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3100 BCE
Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt Pg 89
Pharaoh Menes was the first guy who unified Egypt and under him, he wore two crowns, Upper and lower Egypt -
3000 BCE
Sumeria Becomes a Society Pg 60
Sumeria develops and settles in Mesopotamia. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Sumerian Society Pg 60
The Sumerian society begins in Mesopotamia and flourishes. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 404 BCE
Athens - Pg 268
Athens not only had a powerful army like Sparta and valued Physical training, but also on arts and clear thinking. They were part of the Peloponnesian Alliance that fought against Persia and the Peloponnesian War against Sparta. They lost and were defeated. -
Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
Old Kingdom (Egypt) Pg 90
After the First and Second Dynasties, the Third Dynasty's rule began as the Old Kingdom. -
Period: 2300 BCE to 1700 BCE
The Harappan Civilisation Pg 125-128
India's first civilisation was probably the Harappans. They settled in the famous and useful Indus River Valley where agriculture and irrigation provided a food surplus. They were a very advanced civilisation with even weights and plumbing technology. They were ended but no one knows why. -
2200 BCE
China - Xia Dynasty Founded Pg 164
The first of the great Chinese dynasties is founded by Yu the Great. -
Period: 2200 BCE to 220 BCE
China's River Valley Civilizations Pg 166
The first of the great dynasties of China settled near the Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers. Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties. -
Period: 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE
The Middle Kingdom (Egypt) Pg 96
At the end of the old Kingdom, power of the pharaohs began to decline. Nobles fought for 160 years and soon order was restored and the Middle Kingdom began of stability and order. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 652 BCE
Later Peoples of Mesopatamia Pg 72
Babylonians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Hittites, Kassites, and the Phoenicians rise after the fall of Sumeria. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 300
Ancient Kush
South of Egypt, the people settled in the land we now call Nubia and became what was known to the Egyptians as the Kushite Empire. Throughout it's history, it would conquer Egypt and also be conquered by Egypt as they both share the Nile River and are very near each other and both are great powers economically. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 320 BCE
Aryan Civilisation Pg. 128-129
The Aryans came not long after the Harappans. They also settles in the Indus Valley and developed a unique political system. They created a language called the Sanskrit and it was the first spoken language. -
Period: 2000 BCE to
The Hebrews
A civilization arose in Mesopotamia known as the Hebrews and our main evidence that they exist is the Holy Bible. They were led by Abraham and reunified by Moses into Modern Day Israel. -
Period: 2000 BCE to
Greeks Pg 229
The Greek Empire is founded and later turned to Democracy and survived to Modern day Greece -
1792 BCE
Babylon-Hammurabi's Code Pg 72
King Hammurabi invented the famous Hammurabi's Code that included 282 laws of daily life -
1600 BCE
Greeks-Minoans End Pg 230
Sometime, a huge volcano erupted and created a giant wave that flooded much of Crete. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
New Kingdom (Egypt) Pg 97
Toward the end of the Middle Kingdom, foreign invaders came from the North and invaded, but a man named Ahmose drove them out and declared himself pharaoh, starting the New Kingdom, during which Egypt reached it's height and glory of power. -
1472 BCE
Queen Hatshepsut Pg 97
Queen Hatshepsut is crowned pharaoh and increases Egyptian trade a lot. -
1200 BCE
Herbrews-Early Hebrews Pg 202-305
Moses lead the Hebrews out of Egypt to Israel. -
1200 BCE
Rameses the Great is Crowned Pg 98
Rameses the Great, who had the longest in Egyptian history. He built great pyramids and architecture and made Egypt a rich nation -
1000 BCE
The Nation of the Pheonicians Pg 76
The Pheonicians, in what is now mostly Lebanon, came to be and became one of the most wealthiest trading centers in the World, trading with almost every major city in the Mediterranean sea. -
930 BCE
Israel is divided Pg 206
After the death of King Solomon, the Hebrews started to fight who should be king and the kingdom was torn in half, with the north being Israel and the South being Judah. -
900 BCE
Assyrian Empire Rises Pg 74
Assyrians came from the North and conquered all of the Fertile Crescent and even parts of Turkey and Egypt. Had strong armies and were fierce. -
Period: 808 BCE to
Macedonian Empire Pg 272
The Macedonian Empire was small but under King Phillips Rule it grew strong until it conquered all of Greece. When he died, Alexander became king and subdued a rebelling Greece, conquered all of Persia, Egypt, and India. After his death, the empire was carved between his generals and eventually became weak and was conquered by invaders. -
716 BCE
King Phiankhi of Kush Conquers Egypt Pg 109
Finishing what his father has started, Piankhi finally defeats Egypt and the Kush Empire reaches it's height in power and wealth. -
652 BCE
Chaldeans Conquer next Pg 74
After the Assyrian's empire fell, the Chaldeans conquered next and ruled the Fertile Crescent from a rebuilt Babylon. -
612 BCE
King Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldeans Pg 75
The most famous king of the Chaldeans and is also mentioned in the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar is crowned King. Legend has it that he built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon -
600 BCE
India-Vedic Texts - Upanishads Pg 131
The finalVerdic text of the Vedas is created -
599 BCE
India - Mahavira is born Pg 139
The creator of Jainism is born -
590 BCE
Greece-Solon makes people Citizens Pg 237
A man named Solon rose and made laws that made men free and they became the first citizens. -
563 BCE
India - Siddhartha Gautama is Born Pg 136
The creator of Buddhism is born -
Period: 550 BCE to 465 BCE
Persian Empire - Pg 260
Cyrus the Great makes the first Persian Empire. After he dies, his son takes over and strengthens it further by conquering Egypt and all of Turkey. It ended when Alexander the Great of Macedonia came and wiped out the entire Persian Empire. -
490 BCE
Persian Wars - Battle of Marathon Pg 263
During the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens allied against Persia and this land battle was fought and the Greek allies won. -
481 BCE
China - Warring States Period Pg 167
At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the Warring Lords started to fight each other and not for the emperor, causing the end of the dynasty and the Warring States Period. -
Period: 404 BCE to 371 BCE
Sparta Pg 266
Spartan society was mainly militarized. It was all about army. Their social system was created by a man named Lycurgus. -
330 BCE
Hebrews-Jews Conquered by Persia
Jews are conquered by the Persians -
Period: 320 BCE to 400 BCE
Indian Empires Pg 142
Soon after the great Indus valley civilizations ended, Empires came through to India and soon the Mauryan and Gupta Empires took form, controlling most of today's India and even some of Pakistan. -
221 BCE
China is unified by Shi Huangdi
After the Warring States Period, Shi Huangdi proclaimed himself Emperor and reunified all China, creating the Qin Dynasty. -
160 BCE
The Maccabees Revolt
The Maccabees family revolt against the Persians and gain independence for Israel. -
Greece-Peisistratus becomes first ruler of Greece Pg 237
Peisistratus overthrew the Oligarchy and became the first Ruler of Greece. He became Greece's first tyrant.