Timeline Activity 1: The Emergence of Human Communities {2500 B.C.E. - 250 B.C.E.} By lilliesullivan 2500 BCE begining of timeline Period: 2500 BCE to 2134 BCE Old Kingdom [African (Egypt)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE Akkadian (Semitic) [Mesopotamian] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt [Africa] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ 2000 BCE 2000 bce 2000 BCE Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece [Mediterranean] 2000 BCE Horses in use spreads all over western Asia Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE Old Babylonian (Semitic) [Mesopotamian] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE B.C.E. Shang dynasty [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE Shang dynasty [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE Hyksos dominate northern Egypt [African] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ 1600 BCE Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece [Mediterranean] 1532 BCE Beginning of New Kingdom [African] 1500 BCE 1500 bce 1500 BCE Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia] Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE Kassite ruled in Mesopotamia https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 1450 BCE Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete [Mediterranean] Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE Israelite occupation of Canaan [Middle Eastern] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.macmillandictionary.com%2Fdictionary%2Fbritish%2Fyellow_1&psig=AOvVaw2RIlnvEjSa7863AHHvSPx6&ust=1635548304441000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLiwtq-a7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 1200 BCE Destruction of Hittite kingdom [Mesopotamian] 1150 BCE Philistines settle southern coast of Israel [Middle Eastern] Period: 1045 BCE to 250 BCE Zhou dynasty [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ 1000 BCE 1000 bce 1000 BCE Jerusalem made Israelite capital [Middle Eastern] 1000 BCE Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean 1000 BCE Initial development of pastoral nomadism [Asian] 969 BCE Hiram of Tyre comes to power [Middle Eastern] 960 BCE Solomon builds First Temple [Middle Eastern] 920 BCE Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah [Middle Eastern] 911 BCE Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire [Mesopotamian] 814 BCE Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean] 750 BCE Kings of Kush control Egypt [African] 721 BCE Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom [Mesopotamian] Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE Nubian kings rule Egypt[African] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ 701 BCE Assyrian humiliation of Tyre [Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern] 700 BCE Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea [Asian] 671 BCE Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE Neo- Babylonian kingdom [Mesopotamian] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 612 BCE Fall of Assyria [Mesopotamian] https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandleisure.com%2Fculture-design%2Fwhy-we-click-on-blue-things&psig=AOvVaw2pEXrHErkcjAEB4vGrF0O4&ust=1635547685825000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICZwIiY7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 600 BCE Iron metallurgy in China [Asian] 587 BCE Capture of Jerusalem [Middle Eastern] Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGreen&psig=AOvVaw2JeyyPJTdKRUm_6EG8WX_i&ust=1635547964692000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCMDovZKZ7vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 515 BCE Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem [Mesopotamian] 500 BCE 500 bce 500 BCE Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE Migrations across Europe https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F8%2F8b%2FPurplecom.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPurple.com&tbnid=x4bqo3efZf0-RM&vet=12ahUKEwjuxobrm-7zAhVM_6wKHa20BTEQMygAegUIARDTAQ..i&docid=0zGRoH8SvRCBkM&w=320&h=240&q=purple&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjuxobrm-7zAhVM_6wKHa20BTEQMygAegUIARDTAQ 450 BCE Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa [African] 450 BCE Completion of Hebrew Bible [Middle Eastern] 440 BCE Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians [Mediterranean] 390 BCE Celts sack Rome [European] Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ Period: 350 BCE to 250 BCE Kingdom of Meroë [African] continues off timeline https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fflagged%2Fphoto-1593005510509-d05b264f1c9c%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8Mnx8cmVkJTIwY29sb3J8ZW58MHx8MHx8%26ixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26w%3D1000%26q%3D80&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fred-color&tbnid=ogKR3wFybmVdyM&vet=12ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ..i&docid=qWRZthntfUyVcM&w=1000&h=667&itg=1&q=red&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwj9_oDblu7zAhWIUawKHfzjDkoQMygCegUIARDUAQ 300 BCE Ruler of the Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen [Asian (China)] https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fsymbolism%2Fimages%2F4%2F43%2FOrange.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%2Fscale-to-width-down%2F400%3Fcb%3D20140818120046&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsymbolism.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOrange_(Color)&tbnid=3LFzMJfCf_FGsM&vet=12ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ..i&docid=L0sq3xV0vjGv0M&w=400&h=300&q=orange&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjz7MCim-7zAhUCvKwKHUphCkoQMygBegUIARDQAQ