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20,000 BCE
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.
During this age humans had agriculture. This meant they could settle in areas which would build civilizations. -
3489 BCE
Mesopotamia
Means land between rivers
Created a number system
Followed a law called Code Of Hammurabi -
3000 BCE
Harappa and Daro
cities had sewer systems -
2700 BCE
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
kingdom -
2540 BCE
great pyramids
built -
2100 BCE
Mesopotamia end
City falls after being the first city to establish an empire. -
2055 BCE
Middle kingdom
Period of expansion and trade -
1700 BCE
Ancient India
Planned cities with intersecting streets.
Leaders had religious powers. -
1500 BCE
Shang dynsaty
bronze tools -
1500 BCE
Hinduism
A religion created in India.
Spread through trade. -
1499 BCE
new kingdom
chariots falls to religious reasons -
1045 BCE
Zhou dynasty
Iron plow is created
creates mandate of heaven -
770 BCE
Build that wall
The great wall is built during spring and autumn -
600 BCE
Daoism
Promoted simplicity, spontaneity and balance. -
551 BCE
Confucianism
Founded by confucius
Believed in social harmony and moral cultivation -
400 BCE
Chinese civil war
leads to shin dynasty from Zhou -
280 BCE
Legalism
Founded by Han feizi
Promoted efficiency and state control -
200 BCE
qin dynasty
The Great Wall begins to be built to protect from nomadic invaders.
Unifies China with roads and monetary systems