AV - The Emergence of Human Communities By avandawalke 2500 BCE 2500 BCE Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia 2134 BCE End of Old Kingdom of Egypt (Asia) Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur in Mesopotamia Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom Reigns in Egypt (Africa) 2000 BCE 2000 BCE 2000 BCE Horses in use spread over Western Asia 2000 BCE Rise of Minoan Civilization in Crete, Early Greeks arrive in Greece (Mediterranean) Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE Old Babylonian (Semitic) Mesopotamia 1800 BCE Abraham migrates to Canaan (Middle Eastern) Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE Shang Dynasty in China (Asia) Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE Hittites dominant in Anatolia (Mediterranean) Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE Hyksos dominant in Northern Egypt (Africa) 1600 BCE Rise of the Mycenaean Civilization in Greece (Mediterranean) 1500 BCE 1500 BCE 1000 BCE 1000 BCE 969 BCE Hiram of Tyre comes to power (Middle Eastern) 960 BCE Solomon builds First Temple (Middle Eastern) 920 BCE Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah (Middle Eastern) 911 BCE Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire (Mesopotamian) 814 BCE Foundation of Carthage (Mediterranean) 750 BCE Kings of Kush control Egypt (Africa) 721 BCE Assyrian conquest of Northern kingdom (Mesopotamia) Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE Nubian Kings Rule Egypt (Africa) 701 BCE Assyrian humiliation of Tyre (Mesopotamia) 700 BCE Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea (Asia) 671 BCE Assyrian Conquest of Africa (Mesopotamia/Africa) Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE Neo-Babylonian Kingdom (Mesopotamia) 612 BCE Fall of Assyria (Mesopotamia) 600 BCE Iron Metallurgy in China (Asia) 587 BCE Capture of Jerusalem (Middle Eastern) Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius (Asia) Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the Western Mediterranean 515 BCE Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem (Mesopotamian) 500 BCE 500 BCE 500 BCE Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE Migrations across Europe 450 BCE Completion of Hebrew Bible (Middle Eastern) 450 BCE Hanno the Phoenician explores Western Africa 440 BCE Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians (Mediterranean) 390 BCE Celts sack Rome (Europe) Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state (Asia) 300 BCE Beginning of Kingdom of Meroe (Africa) 300 BCE Ruler of Chinese state of Zhou equips troops like nomad horsemen (Asia) 250 BCE 250 BCE (End of events on timeline) 1 BCE 1 BCE