First Ever Empires (11,000 BC - 322 BC) By jason_hammock Period: 10,890 BCE to 8780 BCE Tell Qaramel Period: 10,200 BCE to 9600 BCE El Khiam Period: 10,000 BCE to 3800 BCE Franchthi Period: 10,000 BCE to 7950 BCE Iraq ed-Dubb Period: 9800 BCE to 5500 BCE Spirit Cave Period: 9700 BCE to 8000 BCE Mureybet Period: 9600 BCE to 8650 BCE Khiamian Empire Period: 9600 BCE to 1400 BCE Jericho Period: 9500 BCE to 6000 BCE Lepenski Vir Period: 9500 BCE to 7500 BCE Nanzhuangtou Period: 9500 BCE to 7500 BCE Tell Abu Hureyra Period: 9130 BCE to 7370 BCE Göbekli Tepe Period: 9000 BCE to 7000 BCE Lahuradewa Period: 8800 BCE to 4500 BCE Byblos Period: 8700 BCE to 7500 BCE Tell Aswad Period: 8630 BCE to 6800 BCE Çayönü Period: 8500 BCE to 5000 BCE Pulli Period: 8500 BCE to 7700 BCE Nachcharini Period: 8400 BCE to 8100 BCE Nevalı Çori Period: 8300 BCE to 5000 BCE Ain Ghazal Period: 8300 BCE to 6000 BCE Munhata Period: 8200 BCE to 7400 BCE Aşıklı Höyük Period: 8000 BCE to 5500 BCE Ganj Dareh Period: 7755 BCE to 1250 BCE Tell Sabi Abyad Period: 7750 BCE to 6780 BCE Tell Haula Period: 7600 BCE to 2600 BCE Bhirrana Period: 7500 BCE to 3600 BCE Nabta Playa Period: 7500 BCE to 5000 BCE Jarmo Period: 7500 BCE to 6100 BCE Pengtoushan Period: 7200 BCE to 4000 BCE Chogha Bonut Period: 7106 BCE to 7080 BCE Jhusi Period: 7040 BCE to 5000 BCE Hacilar Period: 7000 BCE to 2600 BCE Mehrgarh Period: 7000 BCE to 6000 BCE Khirokitia Period: 7000 BCE to 1900 BCE Knossos Period: 7000 BCE to 5700 BCE Jiahu Period: 6850 BCE to 4400 BCE Sesklo Period: 6650 BCE to 5530 BCE Nea Nikomideia Period: 6500 BCE to 6000 BCE Porodin Period: 6500 BCE to 5000 BCE Cishan Period: 6500 BCE to 1900 BCE Rakhigarhi Period: 6500 BCE to 1500 BCE Shandong Period: 6400 BCE to 4500 BCE Tel Kabri Period: 6400 BCE to 6000 BCE Sha'ar HaGolan Period: 6200 BCE to 4500 BCE Starčevo Period: 6000 BCE to 1185 BCE Ugarit Period: 6000 BCE to 3000 BCE Xinglonggou Period: 6000 BCE to 5450 BCE Kuahuqiao Period: 6000 BCE to 5350 BCE Tell Hassuna Period: 6000 BCE to 3500 BCE Tell Judaidah Period: 6000 BCE to 4000 BCE Tell Shemshara Period: 6000 BCE to 670 Padah-Lin Period: 5900 BCE to 5800 BCE Lin Period: 5800 BCE to 5400 BCE Hamadia Period: 5800 BCE to 5400 BCE Dadiwan Period: 5700 BCE to 4500 BCE Vinča-Belo Brdo Period: 5500 BCE to 4000 BCE Tell Zeidan Period: 5500 BCE to 4000 BCE El Badari Period: 5500 BCE to 3300 BCE Hemudu Period: 5500 BCE to 4800 BCE Xinle Period: 5400 BCE to 4500 BCE Zhaobaogou Period: 5400 BCE to 600 BCE Eridu Period: 5250 BCE to 4000 BCE Sotria Period: 5200 BCE to 4750 BCE Güvercinkayası Period: 5000 BCE to 2000 BCE Tabon Period: 5000 BCE to 4600 BCE Mogylna Period: 5000 BCE to 3300 BCE Daxi Period: 5000 BCE to 2450 BCE Nippur Period: 5000 BCE to 2300 BCE Bad-tibira Period: 5000 BCE to 4400 BCE Dimini Period: 5000 BCE to 3300 BCE Majiabang Period: 5000 BCE to 2100 BCE Girsu Period: 4850 BCE to 3600 BCE Skorba Period: 4500 BCE to 1850 BCE Sumer Period: 4500 BCE to 733 BCE Laish Period: 4395 BCE to 1218 BCE Susa Period: 4000 BCE to 2250 BCE Lagash Period: 4000 BCE to 1000 BCE Anshan Period: 4000 BCE to 2300 BCE Kish Period: 4000 BCE to 3100 BCE Uruk Period: 4000 BCE to 1800 BCE Anau Period: 3800 BCE to 500 BCE Ur Period: 3700 BCE to 2800 BCE Howar Period: 3700 BCE to 3500 BCE Caral-Supe Period: 3600 BCE to 200 BCE Casma-Sechin Period: 3600 BCE to 3000 BCE Ta' Ħaġrat Period: 3500 BCE to 1800 BCE Norte Chico Period: 3500 BCE to 2100 BCE Isin Period: 3500 BCE to 1600 BCE Ebla Period: 3500 BCE to 3150 BCE Heliopolis Period: 3500 BCE to 3150 BCE Nekhen Period: 3360 BCE to 1320 BCE Indus Period: 3200 BCE to 539 BCE Elam Period: 3180 BCE to 2500 BCE Skara Brae Period: 3150 BCE to 2686 BCE First Egyptian Kingdom Period: 3100 BCE to 675 BCE Lullubi Kingdom Period: 3100 BCE to 1100 BCE Minoan Kingdom Period: 3000 BCE to 2900 BCE Lough Gur Period: 3000 BCE to 2200 BCE Shengavit Period: 3000 BCE to 1400 BCE Isuwa Period: 3000 BCE to 2290 BCE Armi Period: 2900 BCE to 1759 BCE Mari Period: 2900 BCE to 1990 BCE Marhasi Period: 2700 BCE to 1900 BCE Hatti Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE Second Egyptian Kingdom Period: 2600 BCE to 2340 BCE Nagar Period: 2600 BCE to 538 BCE Dilmun Period: 2600 BCE to 2025 BCE Assur Period: 2518 BCE to 539 BCE Phoenicia Period: 2500 BCE to 1450 Nubia Period: 2400 BCE to 980 BCE Punt Period: 2350 BCE to 750 BCE Namar Kingdom Period: 2334 BCE to 2154 BCE Akkadian Empire Period: 2300 BCE to 1500 BCE Lajia Period: 2300 BCE to 1760 BCE Bactria-Margiana Period: 2290 BCE to 40 BCE Armi State Period: 2250 BCE to 1350 BCE Urkesh Period: 2230 BCE to 550 BCE Magan Period: 2181 BCE to 2055 BCE Third Egyptian Kingdom Period: 2141 BCE to 2050 BCE Gutium Period: 2070 BCE to 1677 BCE Xia Period: 2055 BCE to 1600 BCE Fourth Egyptian Kingdom Period: 2025 BCE to 609 BCE Assyrian Empire Period: 2000 BCE to 500 BCE Tichit Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE Oaxaca Period: 2000 BCE to 1556 BCE Purushanda Period: 2000 BCE to 1595 BCE Amorite Period: 2000 BCE to 1334 BCE Qatna Period: 2000 BCE to 1183 BCE Lukka Period: 2000 BCE to 1180 BCE Wilusa Period: 2000 BCE to 700 BCE Troas Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE Luvia Period: 2000 BCE to 1175 BCE Sea Confederation Period: 2000 BCE to 1194 BCE Canaan Period: 2000 BCE to 789 BCE Eshnuna Period: 1970 BCE to 1650 BCE Kussara Period: 1940 BCE to 1178 BCE Pala Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE Hitti Period: 1894 BCE to 1595 BCE Babylon Period: 1830 BCE to 1670 BCE Zalpa Period: 1810 BCE to 1525 BCE Yamhad Period: 1809 BCE to 1776 BCE Upper Mesopotamian Kingdom Period: 1800 BCE to 1178 BCE Hyksos Period: 1800 BCE to 970 BCE Byblos Period: 1765 BCE to 1056 BCE Mycenaea Period: 1750 BCE to 1135 BCE Kassite Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE Arzawa Period: 1700 BCE to 1550 BCE Fifth Egyptian Kingdom Period: 1677 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Period: 1600 BCE to 1300 BCE Mittani Period: 1600 BCE to 1220 BCE Kizzuwatna Period: 1600 BCE to 400 BCE Olmec Period: 1600 BCE to 445 BCE Qi Period: 1550 BCE to 630 BCE Libu Period: 1544 BCE to 1069 BCE Sixth Kingdom of Egypt Period: 1527 BCE to 995 BCE Tyre Period: 1500 BCE to 1190 BCE Hayasa-Azzi Period: 1450 BCE to 1051 BCE Alashiya Period: 1430 BCE to 131 BCE Colchis Period: 1430 BCE to 1200 BCE Kaskia Period: 1400 BCE to 1250 BCE Assuwa Period: 1300 BCE to 400 BCE Moab Period: 1290 BCE to 1190 BCE Shupria Period: 1200 BCE to 553 BCE Edom Period: 1077 BCE to 664 BCE Seventh Kingdom of Egypt Period: 664 BCE to 332 BCE Eighth Kingdom of Egypt