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Homo erectus learns to make fire.
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Homo sapiens artists create cave paintings
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People in the Neolithic town of Catal Hoyuk have different jobs, such as farmer, basket weaver, and toolmaker.
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Sumerians invent the wheel.
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Hammurabi creates a code of laws for the Babylonian Empire
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Society is structured like a pyramid during Egypt's New Kingdom.
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King David reigns in the kingdom of Israel.
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Sumerians and others develop cuneiform.
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The rebuilt temple in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Romans. The final Jewish Diaspora begins.
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Kandake Amanirenas defends Kush against Roman armies
