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3300 BCE
Mesopotamia
Location: current day Iraq and Kuwait
Government: city-states with monarchy
Religion: polytheistic/Judaism
Social Class: upper class, middle class, and slaves
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: Cuneiform -
2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Location: India and Pakistan
Government: theocracy (priests as leaders)
Religion: Hinduism and Buddhism
Social Classes: caste system - priests, king, merchants, commoners, untouchables
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: pictograph -
2000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Location: present day Egypt
Government: monarchy (pharaoh)
Religion: polytheism
Social Class: pharaoh, priests, merchants, farmers, workers
Economy: farming, mining, trading
Writing System: heiroglyphs -
2000 BCE
Ancient China
Location: current day China
Government: monarchy - emperors
Religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism
Social Class: emperors, lords, landowners, farmers, peasants, merchants
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: pictographs -
1900 BCE
End of Indus River Valley
How did it end? Unknown
Accomplishments: sewage systems, well planned out cities, weights, our number system, decimal system, geometry, Pi
Interesting Facts: They used sun-dried bricks for their buildings. -
1100 BCE
Ancient Greece
Location: Greece, Asia, Egypt
Government: city-states; oligarchy, tyranny, democracy
Religion: Polytheism
Social Class: citizens, women, outsiders, slaves
Economy: trade, mining, farming, and fishing
Writing System: alphabet -
753 BCE
Roman Empire
Location: Europe, Asia, and North Africa
Government: was a republic but because of corruption they switched to an empire
Religions: polytheism, Christianity
Social Class: Patricians, Plebeian, and slaves
Economy: farming, mining, trading, and fishing
Writing System: alphabet -
333 BCE
End of Mesoptamia
How did it end? Conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: base 60 number system, mathematics, scale, wheel, irrigation, medicine, astronomy, calendar, temple -
332 BCE
End of Ancient Egypt
How did it end? conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: papyrus, yeast bread, linen cloth, sails, mathematics, small surgeries
Interesting Facts: They mummified people.
They build massive pyramids. -
320 BCE
Maya
Location: South Mexico, Belize, Guatamala, Honduras
Government: city-states - monarchy
Religion: polytheistic; human sacrifices
Social Class: king, priests, nobles,merchants, commoners/peasants. slaves
Economy: farming, trade, mining
Writing System: pictograph -
300 BCE
Ancient Japan
Location: Japan
Government: monarchy and feudalism
Religions: Buddhism and Shintoism
Social Classes: emperor, shoguns, daimyo, samurai, peasants, merchants
Economy: farming, fishing, and trade
Writing System: pictographs -
146 BCE
End of Ancient Greece
How did it end? Conquered by Rome
Accomplishments: science, mathematics, steam engine, water mill, odometer, alarm clock, medicines, robotics, scientific approach, cartography, modern science, crane, and philosophy
Interesting Facts: They have a form of the alphabet.
They created robotics.
They built out of wood and marble. -
1 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ
Beginning of:
A.D. - Anno Domini "The Year of Our Lord"
C.E. - Common Era -
300
Ancient African Empires
Location: West Africa
Government: monarchy
Social Class: caste system
Religion: animism, Islam, Christianity
Writing System: none - Arabic -
475
End of Roman Empire
How did it end? Barbarians
Accomplishments: republic, engineering, acting, (Julian) calendar, literature, architecture, constitution
Interesting Facts: The Roman Colosseum was the biggest theater of its time.
The legionnaire would throw a spear. -
476
Middle Ages
Location: Europe
Government: monarchy - feudalism
Religion: Christianity
Social Class: kings, barons, knights, peasants
Economy: farming and trade -
Dec 24, 900
End of Maya
How did it end? Unknown
Accomplishments: astronomy/calendar, zero, dominoes
Interesting Facts: The Mayans thought that crossed eyes and a slanted head was attractive -
Dec 24, 1100
Aztec
Location: Central Mexico
Government: monarchy
Religion: polytheism - human sacrifices
Social Class: kings/priests, nobles, merchants, commoners/peasants, slaves
Economy: farming, trade, and mining
Writing System: pictograph -
Dec 24, 1200
Inca
Location: West Coast of South America
Government: monarchy
Religion: polytheism with human sacrifices
Social Class: caste system - kings, nobles, merchants, commoners/peasants
Economy: farming, mining, trade
Writing System: no written language - Quipu for record keeping -
Dec 24, 1500
End of Middle Ages
How did they end? Renaissance
Accomplishments: plow, armor, printing press, eyeglasses, spinning wheel, long bow, weapons using gunpowder, nursery rhymes/fairytales -
Dec 24, 1521
End of Aztec
How did it end? Defeated by Cortes
Accomplishments: mandatory education, floating gardens, chocolate, and popcorn -
Dec 24, 1532
End of Inca
How did it end? Fransisco Pizarro conquered
Accomplishments: super highways, terrace farming
Interesting Facts: Largest civilization to live in the Americas -
End of African Empires
How did they end? European Colonization
Accomplishments: gold trade, metallurgy, libraries, farming practices, bronze artwork, conquests, astronomy, universities, Islamic schools, navigation, salt mining
Interesting facts: second largest desert in the world; considered the wealthiest civilizations in the world because of all of the gold -
End of Ancient China
How did it end? Didn't - evolved into the country it is today
Accomplishments: yo-yo, silk, soccer, paper money, kites, water-proof clothing, windmills, umbrella
Interesting Facts: made houses out of wood, mud, bricks, and paper;
Fireworks came from China;
Did you know fortune cookies are not from China but from California -
End of Ancient Japan
How did it end? no end, still thriving
Accomplishments: origami, armor, sword making, haiku, ink, art, pottery, and angling
Interesting Facts: They invented origami, haiku, and ink.
