Ethan's Ancient Civilization Timeline By ethanashauer 5000 BCE The Sumer form the first cities in Ancient Mesopotamia. http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php Period: 5000 BCE to 333 BCE Ancient Mesopotamia 3300 BCE The Sumer invent the world's first writing system which is called Cuniform. http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 3000 BCE The Sumerians begin to use mathematics using a number system with the base of 60 http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 2950 BCE The Ancient Egyptian civilization begins http://www.ducksters.com Period: 2950 BCE to 30 BCE Ancient Egypt 2575 BCE The Fourth Dynatsy begins and the Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx http://www.ducksters.com 2330 BCE Sargon I of the Akkadians conquers most of the Sumerian Cities and states http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 2330 BCE After the Akkadian Empire the Sumerians took over Mesopotamia again. http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 2150 BCE Egypt splits back into two countries http://www.ducksters.com 1975 BCE The Pharoah Mentuhotep reunites the two parts of Egypt starting the Middle Kingdom http://www.ducksters.com 1900 BCE The Assyrians rise to power http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 1792 BCE Hammurabu becomes king of Babylon and establishes the Code of Hammurabi http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 1781 BCE King Shamshi-Adad of the Assyrans dies and the Assyrians are soon taken over by the Babylonians http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 1700 BCE Abraham settles in the land of Israel (Canaan) http://www.ducksters.com Period: 1700 BCE to 37 BCE Ancient Israel 1640 BCE The Second intermediate period http://www.ducksters.com 1520 BCE New Kingdom begins http://www.ducksters.com 1500 BCE Joseph is sold into slavery http://www.ducksters.com 1400 BCE Hebrew are enslaved by the Egyptians http://www.ducksters.com 1300 BCE Moses leads the Hebrews out of Egypt http://www.ducksters.com 1225 BCE The Assyrian Empire once again rises to power http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 1200 BCE The Hebrews arrive in Israel http://www.ducksters.com 1075 BCE Third Intermediate Period begins http://www.ducksters.com 1020 BCE Saul is crowned the first King of Israel http://www.ducksters.com 1000 BCE David becomes the King of Israel http://www.ducksters.com 922 BCE Israel is split into two nations, Israel and Judah http://www.ducksters.com 653 BCE Late Period begins http://www.ducksters.com 550 BCE Cyrus the Great rises to power and the Persian Empire begins http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 538 BCE Cyrus the Great conquers Babylonia and allows the Jewish people to return home http://www.ducksters.com 333 BCE Alexander the Great takes of the Persian Empire http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php 305 BCE Ptolemaic Dynasty begins http://www.ducksters.com 30 BCE Cleopatra, the last Pharoah dies http://www.ducksters.com 30 BCE Herod the Great becomes the King of Israel http://www.ducksters.com