Unit 1 history timeline

  • 20,000 BCE

    Paleolithic era.

    Paleolithic era.
    At this time people moved in groups. There weren't really any established civilizations because the groups would have to move for hunting and gathering.
  • 4299 BCE

    Neolithic age.

    Neolithic age.
    During this age humans had agriculture. This meant they could settle in areas which would build civilizations.
  • 3489 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia
    Means land between rivers
    Created a number system
    Followed a law called Code Of Hammurabi
  • 3000 BCE

    Harappa and Daro

    Harappa and Daro
    cities had sewer systems
  • 2700 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    There were 3 major periods of rule. Old kingdom, middle kingdom and new kingdom.
    As the years went on the periods of rule would change and it generally had to do with how the Egyptians were traveling down the Nile river.
  • 2700 BCE

    old kingdom

    old kingdom
    kingdom
  • 2540 BCE

    great pyramids

    great pyramids
    built
  • 2100 BCE

    Mesopotamia end

    Mesopotamia end
    City falls after being the first city to establish an empire.
  • 2055 BCE

    Middle kingdom

    Middle kingdom
    Period of expansion and trade
  • 1700 BCE

    Ancient India

    Ancient India
    Planned cities with intersecting streets.
    Leaders had religious powers.
  • 1500 BCE

    Shang dynsaty

    Shang dynsaty
    bronze tools
  • 1500 BCE

    Hinduism

    Hinduism
    A religion created in India.
    Spread through trade.
  • 1499 BCE

    new kingdom

    new kingdom
    chariots falls to religious reasons
  • 1045 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

    Zhou dynasty
    Iron plow is created
    creates mandate of heaven
  • 770 BCE

    Build that wall

    Build that wall
    The great wall is built during spring and autumn
  • 600 BCE

    Daoism

    Daoism
    Promoted simplicity, spontaneity and balance.
  • 551 BCE

    Confucianism

    Confucianism
    Founded by confucius
    Believed in social harmony and moral cultivation
  • 400 BCE

    Chinese civil war

    Chinese civil war
    leads to shin dynasty from Zhou
  • 280 BCE

    Legalism

    Legalism
    Founded by Han feizi
    Promoted efficiency and state control
  • 200 BCE

    qin dynasty

    qin dynasty
    The Great Wall begins to be built to protect from nomadic invaders.
    Unifies China with roads and monetary systems