoral nomadism

    [Asian] °
  • 1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital

    [Middle Eastern] ✺
  • 969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power

    [Middle Eastern]
  • 960 BCE

    Soloman builds First Temple

    [Middle Eastern] ✺
  • 920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah

    [Middle Eastern] ✺
  • 911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • 750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt

    [African] ★
  • 721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian kings rule Egypt

    [African] ★
  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea

    [Asian] °
  • 671 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt

    [Mesopotamian and African] 》★
  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo-Babylonian kingdom

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy in China

    [Asian] °
  • 515 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem

    [Middle Eastern] ✺
  • 515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem

    [Mesopotamian] 》
  • 500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

    [Mediterranean] ♦
  • 500 BCE

    Migration across Europe

    [European] ✿
  • 500 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean

    [Mediterranean] ♦