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3300 BCE
Mesopotamia
Location: Syria and Iraq
Government: city-states - monarchy
Religions: polytheism, Judaism
Social Classes: kings, priests, middle class, slaves
Economy: farming and trade
Writing System: cuneiform -
2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Location: Pakistan/India
Government: theocracy
Religion: polytheistic, Hinduism, Buddhism
Social Class: Caste System - priest, kings, merchants, commoners, untouchables
Economy: farming, trade
Writing System: pictograph -
2000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Location: Around Nile River in current day Egypt
Government: monarchy (pharaohs)
Social Class: pharaohs, upper class, middle class, lower class
Religion: polytheism
Economy: farming, mining, trade
Writing System: heiroglyphs -
2000 BCE
Ancient China
Location: present day China
Government: monarchy - emperor ruling in dynasties
Religions: Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, Buddhism
Social Class: emperor, lords, farmers/peasants, artisans, merchants
Economy: farming, trade
Writing System: pictographs (words) -
1900 BCE
End of Indus River Valley
How did it end? We don't know
Accomplishments: sewage system, medicines, geometry, base 10 numbers, proved round Earth, city planned out
Interesting Facts: They were the first to have a sewage system. -
1100 BCE
Ancient Greece
Location: Greece, Southwest Asia, North Africa
Government: city-states - democracy, monarchy, tyranny
Religion: polytheistic
Social Class: citizens, women, outsiders, slaves
Economy: trade, mining, fishing, farming
Writing System: alphabet -
753 BCE
Roman Empire
Location: North Africa, Europe, and Asia
Government: republic and empire - Caesars
Religions: polytheism and Christianity
Social Class: citizens, women, outsiders, slaves
Economy: trading, farming, fishing, and mining
Writing System: Alphabet -
333 BCE
End of Mesoptamia
How did it end? Conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: wheel, irrigation, medicines/surgeries, plow, calendar, sailboat -
332 BCE
End of Ancient Egypt
How did it end? Conquered by Alexander the Great
Accomplishments: toothpaste, paper, linen-cloth, sails, pyramids
Interesting Facts: Their mathematics were really advanced.
Some myths say that aliens helped them to build the pyramids.
For their writing system, they used heiroglyphs -
320 BCE
Maya
Location: South Mexico, Guatamala, Belize, Honduras
Government: city-states - monarchy
Religion: polytheism
Social Class: kings, nobles, merchants, commoners, slaves
Economy: farming, mining, trade
Writing System: pictograph -
300 BCE
Ancient Japan
Location: Japan
Government: monarchy - feudalism
Religions: Shinotism, Buddhism
Social Class: emperor, shoguns, daimyo, samurai, peasants, merchants
Economy: farming, fishing, trading
Writing System: pictographs (sounds) -
146 BCE
End of Ancient Greece
How did it end? Conquered by Rome
Accomplishments: steam engine, odometer, alarm clock, scientific approach, cartography, geometry, robots, automatic doors, crane -
1 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ
Beginning of :
A.D. - Anno Domini "The Year of Our Lord"
C.E. - Common Era -
300
Africa Empires
Location: West Africa
Government: monarchy
Religion: animism, Islam
Social Class: caste system
Economy: trade, fishing, farming
Writing System: none - did everything orally; when Islam was introduced they used Arabic -
476
End of Roman Empire
How did it end? Conquered by barbarians
Accomplishments: concrete, Julian calendar, aqueducts, highways, books, taxes, 12 Tables (laws), surgeries, arches, newspapers
Interesting Facts: They would cut dying people open to observe how the body works. -
476
Middle Ages
Location: Europe
Government: monarchy - feudalism
Social Class: king, baron, knight, peasants
Religion: Christianity
Economy: farming and trading
Writing System: alphabet -
Dec 24, 900
End of Maya
How did it end? unknown
Accomplishments: astronomy, calendar, dominoes, ballgame
Interesting Facts: Instead of writing with an alphabet, they used pictures. Mayas were the first to have a concept of zero. -
Dec 24, 1100
Aztec
Location: Central Mexico
Government: monarchy
Religion: polytheism
Social Classes: king, priests, nobles, merchants, commoners/peasants
Economy: farming, trade, mining
Writing System: pictograph -
Dec 24, 1200
Inca
Location: West coast of South America
Government: monarchy (Sapa Inca)
Religion: polytheism
Social Class: caste system - king, nobles, merchants, commoners
Economy: trading, mining, farming
Writing System: no writing system - Quipu for record keeping -
Dec 24, 1500
End of Middle Ages
How did it end? Renaissance
Accomplishments: water mill, better plow, armor, printing press, spinning wheel, long bow, eyeglasses, fairytales
Interesting Facts: Had one of the world's most deadly plagues - Black Death.
Had a whole bunch of torture devices. -
Dec 24, 1521
End of Aztec
How did it end? Conquered by Hernando Cortes
Accomplishments: floating gardens, chocolate, popcorn
Interesting Facts: The Aztecs would put chili powder in everything. -
Dec 24, 1532
End of Inca
How did it end? Conquered by Fransisco Pizarro
Accomplishments: roads, stone walls, tax system, freeze-dried foods, terrace farming
Interesting Facts: Inca peasants were forbidden from traveling on roads -
End of Africa Empires
How did they end? Colonization by Europeans
Accomplishments: philosophy, medical equipment, navigation, sail boats, military (iron-tipped spears), universities
Interesting Facts: built houses out of wood, mud, straw and stone -
End of Ancient Japan
How did it end? Did not end - evolved into country
Accomplishments: sword making, armor, origami, Haiku, art/pottery, angling
Interesting Fact: Japan's name came from the word Nippon which means "land of the rising sun". -
End of Ancient China
How did it end? Did not end
Accomplishments: umbrellas, gunpowder/fireworks, printing, compass, silk, tea, kites, paper money, stirrups and harnesses, calligraphy, matches, crossbow, paper
