Thinking About Chronology

By adriannaalvarez
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Sumer

    Sumer was one of the three first civilizations and was located in southern Mesopotamia. This civilization was most likely the first to have a written language.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Egypt

    Another "first civilization" was Egypt. Egypt was located in the Nile River Valley located in northeastern Africa. This civilization was known for its pharaohs and pyramids, as well as Nubia, another civilization south of Egypt. Egypt was more of a unified state rather than cities.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Norte Chico

    The third early civilization to emerge was along the coast of Peru. This civilization was called Norte Chico. This city was smaller than Sumer and its economy relied on its fishing industry. This city was quite different from the other two societies.
  • 2500 BCE

    Minoan

    This civilization had come about on Crete island,
  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Akkadian Empire

    This empire had conquered Sumer's cities.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Central Asia / Oxus

    This civilization was located in the Oxus or Amu Darya River Valley. Oxus civilization had many impressive builds, such as temples, walls, artisan workshops, etc. Their economy was based on agriculture and stock raising. Central Asia also had a very unique culture, which was expressed in many ways. This civilization was also used as a place of commercial exchange.
  • 2100 BCE

    Uruk

    Mesopotamia's largest city was Uruk. Uruk had grand walls and a ziggurat at the center. The city used temples for rituals and ways to distribute food. Many people had specialized jobs.
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 771 BCE

    Chinese Dynasties

    Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BCE): Created a channel for floods Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE): Created tombs for rulers and had sacrifices to accompany them for "the next world" Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BCE): Created the ideology of the "Son of Heaven," an intermediary between earth and heaven and created peace for the society
  • 2000 BCE

    Mohenjo Daro & Harappa

    This city was located near the Indus River and its population was around 40,000. This city had grand houses with its own plumbing systems. There were lots of public buildings around the city, including a public bath and citadel.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization

    This civilization was larger than the previous civilizations and was located in what is now Pakistan. What distinguished this civilization was its uniformity. The civilization kept its architecture, even the size of the bricks used, the same. Within the civilization, there were no hierarchies, which fascinates many historians.
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Babylon Empire

    Another empire that had taken over the cities of Sumer.
  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec

    Around this time, the Olmec civilization began to emerge near reset-day Veracruz. This economy depended on maize, beans, and squash. Its origins were from chiefdoms, and would later become a center for ceremonies. These ceremonies used well-decorated altars, pyramids, etc. Olmec is known to be the first place in the Americas to have a written language.
  • Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

    An empire that had taken over most of Mesopotamia.
  • 760 BCE

    Kush

    Kush invaded Egypt for 100 years.