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Ancient History Timeline

  • Cuneiform
    3500 BCE

    Cuneiform

    A system of writing developed in ancient Mesopotamia. The most important reason this was invented is because people struggled with pictographs. Over the years they have become more simplified.
  • Pyramid of Djoser
    2649 BCE

    Pyramid of Djoser

    Constructed at Saqqara about 4,700 years ago, the Step Pyramid of Djoser was the first pyramid the Egyptians built. Built with limestone walls that contains 13 fake doorways.
  • Sphinx
    2500 BCE

    Sphinx

    A mythological creature with a human head and body of a lion. He sometimes has wings like a bird. These are big and made with stone.
  • 4 noble truths
    2500 BCE

    4 noble truths

    Compromises the essence of Budahs teachings. The include the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to suffering
  • Shang Dynasty
    1766 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    They ruled the yellow river valley. This was followed by the Zhou dynasty.
  • akhenaten
    1550 BCE

    akhenaten

    A pharaoh who ruled for 17 years then died in 3334bc
  • Caste system
    1500 BCE

    Caste system

    Divides Hinduism into 4 categories.
    Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras.
  • Aztecs
    1300 BCE

    Aztecs

    Where good with agriculture and made their own empire.
  • Calligraphy
    1200 BCE

    Calligraphy

    This is an art of writing. They would use tools like brush and ink to create it.
  • Assyrians
    1100 BCE

    Assyrians

    Major part of Mesopotamia. They created iron and brought new techniques wherever they went.
  • Cyrus the great
    549 BCE

    Cyrus the great

    Was the founder of the Achaemenid empire
  • Great Wall of china
    220 BCE

    Great Wall of china

    The Great Wall stretches across North China from East to West over 6,000km long