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Ancient History

By Havancleave
  • 4000 BCE

    Sumerians

    Sumerians
    They believed in polytheism. They worshiped many gods. They built many temples to go into and worship these gods.
  • 3500 BCE

    Cuneiform

    Cuneiform
    This is a form of writing but used as pictures. They first started using this to count. It is one of the most significant writings among the cultures.
  • 3300 BCE

    Hieroglyphics

    Hieroglyphics
    Hieroglyphics are made out of pictures. We figured out how to read them after we found the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone three different languages on it and we could read Greek which was one of the languages and we were able to translate it.
  • 2600 BCE

    Mayas

    Mayas
    The were a Mesopotamia cilvilization made by Mayan people. They used hieroglyphics. But their civilization collapsed.
  • 2500 BCE

    Mohenjo Daro

    Mohenjo Daro
    This is one of the main cities. They have a sewer system and air conditioning. There was also a bath in the middle of the city.
  • 2500 BCE

    Harappans

    Harappans
    The Harappans started to decline. Historians don't know what happened to them but they have theories. Some historians think a nuclear bomb exploded there. Others thing a massacre happened.
  • 2300 BCE

    Sargon

    Sargon
    He was the ruler of Akkadian. Akkadian was the first etaablished empire. He is know for the conquest of the Sumerian city-states.
  • 1766 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    Shang dynasty
    The Shang dynasty is called the Bronze Age. They also discovered silk and kept it a secret. Their religion was worshipping to thier ancestors.
  • 1473 BCE

    Hatshepsut

    Hatshepsut
    Show was the first female pharaoh. They felt she wasn't allowed. After she die they burned everything she owned so their was no evidence of her after she died.
  • 1279 BCE

    Ramses the 2nd

    Ramses the 2nd
    He is the most greatest, recognized, and powerful pharaoh. He ruled for 67 one of the longest time for someone to rule. He also made a temple.
  • 1046 BCE

    Mandate of Heaven

    Mandate of Heaven
    This was created by the Zhou dynasty. The Mandate of Heaven gives the right to let emperors rule. If he did not follow the rules he a natural disaster happens and a new emperor is ruling.
  • 551 BCE

    Confucianism

    Confucianism
    Began during the Zhou dynasty. Confucianism was created by a guy named Confucius. Confucianism is a simple way of life and a way of governing.