APWORLD Chapter 2 Thinking About Chronology

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  • 3500 BCE

    Emergence of Sumer (Mesopotamia)

    The first true civilization emerged, including city-states like Ur and Uruk. The Sumerians created cuneiform, ziggurats, and the first harbors and legal codes.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Early Mesopotamian Civilization (Sumer)

  • 3100 BCE

    Unification of Egypt under Narmer.

    Pharaoh Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt at the start of the dynasties. During this time centralised rule begun, hireroglyphic developed and monumental building of the earlier pyramids took place.
  • Period: 3100 BCE to 2686 BCE

    Unification of Egypt under Narmer

  • Period: 2500 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization flourishes in South Asia

  • 2489 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization

    Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were established with city planning, drainage system, weights, etc. Highly sophisticated, but their writing system has not been deciphered
  • 1754 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code (Babylon)

    Hammurabi released the first written legal code in 1754-1750 BCE. The law set one standard of justice for all of Babylon. However, it also reflected the inequalities between social classes and genders
  • Period: 1754 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code established in Babylon

  • 1750 BCE

    Shang Dynasty in China

    The first historically verified dynasty in China was the Shang (1750-1046 BCE) They used oracle bones for divination, bronze metallurgy, and ancestor worship.
  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1031 BCE

    Shang Dynasty in China

  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec Civilization in Mesoamerica

    The Olmec people, considered the"mother culture" of Mesoamerica created ceremonial centers. They carved colossal stone heads and developed religious systems and an early writing system. Mesoamericans used this culture in later civilizations.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 383 BCE

    Olmec Civilization develops In Mesoamerica

  • 500 BCE

    Persian Empire Established