Topics 1&2

An Urban Society Began to Form in Mesopotamia

3000 BCE

This fits into the time line because it is the first real development of civilization.

The Old Kingdom was Established in Egypt

2680 BCE

This is important to the timeline because it united Egypt under a single ruling house and developed many important things.

Sargon the Great

2340 BCE

Sargon the Great is important to this time line because he was the first military leader to conquer and unite multiple Mesopotamian cities to create the worlds first empire.

Code of Hammurabi

1780 BCE

The code of Hammurabi was important because it was the first code of laws ever. It created rules for people to follow so it wasn't complete chaos.

The New Kingdom Emerged

1720 BCE

This is important because it brought many strong leaders into Europe and helped form stronger civilizations.

The Bronze Age

1700 BCE

This is important to the timeline because the Bronze Age consisted of many big empires making good changes. These empires created new religions and new technologies.

The Hebrew Bible

1200 BCE

The Hebrew Bible is important to the timeline because it allowed other religions to branch off of it and allow people to have something to believe in.

The Iron Age

1100 BCE

This is important to the time line because during this time many new writings were developed. Trade was also very prominent in this time.

The Assyrian Empire

880 BCE

This is very important to the timeline because it became the world's most powerful empire. It had a strong military and conquered almost all of the surrounding city states which created a very strong civilization.

The Prophetic Movement

750 BCE

This is important to the timeline because it forced people to only worship one god, Yahweh.