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300
meroe
ˇhe capital of a kingdom in southern nubia. THis is where Nubia began to show more independence from egyptian culture. -
356
Qin
Most innovative state.Large well trained armies.
LEader drank mercury so he would become immortal due to his fear of death. -
551
Confucianism/ Daoism
A system of Philosophical teachings. The core texts of Cinfucianism are The book of documents , the book of songs, the Book of Changes, and the spring and autumn annals and this is led by confucius. Daoism is led by Laozi and is the rival of confucianism. -
Oct 13, 1000
Celtic Europe
Seperated from continental Europe by the ALps and Pyrenees mountains. Celtic society was divided into an elite class of warriors. -
Oct 13, 1045
Zhou Dynasty
The home of the Zhou lay in the valley of the Wei river. The Zhou overthrew the shang from being the dominant dynasty. -
Oct 13, 1045
Mandate of Heaven
It is believed that the supreme deity grants power to the ruler of China. WHen the ruler no longer wants that ruler to lead, the dynasty falls. -
Oct 13, 1200
Americas
the first civilizations o the americas were the olmec and the chaven. Proof from these civilizations have developed a theory that humans were more complex than originally thought due to the crossing over a land bridge. -
Oct 13, 1532
New Egypt (new kingdom)
Thebes continues to be the Capital. The new kingdom is when the term pharaoh was deveoped. -
Shang Period
Little is known because written dowcuments didn't appear until the end of shang rule. Those documents are written on oracle bones. -
XIA
A DYNASTY not proven t exist. believed to have been overthrown by the Shang. -
Babylon
Babylon is the most important city in Mesopotamia. Babylon was believed to be the center of the world. -
Metallurgy (bronze)
Bronze started being used for various things. -
1792
Once a ruler of Babylon. Hammurabi conquered many city-states and creted the code of hammurabi. -
Warring States Period
The period when the rivalry between the states began to rise. The more succesful states conquered less capable states. -
Middle egypt
Thebes began to be recognized as the capital of Egypt.Early monarchs of middle kigdom centralized control by reducing the power of the old elite. -
Hieroglyphics
hieroglyphics is the egyptian form of writing. For this form of writing, symbols or pictures are used. -
Old egypt
Beggining of Egypt. Egypt is most known for its pyramids and uses of the nile. -
Indus River Valley
Land around the indus river. The area is known for the reamians of two great cities: Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro.This area is very fertile. -
Nubia
Nubian civilization was almost an imitation of egpts civilization because of the several similariteis. Egypt became aggressive towards Nubia in the middle kingdom. -
Cuneiform
Early form of writing created by the sumerians. Wedge shaped symbols are used to represent words. -
Sumerian
Sumerians were the rulers of southern mesopotamia throught the end of the third millenium BCE. They crreated most of mesopotamias culture such as the irrigation, cuneiform and religion. -
Iron metallurgy
Iron started being used for various things such as tools and other things. -
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia began to develop in 8000 BCE. THis was when the NEw Stone age happened also known as the neolithic era or Agricultural revolution. Mesopotamia is aso known as the land between rivers due to its location.
