ancient history

By plafondlamp
  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    The New Stone Age

    This was also the unofficial beginning of the Neolithic revolution.
    - agriculture (irrigation)
    - domestication of animals
    - pottery
    - rise of population (food surplus)
    - larger permanent settlements, specialization.
  • 7000 BCE

    The first cities emerged

    Jericho had formed into a city at around this time
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3001 BCE

    Fourth millenium

  • 3400 BCE

    (Ancient) History begins

    Writing was invented at around this time, and history begins with the earliest signs of that.
    The Mesopotamian script is known as the 'cuneiform' script, the hieroglyphic script of the Egyptians was developed around the same time.
  • 3000 BCE

    Bronze was discovered

    The first metalworkers.
    People figured out how to create bronze from copper and tin.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1050 BCE

    The Bronze Age

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2600 BCE

    Early Dynastic period (Egypt)

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2001 BCE

    The third millenium

  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2150 BCE

    Old kingdom of Egypt

    • upper and lower egypt
    • construction of pyramids
    • pharaoh had no control over governors, fell apart
    • area around the Nile flooded less
    • famine
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Middle kingdom of Egypt

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1100 BCE

    New kingdom of Egypt

  • Period: 750 BCE to 332 BCE

    Late period of Egypt