AP World History Timeline

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  • 4000 BCE

    4000 BCE

    The beginning of the timeline.
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Uruk Civilization

    The first civilization of Mesopotamia, and was the largest city in Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Egyptian Civilization

    This civilization was the creator of the pyramids and the pharaohs.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Sumerian Civilization

    Gave modern-day Iraq their easiest writing language.
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

    The monarch helped clear the waters to fix the flooding problem in early China.
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Babylonian Empire

    The Babylonian Empire was the last Mesopotamian Empire to exist.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    The Shang Dynasty led to the expansion of China as it is today.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE

    Olmec Civilization

    This civilization brought up now cultural styles.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 210 BCE

    Qin Shihuangdi (First China Emperor)

    QIn strived to unite all of China's civilization.
  • 1 CE

    0 CE

    The end of the timeline.