European Civilization 1

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  • 40,000 BCE

    Homo sapiens Expand

    Human populations expand in Africa and Begin to Emigrate Into Europe and Asia
  • Period: 15,000 BCE to 11,000 BCE

    Paleolithic Age

    Also Known As The Old Stone Age
    Started at 2 Million B.C.E.
  • 11,500 BCE

    Humans Learn How to Preserve and Store Food

  • 11,000 BCE

    Neolithic Revolution Begins

  • 11,000 BCE

    Climate Changes

    Climate warms and species change as glaciers melt. This allows wild grains to flourish.
  • Period: 11,000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Neolithic Age

    Also Known As The New Stone Age
  • Period: 9000 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Local Trading Networks Established

  • Period: 7500 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Growth of New Settlements

  • Period: 7500 BCE to 5700 BCE

    Çatalhöyük Flourishes

  • Period: 6800 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Jericho Flourishes

  • 5900 BCE

    First Settlements in Mesopotamia

    Founded by the Ubaid peoples.
  • Period: 4300 BCE to 2900 BCE

    The Rise of Uruk in Sumer

  • 4000 BCE

    Priest and Scribes Use Clay Tokens For Record Keeping

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3300 BCE

    The White Temple At Uruk Was Built

  • Switch to Clay Tablets For Record Keeping
    3300 BCE

    Switch to Clay Tablets For Record Keeping

  • King Narmer Unites Upper and Lower Egypt
    3100 BCE

    King Narmer Unites Upper and Lower Egypt

  • 3100 BCE

    Stylus For Writing Is Invented

    Used for Cuneiform
  • Period: 2900 BCE to 2500 BCE

    Early Dynastic Period in Sumer

  • 2700 BCE

    Reign of Gilgamesh

    The Epic Of Gilgamesh Is Written - First Literary Monument In World History
  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2160 BCE

    Old Kingdom of Egypt

  • Imhotep Engineers the Step Pyramid for King Djoser
    2650 BCE

    Imhotep Engineers the Step Pyramid for King Djoser

  • 2500 BCE

    Writing Is Now Used For Religious, Political, and Artistic Purposes

  • 2350 BCE

    Sargon Conquers Sumer

  • Period: 2160 BCE to 2055 BCE

    1st Intermediate Period in Egypt

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Ziggurat of Ur Constructed

  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1800 BCE

    The Dynasty of Ur and Amorites

  • Period: 2055 BCE to 1650 BCE

    Middle Kingdom of Egypt

  • Period: 1792 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Reign of Hammurabi