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  • 7000 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Farm Settlements in Mesopotamia

    The first farm settlements in Mesopotamia were formed in about 7000 BC. People settled near rivers where they could farm, fish, and grow livestock. In a while these small villages became the world's first civilization. page 55
  • 7000 BCE

    China-Rice Farming

    In the middle of the Chang Jiang river valley farmers grew rice as early as 7000 BC. page 162
  • Period: 7000 BCE to 500 BCE

    Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

    Mesopotamia was a land in between the Tigris and Euphrates. It was in the Fertile Crescent (a arc of land that had fertile, or rich, farmland). page 55
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Mesopotamia's Settlements Grow Bigger

    Farming wasn't easy so Mesopotamians used irrigation and canals to help their fields grow. Soon they had a food surplus and so people could do different jobs. This way they could accomplish more. Over a period of time the small settlements developed into cities. page 56-57
  • 3300 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Egyptian Writings

    The earliest examples of Egyptian writings was from somewhere around 3300 BC. They were carved on stones or a hard material. Egyptians made papyrus later on. It is a type of paper. page 102
  • 3200 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-The Two Kingdoms

    Villages that had strong leaders were able to gain control of other villages, but by 3200 BC there were two big kingdoms, Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt. Lower Egypt's king wore a red crown. Upper Egypt's king wore a white crown. page 89
  • 3100 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-United

    Menes unites both kingdoms and becomes the first pharaoh of Egypt. page 89
  • 3000 BCE

    Mesopotamia-The First Civilization

    Many Sumerians settled in southern Mesopotamia and created the world's first civilization. page 60
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-The Old Kingdom

    The Third Dynasty of Egypt rose to power and it's rule began the Old Kingdom. The Old Kingdom lasted from 2700 BC to 2200 BC. Khufu was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom and ruled in the 2500s BC. page 90 and 91
  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2330 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Sargon Forms the World's First Empire

    Sargon (a Akkadian) broke the peace with the Sumerians and started conquering Northern Mesopotamia. Because he led those conquests he created the world's first empire. page 51 and 61
  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Ancient India-Harappan Civilization

    The Harappan Civilization grew beside the Indus River Valley. Archaeologists think this civilization lasted from 2300 BC to 1700 BC. The Harappan people had toilets with indoor plumbing. No one knows why it ended. page 128
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 220

    China-Chinese Dynasties

    In ancient stories it said that Yu the Great founded the Xia dynasty. The first dynasty that we actually know exists is the Shang dynasty. The leaders that ruled over the Zhou dynasty joined with other ttribes to overthrow the Shang dynasty. The Zhou dynasty is the longest lasting Chinese dynasty in history. Once the Zhou dynasty ended civil wars erupted. Shi Huangdi united China and created the Qin dynasty. The next dynasty was the Han dynasty and the ruler was Liu Bang. pages 163-178
  • Period: 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-The Middle Kingdom

    Mentuhotep II defeated his enemies and his rule began the Middle Kingdom in 2050. The Middle Kingdom lasted until 1750 BC. page 96
  • 2000 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Ur Becomes a Ruin

    Ur rose to power after Sargon died, but foreign attacks drained its power and by 2000 BC, Ur was in ruins. page 72
  • 2000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Kush is Formed

    In around 2000 BC one of the rich farming village's leader conquered other villages and made himself king. He was the king of the new kingdom, Kush. page 108
  • 2000 BCE

    Ancient India-The Aryans Arrive

    The Aryans moved into India in the 2000s BC. The Aryans are believed to have come to India through the mountain passes in the northwest. Then they moved closer to the Ganges River Valley. page 128
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Ancient Greece-The Minoans

    One of the earliest cultures that was in Greece was the Minoans. The Minoans built a advanced society by the 2000 BC. The Minoans lived on the island of Crete, so they were good shipbuilders. A volcano exploded which flooded Crete and this could have led to the destruction of the Minoan society. The Minoan society declined in the 1400s BC. page 230 and 231
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Ancient Greece-The Mycenaeans

    The Mycenaeans were the first people to be considered Greek and they built fortresses all over the mainland of Greek. When the Minoan civilization collapsed, the Mycenaeans took over Creteand became traders all over the sea. When invaders came into Greece, the Mycenaean society began to collapse in the 1200 BC. page 230 and 231
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 63

    Hebrews and Judaism-The Hebrews

    The Hebrews religion was Judaism. The Bible traced the Hebrews all the way to a man named Abraham. In the Bible God told Abraham to travel to a new land where his descendants will make a mighty nation. Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt to Canaan. The Philistines were a threat to the Isrealites, but the new king David defeated them. The Hebrews were then conquered by the Assyrians, Chaldeans, and the Romans. page 202-206
  • 1800 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Babylon

    By 1800 BC, Babylon finally has a powerful government. page 72
  • 1770 BCE

    Mesopotamia-Hammurabi Makes Laws

    In 1770 BC Hammurabi makes a set of 282 laws called Hammurabi's Code. The laws dealt with almost every part of daily life. page 51 and 73
  • 1595 BCE

    Mesopotamia-The Hittites and Kassites

    The Hittites captured Babylon, but their rule didn't last long. The Kassites took over and ruled for almost 400 years. page 74
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-The New Kingdom

    Because of Ahmose's rise to power it began the start of the New Kingdom. The New Kingdom lasted from 1550 BC to 1050 BC and brought a lot of wealth to the pharaohs. page 97
  • 1500 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Kush is Conquered

    The pharaoh Thutmose conquered Kush. Kush became Egyptian territory for 450 years. The Egyptian culture influenced Kush a lot. page 109
  • 1200 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Ramses the Great

    Ramses the Great came to power in the 1200s BC. He made a peace treaty with the Hittites and his rule was one of the longest. When he died, the Sea People came in and tried to conquer Egypt. After fifty years, the Egyptians pushed them back. After a while the New Kingdom came to an end because of attacks from the Sea People and the Hittites. page 98
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 612 BCE

    Mesopotamia-The Assyrians and the Start of the Chaldean Empire

    The Assyrians took control of Northern Mesopotamia, but then lost their control. They then recovered their strength and in 900 BC they started to conquer the Fertile Crescent. They had a really strong army. Series of wars broke out in the empire in 652 BC. In the end the Chaldeans destroyed the Assyrian Empire in 612. Nebuchadnezzar was the Chaldean king. page 74 and 75
  • 850 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Kush Becomes Stronger

    Kush finally regained their former strength and as their strength grew, the Egyptians strength weakened. page 109
  • 800 BCE

    Mesopotamia-The Phoenicians

    Phoenicians were at the Western side of the Fertile Crescent. They didn't have a powerful military, but they were expert sailors. They grew wealthy through trade with other countries and they made new colonies along their trade routes. They even developed the alphabet. page 76 and 77
  • Period: 600 BCE to 374 BCE

    Greece-Sparta and Athens

    The Spartan civilization was created in 900-600 BC. Sparta's greatest strength was army as almost everyone in Sparta's society trained for war. Sparta's main rival was Athens. Athenian people focused more on improving their minds and their bodies (mostly boys were only allowed to do this). Sparta and Athens fight, but in the end this fight causes all of Greece to weaken after Athens is defeated in this war. page 266-271
  • 599 BCE

    Ancient India-Mahavira

    Jainism is based on the teachings of Mahavira. He was believed to have been born somewhere around 599 BC. page 134
  • 590 BCE

    Ancient Greece-Laws of Solon

    Solon created new laws that gave nonaristocrats more rights. These laws were a lot less harsh compared to Draco's laws. In the end instead of keeping those laws for a while, the Athenians decided to destroy aristocracy. page 237
  • 563 BCE

    Ancient India-Siddhartha Gautama and Buddhism

    Siddhartha Gautama was a prince that was born around 563 BC in northern India. He left his home to find out the meaning of human life. He is also known as the Buddha because he created Buddhism. Buddhism was able to spread easily as it was easy to understand. page 136
  • 546 BCE

    Ancient Greece-Tyrants

    In ancient Greece tyrants were usually good. Peisistratus overthrew aristocracy and became a tyrant in 546 BC. He brought peace and prosperity to Athens. After he died, aristocrats got help to attack Athens. This made the tyrants weak and the aristocrats got power for a short time. page 237
  • 539 BCE

    Persia-Persian Empire

    Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) won independence for the Persians and started the Persian Empire. When Cyrus died in about 529 BC, he had the largest empire in the world. After Cyrus's son conquered Egypt, his son died. There was no clear leader, so Darius ( a prince) claimed the throne and worked to restore order and expand the empire. Darius conquered the whole Indus Valley. Xerxes I went to conquer Greece but failed. This was a big defeat for the Persians. page 260-265
  • 500 BCE

    Ancient Greece-The Starting of Democracy

    A new leader Cleisthenes made the first democracy and stopped aristocracy. page 238
  • 500 BCE

    Greece-Philosophers

    A few people in around 500 BC began to create philosophies. Socrates thought that people shouldn't stop looking for knowledge. Plato ( a student of Socrates) believed that society should be run by philosophers. Aristotle thought that people should live their lives in balance. They should not be too greedy, but also not give away everything they have. Euclid was a mathematician that studied geometry and Hippocrates was one of the greatest Greek doctor. page 280-282
  • 481 BCE

    China-Warring States

    A period of time when China was in civil war. The soldiers didn't fight for honor, but they fought for territory. page 168
  • Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE

    Greece-Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great had one of the largest empire in the world. He conquered from Macedonia to all the way right before India. He also conquered Egypt. Alexander was a fantastic and brilliant leader, but in the end when he went to visit a city he got sick. He died only a few days later at the age of 33. Though he died he helped spread Greek culture all over the world. page 273-275
  • 320 BCE

    Ancient Greece-The End of Athenian Democracy

    Athenian Democracy ended when a king took over Greece and ended it forever. page 240
  • Period: 320 BCE to 184 BCE

    Ancient India-Mauryan Empire

    When a military leader named Candragupta Maurya conquered the northern part of India in the 320s BC, it started the Mauryan Empire. This empire lasted for only 150 years. When Candragupta became a Jainist monk he passed his throne to his son. Candragupta's grandson Asoka was the strongest of all the Mauryan rulers. He conquered most of India. After Asoka died, the empire fell apart and India was divided into smaller states. page 142 and 143
  • Period: 170 BCE to 150 BCE

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Kush's First Queen

    Queen Shanakhdakheto is believed to be the first woman that ruled Kush. She ruled from 170 BC all the way to 150 BC. page 113
  • Period: 66 to 73

    Hebrews and Judaism-Jewish Rebellion

    Some rebellious Jews rebelled against the Romans in AD 66, but the rebellion was not successful. Jerusalem was destroyed and the Second Temple was burned. In the end the Romans destroyed the last of the rebellious Jews in a mountain fortress called Masada. page 214 and 215
  • 200

    China-Buddhism and China

    Buddhism was hard to explain to China, but Buddhism soon became popular in China. Altars stood in the emperor's palace by AD 200. Many Chinese people became Buddhist nuns and monks. page 189
  • Period: 320 to 500

    Ancient India-Gupta Empire

    The Gupta Empire made India more prosperous and once again became united. The Gupta rulers were Hindu, so they built lots of temples. The Gupta empire under the rule of Samundra Gupta almost conquered all of the Ganges River Valley. The Gupta empire was attacked be the Huns(a group from central Asia) and ended somewhere in the AD 500s. page 144 and 145
  • 350

    Ancient Egypt and Kush-Kush is Destroyed

    In AD 300s Kush had already lost a lot of it's power. In AD 350, the Aksumite army took over Kush and destroyed Meroë. page 113
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Ancient India-Sikhism

    Sikhism is from the teachings of Guru Nanak. He lived in the AD 1400s. Sikhism is a blend of Hinduism and other religions. It teaches to treat everyone equally. page 135

  • Ancient Egypt and Kush-King Tutankhamen

    Archaeologists found the tomb of King Tut untouched in 1922. The discovery of his tomb has helped us understand more about Egyptian beliefs and burial practices. page 106

  • Hebrews and Judaism-The Dead Sea Scrolls

    The Dead Sea Scrolls were found when some young boys looking for a lost goat discovered caves with old jars with scrolls in 1947. The Dead Sea Scrolls helped scholars learn what it was like for Jews in AD 100 till AD 50. page 212 and 213

  • Social Studies Example 3

    Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall of China to keep invaders out. If he didn't do that, we might now see another country ruling over China now. This country might not have allowed China to get this big today.

  • Social Studies Example 2

    Back then people had a food surplus and without a food surplus civilization couldn't modernize. With the food surplus people were able to become artists, barbers and all sorts of things, so without food surpluses we might not have other jobs now. Now we don't need to farm as much.

  • Social Studies Example 1

    Back in Greece the guy named Hippocrates helped figure out about how to treat diseases. Now doctors refer back to him to know how doctors should behave. Without him, doctors now could do thing pretty messy. example: leave the hospital dirty and unclean.

  • Social Studies Example 4

    In India the mathematicians there did math and made a system which developed into the system we use today. If the Indians didn't come up with this system we might not be doing math the same way we are doing now. We might be doing math questions like this: a+b=candy ??? So luckily for us we do it this way: 1+2=3 :).