American History 1st Semester Time Line (B.C.E.) By sean908 336 Reign of Alexander the Great 500 Height of Etruscan Civilization Jan 1, 600 Hanging Gardens of Babylon Built Jan 1, 753 Rome Founded Jan 1, 776 First Olympic Games Jan 1, 1100 Dark Ages of Greece Jan 1, 1200 Trojan War Jan 1, 1331 King Tut Rules Jan 1, 1400 Old Testament Written Jan 1, 1640 Height of Minoan Civilization Jan 1, 1750 Hammurabi Law Codes Mar 2, 2022 King Soloman Reign in Israel Mar 2, 2022 Iliad Written Mar 2, 2022 Democracy Develops in Athens Jan 1, 2700 Pharaohs Begin Rule in Egypt Jan 1, 3000 1st Alphabet Jan 1, 3000 Acropolis in Athens Jan 1, 3500 Sumarian City-State Formed Jan 1, 3500 Epic of Gilgamesh Written Jan 1, 3700 Invention of the Wheel Dec 17, 9999 First Agricultural Settlements *Actually Happened at 10,000 B.C.E.