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Ancient History

  • Sumerians
    4000 BCE

    Sumerians

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

    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.
  • Hieroglyphics
    3300 BCE

    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.
  • Mayas
    2600 BCE

    Mayas

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

    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.
  • Harappans
    2500 BCE

    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.
  • Sargon
    2300 BCE

    Sargon

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

    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.
  • Hatshepsut
    1473 BCE

    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.
  • Ramses the 2nd
    1279 BCE

    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.
  • Mandate of Heaven
    1046 BCE

    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.
  • Confucianism
    551 BCE

    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.