Thinking About Chronology By wegqbnturnhwuonhb Period: 4000 BCE to 1 CE Thinking About Chronology 3500 BCE Beginning of Sumerian Civilization 3500 BCE Beginning of Egyptian Civilization 3000 BCE Norte Chico Civilization 3000 BCE Quipu in use in Norte Chico 2200 BCE Oxus Valley Civilization 2200 BCE Beginning of Chinese Civilization 2070 BCE Xin Dynasty 2000 BCE Mohenjo Daro 2000 BCE Mohenjo Daro and Harappa formed 2000 BCE Epic of Gilgamesh 1775 BCE Code of Hammurabi established 1699 BCE Central Asia cities abandonded 1600 BCE Shang Dynasty 1550 BCE New kingdom Egypt 1500 BCE Creation of Egyptian Empire 1200 BCE Beginning of Olmec civilization 1200 BCE Olmec Civilization 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty 900 BCE Writing inn Olmec Civilization 900 BCE Assyrian Empire Established 760 BCE Kush Conquest of Egypt 500 BCE Persian Empire Established 2663 Old Kingdom Egypt