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Period: 4000 BCE to 200 BCE
The most important events
I believe that the most important events are the invention of writing, the invention of law, and the need to conquer. Writing is how we know what we know today because ancient people left records, so we can learn their way of life. Law is the structure for how these people lived and how they prevent total chaos. The need to conquered is what united people, even though it was somewhat unethical, it brought ideas and concepts together to propel the world forward. -
3000 BCE
Writing is created
Around 3000 BCE, the Mesopotamians invented the vey first style of writing called cuneiform. It was a pictograph system that they used for record keeping. -
2680 BCE
The Old Kingdom
This was the first phase of Ancient Egypt. The most notable events that took place during this time was the construction of the pyramids, the sphinx, and burial sites for pharoahs. -
2340 BCE
Standing Army
King Sargon the great was very ambitious, which caused him a desire to unite the Mesopotamian cities. He did this by creating the very first standing army, which is just a permanent and official army, unlike a milita. -
2200 BCE
The First Intermediate Periods
Both the first and second intermediate periods were similar. They were unstable times in Egypt were rival groups fought for control. -
2112 BCE
Effective Governing
King Ur-Nammu united most Mesopotamian states and installed a complex bureaucracy system that was much more effective than anything else at that point. -
2040 BCE
The Middle Kingdom
During this period Mentuhotep II, reunites Egypt by winning the civil war and makes Thebes the new capital. This led to more stability for Egypt throughout the Middle Kingdom. -
1780 BCE
Law and Justice
The Code of Hammurabi was created by the Babylonian King Hammurabi. It was a set of over 200 codes, that basically state, that if you cause someone a problem then a problem will be caused for you. -
1550 BCE
The New Kingdom
This was a very prosperous time for Egypts and some of its most famous pharaohs ruled, like King Tut, Akhenaten, and Ramses II. -
1500 BCE
More Conquering
Egypt decided to gain more land, they conquered Canaan, Northern Nubia, and most of Syria. They then exploited these lands for its resources. -
300 BCE
New Concepts
Manetho, an Egyptain priest came up with the concepts of the Old, Middle, and New kingdoms. He also created the concepts of the Intermediate periods.