TIMELINE

By SANTIAGOZU
  • 40,000 BCE

    TERRA AMATA

    TERRA AMATA
    Is an archeological site in open air located on the slopes of Mount Boron in Nice
  • 40,000 BCE

    SPEAR

    SPEAR
    A thrusting or throwing weapon with a sharp blade
  • 7500 BCE

    CATAL HUYUK

    CATAL HUYUK
    7500 BC - 5700 BC.
    An early neolithic town where the transition to a fully settled existence has been satisfactorily achieved.
  • 4800 BCE

    TUMULUS OF BOUGON

    TUMULUS OF BOUGON
    Is a group of barrows dating to the Neolithic period
  • 4500 BCE

    POTTER´S WHEEL

    POTTER´S WHEEL
    MESOPOTAMIA -
    A horizontal revolving disk on which wet clay is shaped into pots or other round ceramic objects
  • 4200 BCE

    DOLMEN

    DOLMEN
    A type of a single chamber megalithic tomb.
  • 3200 BCE

    WHEEL

    WHEEL
    SUMERIANS - Used for chariots
  • 3100 BCE

    SKARA BRAE

    SKARA BRAE
    Stone built, Neolithic settlement.
  • 2900 BCE

    STONEHENGE

    STONEHENGE
    It consists of a ring of standing stones, wth each standing stone around 4m high, 2.1m wide and wighting around 25 tones. Archaeologists believe it was used for rituals.
  • 2100 BCE

    ZIGGURAT OF UR

    ZIGGURAT OF UR
    SUMERIANS - Built by King Ur-Nammu. A temple complex that served as an administrative center for the city,
  • 1810 BCE

    HAMMURABI

    HAMMURABI
    1810BC - 1750BC The ruler of Babylon, he is best known for the development of a code of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi, which was used to regulate Mesopotamian society.
  • 700 BCE

    QANAT

    QANAT
    PERSIA - A water managment system used for irrigation
  • 605 BCE

    NEBUCHADNEZZAR II

    NEBUCHADNEZZAR II
    605 BC - 562 BC
    King of Babylon. The longest and most powerful reign of any monarch in the Neo-Babylonian empire
  • 600 BCE

    BABEL TOWER

    BABEL TOWER
    90m high
  • 600 BCE

    HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

    HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
  • 600 BCE

    TEMPLE OF ARTHEMIS

    TEMPLE OF ARTHEMIS
  • 600 BCE

    ARCHIMEDE'S SCREW

    ARCHIMEDE'S SCREW
    MESOPOTAMIA - A water lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an inclined cylinder. The water is raised when the spiral is rotated
  • 575 BCE

    ISHTAR GATE

    ISHTAR GATE
    constructed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II. It was the eighth gate of the city of Babylon, and was the main entrance into the city. It was part of Nebuchadnezzar's plan to beautify his empire's capital.
  • 550 BCE

    PERSEPOLIS

    PERSEPOLIS
    550 BC - 330 BC.
    It was the ceremonial capital of Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models
  • 453 BCE

    STATUE OF ZEUS

    STATUE OF ZEUS
  • 356 BCE

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT
    356 BC - 326 BC
    Conqueror and king of Macedonia. King of Persia, Babylon and Asia, and created Macedonian colonies in the region.