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Timeline

By Haleyesarey
  • 4000 BCE

    Ice Age

    Ice Age
    The ice age caused a land bridge that led natives Americans over to the Americas. Which caused settlement in the U.S.
  • 3500 BCE

    Cuneiform

    Cuneiform
    Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia.
  • 3000 BCE

    Indus River valley plumming

    Indus River valley plumming
    The Indus River Valley was surprisingly prominent in hydraulic engineering. They made many water supply sanitation devices, that were the first of their time. They contain the worlds earliest known system of toilets.
  • 2560 BCE

    The great pyramid of Giza

    The great pyramid of Giza
    The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu. It is the largest of the three pyramids and it is part of its own smaller complex of three other pyramids built for his wives.
  • 2000 BCE

    Ziggurat

    Ziggurat
    Massive structure made out of mud bricks by Sumerians. They were not used for public worship but dwelling places for the gods.
  • 1754 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi
    Babylonian code of law. These laws were made by Hammurabi. If you broke one of these laws you would be punished.
  • 1500 BCE

    Harapans disappearance

    Harapans disappearance
    The Harappan civilization seems to have just disappeared into thin air. There are many different ideas to what happened, but a few of the main ones include: invasion, massacre, nuclear bomb, and the river changed direction.
  • 605 BCE

    Hanging gardens of Babylon

    Hanging gardens of Babylon
    built in the city of Babylon, the gardens were built by King Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife happy. She was homesick for the plants and gardens from her homeland.
  • 250 BCE

    The Great Sphinx

    The Great Sphinx
    It was built for the Pharaoh Khafra. He also built the second pyramid Giza.
  • 221 BCE

    Great Wall of China

    Great Wall of China
    Built by many different states during the spring and fall. It was being constructed. During the Warring States Period. Purpose was to protect the Qin dynasty from invaders.
  • 210 BCE

    Terra-cotta Army

    Terra-cotta Army
    Life size Clay warriors surround Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb. There was around 8,000 warriors. Each were different and unique.
  • 200 BCE

    Silk road

    Silk road
    The Silk Rod was an ancient network of trade routes going through areas of Eurasia. It connected the east and the west as it stretched from the Korean Peninsula and Japan, to the Mediterranean Sea.