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7000 BCE
first farm settlements formed in Mespotamia
farmers grew wheat,barley,and other types of grain. Livestock,birds,and fish were also good sources of food. (pg.55) -
Period: 7000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Early farmers of China grew rice and made basic pottery
After 3000BC, Chinese culture became more advanced, and people used potter's wheels to make more types of pottery (p.162) -
3100 BCE
Menes becomes Egypt's first pharaoh
He also united upper and lower Egypt and was also founded Egypt's first dynasty (p.89) -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Sumerians settle into Mespotamia
Nobody knows where they came from nor their religion. Several hundred thousand Sumerians had settled there. (p.60) -
Period: 2300 BCE to 1700 BCE
Harappaan Civilization
The Harappan civilization was named after the modern city of Harappa (p.126,127) -
2000 BCE
The kingdom of Kush formed in Egypt
Rich farmers became village leaders and one of these leaders took control of other villages and made himself king of the region (p.108) -
2000 BCE
Abraham leaves Mespotamia
Abraham was told by god to leave his home in Mespotamia and to take his family on a long journey to the west (p.202) -
Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE
The Hebrews appeared in Southwest Asia
The Hebrews were ancestors of the Israelites and Jews. They developed a culture that became a major influence on later civilizations (p.202) -
Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE
The Minoans build an advanced society on Crete
Minoans spent much of their time at the sea and were excellent ship builders. They carried trade goods around the eastern Mediterranean with these ships (p.230) -
Period: 1800 BCE to 612 BCE
Later People
These people groups include Babylonians, The Hittites and Kassites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and the Phoenicians (p.74-76) -
1770 BCE
Hammurabi,who became king of Babylon creates a written code of laws
These laws dealt with almost every part of daily life. (pg.73) -
1500 BCE
The Shang dynasty begins
The Shang dynasty was the first dynasty for which we have clear evidence of (p.163) -
Period: 1500 BCE to 2000 BCE
The Aryans started migrating into India
The Aryans first arrived in India in the 2000s BC. (p.128) -
Period: 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE
The Mycenaeans take over Crete
When the Minoan society declined in the mid-1400s, the Mycenaeans were able to take over Crete and become major traders in the eastern Mediterranean (p.231) -
1250 BCE
Hinduism develops in India
Blendings of religious ideas from central Asia created Hinduism (p.133) -
1200 BCE
Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt
This took in place during Exodus, and Moses went to the pharaoh and demanded the Israelites should be freed (p.203) -
1200 BCE
the dark age begins
The dark age started when invaders from Europe came into Greece. As Mycenaean civilization declined by these invaders, Greece went into a period called the dark age (p.231) -
Period: 900 BCE to 600 BCE
The Spartan social system was created
this was by a man named Lycurgus after a slave revolt (p.266) -
Period: 730 BCE to 700 BCE
Kush conquers Egypt
They established the 25th dynasty (p.110) -
652 BCE
series of wars broke out
These wars broke out bin the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. (pg.75) -
586 BCE
The Jews in Babylon were enslaved
This lasted for about 50 years until in 530BC the Persians conquered the Chaldeans and let the Jews return to Jerusalem (p.206) -
563 BCE
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) is born
He meditated and wandered around India for six years to find the meaning of human life (p.136,137) -
551 BCE
Confucius was born
He spread Confucianism and was the most influential teacher in Chinese history. (p.169) -
550 BCE
Cyrus the great finds the Persian empire
Cyrus the great led a revolt which was successful and led him to mark the beginning of the Persian empire (p.260) -
Period: 550 BCE to 529 BCE
Cyrus the Great expands the Persian Empire
He ruled the largest empire in the world by when he died in 529BC (p.261) -
500 BCE
Athens becomes the world's first democracy
Cleisthenes was able to overthrow the aristocracy and established a completely new form of government (p.238) -
Period: 415 BCE to 404 BCE
The Athenians try to expand its empire
They send their army to conquer the island of Sicily and failed. The entire Athenian army was defeated by them. Taking advantage of Athens's weakness, Sparta attacked Athens, and the war started up once more (p.271) -
320 BCE
Candra Gupta finds the Gupta empire
India was once again united under him (p.144) -
Period: 320 BCE to 470 BCE
The Mauryan Empire
lead by their military leader Candragupta Maurya, the Mauryans unifies India by making this Empire. (p.142) -
170 BCE
Queen Shanakhdakheto rules Kush
Historians believe that she was the first woman to rule Kush (p.113) -
200
Buddhism spreads in China
By this time, Buddhist altars stood in the Emperor's palace. Buddhism's introduction to China is an example of diffusion (p.189)