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Period: 4000 BCE to 1 CE
Thinking About Chronology
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3500 BCE
Beginning of Sumerian Civilization
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3500 BCE
Beginning of Egyptian Civilization
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3000 BCE
Norte Chico Civilization
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3000 BCE
Quipu in use in Norte Chico
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2200 BCE
Oxus Valley Civilization
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2200 BCE
Beginning of Chinese Civilization
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2070 BCE
Xin Dynasty
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2000 BCE
Mohenjo Daro
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2000 BCE
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa formed
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2000 BCE
Epic of Gilgamesh
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1775 BCE
Code of Hammurabi established
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1699 BCE
Central Asia cities abandonded
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1600 BCE
Shang Dynasty
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1550 BCE
New kingdom Egypt
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1500 BCE
Creation of Egyptian Empire
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1200 BCE
Beginning of Olmec civilization
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1200 BCE
Olmec Civilization
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1046 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
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900 BCE
Writing inn Olmec Civilization
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900 BCE
Assyrian Empire Established
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760 BCE
Kush Conquest of Egypt
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500 BCE
Persian Empire Established
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Old Kingdom Egypt