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AP World History - Thinking About Chronology

By matthewnnjue
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Emergence of Mesopotamia

    Sumerian civilization in western Asia which developed the first written language. Militarized, and in a hostile environment.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Emergence of Egypt

    North African civilization developed along the Nile River. Natural protection and its north-flowing river meant communication, peace and plentiful agriculture. A more optimistic culture than Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Development of Norte Chico

    Developed along the Peruvian coast. There was a rich farming industry and what seems to be very little violence. Elaborate architecture, trade, accounting and irrigation all distinguish this civilization.
  • 2200 BCE

    Emergence of Ancient China

    Civilization in Asia, with several dynasties trying to reach the ideological ideal of a centralized state. Trade, written language and sculptures can be found here.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Emergence of the Central Asian or Oxus Civilization

    Central Asian civilization based on irrigation agriculture and stock raising. They had an aristocratic social hierarchy, and rich culture as seen in architecture, seals and burial rituals. However, they did not develop a written language.
  • 2000 BCE

    Emergence of the Indus River Valley Civilization

    Civilization developed on the Indian subcontinent. There were elaborately planned cities with standardized architectural styles. However, there were no palaces, temples, graves, warrior classes, etc. Historians wonder how it was so organized without a strict hierarchy.
  • 1700 BCE

    Fading of the Oxus civilization

    The Oxus civilization was relatively short-lived, especially when compared the China, the longest running continuous nation.
  • 1200 BCE

    Emergence of the Olmec Civilization

    Developed on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with an economy based off of maize, beans and squash. It contained elaborate burial sites, temples and alters. America's first written language can be found here. Most famously, it created seventeen colossal basalt heads.