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  • 7000 BCE

    7000 BC- China-Chinese Civilization

    The first civilization started along the rivers where farmers grew rice in the middle of the Chang Jiang Valley. In the north, farmers grew cereals such as millet and wheat along the Huang He river.
  • 7000 BCE

    7000 BC- Mesopotamia- Civilizations starts

    The first farm settlements started in Mesopotamia growing wheat, barley, and other food. Livestock, fish, and birds were a good source of food too.(p.55)
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    3000 BC~2000 BC- Southern Mesopotamia- Sumerian Civilization

    The Sumerians developed a civilization in Mesopotamia with a start of several hundred thousand Sumerians. They practiced polytheism and showed great achievements such as cuneiform, pictographs, and epics. They also made the wheel and built sewers under the city streets. They had math based on the number 60 and scholars studied science. Their artwork skills made architecture, a ziggurat and seals that "signed" documents. Later, Babylonians Conquered Mesopotamia and ended the Sumerians
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE

    2700 BC~ 2200BC- Egypt-Old Kingdom

    In the Old Kingdom there was a pharaoh who was a king and a god. One of the most famous pharaoh was Khufu because of the monuments that was built after himThe Egyptians thought that Egypt belonged to many different gods such as Bast, Ra, Horus, Anubis, and Osiris.
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE

    2700 BC~ 2200 BC-Egypt-Old Kingdom

    Old Kingdom was the time where Egypt's political system grew based on the belief of that there are gods and pharaoh is one of them. One of the most famous pharaohs was Khufu who it says that he was cruel but had many monuments about him. The Egyptians built pyramids for the pharaohs and had amazing feats of engineering.
  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1700 BCE

    2300~1700BC-India-The Harappans

    The Harappan civilization started around the Indus river valley. They had fortresses and had public wells and amazingly, a sewer system.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 1600 BCE

    2200 BC~ 1600 BC- China-Xia Dynasty

    Around 2200 BC, it says that Yu the Great first found the Xia dynasty. Archaeologists have not found clear evidence if the tales of the Xia dynasty are true.
  • Period: 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE

    2050 BC~ 1750 BC-Egypt-Middle Kingdom

    The Middle Kingdom was a period of order and stability.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    2000 BC~1500 BC-Indus Valley-Aryan civilization

    The Aryan civilization, unlike the Harappans, lived in small communities, mostly on family ties.The Aryans didn't read and write so they used Sanskrit, the most important language of ancient India.
  • 1792 BCE

    1792 BC-Babylon-Hammurabi

    Babylon was a city located in the Euphrates River which is now Iraq. Hammurabi became king in 1792 BC and became the city's greatest monarch. Hammurabi made a set of 282 laws called the Hammurabi's Code that told the people to know how to live their daily lives.(p72-73)
  • 1750 BCE

    2000~1500 BC-Southwest Asia-Hebrew Civilization

    Around 2000 and 1500 BC, people say that Abraham led his family away from their home, Mesopotamia, according to God's words. So Abraham left Mesopotamia and decided to settle in Canaan. However, the Israelite moved to Egypt. Later, God told Moses to bring them out of Egypt back to Canaan in 1200 BC.
  • 1700 BCE

    1700 BC-Lower Egypt-Hyksos Invasion

    In 1700 BC, a group in the Southwest Asia called Hyksos invaded Egypt. They had horses, chariots, and a higher technological weapons and conquered Lower Egypt for 200 years.
  • Period: 1595 BCE to 1195 BCE

    1595 BC~1195 BC- Babylon- Hitties and Kassites

    The Hitties conquer Babylon and the kind got killed by an assassin.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE

    1550 BC~ 1050 BC- Egypt- New Kingdom

    The New Kingdom was when it was Egypt's height in their power and glory. After they were invaded by Hyksos, the leaders were feared for more invasions so they conquered the homeland of Hyksos, and the kingdom of Kush. It was also the time where trading was a success where Queen Hatsheput helped to success.
  • 1500 BCE

    1500 BC-Kush-Egypt's invasion

    As Kush's army was growing from wealth and trade, Egypt feared that Kush would invade Egypt. So Egypt invaded Kush for 450 years.
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1050 BCE

    1500 BC~ 1050 BC-China-Shang Dynasty

    The first dynasty with clear evidence is the Shang dynasty. The Shang dynasty ruled along the northern China. They had the China's first writing system which was more than 2000 symbols.
  • 1200 BCE

    1200 BC- Egypt- Rameses

    Ramses the Great started to conquer many groups like the Hitties and the Tehenu. After Ramses the Great died, invaders called the Sea Peoples almost conquered Egypt after 50 years of fighting.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 652 BCE

    1200 BC~ 652 BC-Northern Mesopotamia- Assyrians

    The Assyrians conquered Babylon and took parts of Asia Minor and Egypt starting from northern Mesopotamia. They were able to succeed by a strong army. When they conquered the Fertile Crescent, they ruled from Nineveh and demanded heavy taxes or the people will be severely punished.
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 400 BCE

    1100~ 400 BC-China-Zhou Dynasty

    The Zhou leaders joined with other tribes and overthrew the Shang dynasty. It is said that the Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasties in Chinese history. In 771 BC, invaders reached the capital. Even though the Zhou dynasty lost the dynasty survived. in 481 BC, the Warring States period started which was a time of many civil wars. During the late Zhou period, Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism were some which helped unite China again.
  • 1000 BCE

    1000 BC-Canaan-Israelites' Kings

    The Israelites were attacked by the Philistines during the mid-1000s. To defend them from getting attacked, they first picked a leader who could lead them to battle. That leader was Saul who was the first king of Israel. When Saul died, David became king and were loved from Israelites unlike Saul. He established the capital of Israel as Jerusalem.
  • 965 BCE

    965 BC-Israel-King Solomon

    In 965 BC, David's son, Solomon became king. Like David, he was a strong leader.
  • 800 BCE

    800 BC-Western Mesopotamia- Phoenicians

    The Phonecians were good at sailing and trading throughout the Mediterranean Sea. The Phonecians used the first developed alphabaet which helped them in trades.
  • Period: 750 BCE to 371 BCE

    750~371 BC-Greece-Spartan Empire

    According to a Spartan tradition, their social system was created by a man named Lycurgus after a slave revolt. If a baby boy was born, then the government officials looked at him and if he wasn't healthy, he was left to die outside the city. If he was healthy, he would be trained from an early age to become soldiers. Spartan boys stayed in the army until they were 60. Women in Spartan society ran their households when their husbands were gone. Slaves were the ones who did the housework.
  • Period: 550 BCE to 480 BCE

    550~480 BC-Southwest Asia-Persian Empire

    Cyrus II was the first person to lead a successful revolt against others.That was when the Persian Empire started. He kept on conquering other land until he died in 529 BC when he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen. Cyrus let the conquered people keep their own customs and cultures which helped to not have more chance of rebellion. Because of his great successes, he is now called Cyrus the Great. After Cyrus died, his son continued to expand his empire.
  • Period: 508 BCE to 322 BCE

    508~322 BC-Greece-Athenian Empire

    Unlike Spartan society, rich Athenian boys were taught how to read, speak, and how to think properly. However, they were also taught to fight and train. Girls in the Athenian society didn't receive education like the boys. Women were not allowed to leave their homes, buy anything or own property, disobey their husbands and fathers, and didn't have almost any rights at all.
  • 500 BCE

    500 BC-India-Buddhism

    A prince in northern India, Siddhartha Gautama, felt something missing in his life. The meaning of human life. He started fasting and meditating under a tree. After 7 weeks of meditating, he found the answer:
    Human suffering comes from...
    -wanting what we like but do not have
    -wanting to keep what we like and already have
    -not wanting what we dislike but have.
    Then others started to call him Buddha, the enlightened one.
  • 499 BCE

    499 BC-Persia-Greek Rebellion

    Several Greek cities in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian rule which the Persians put down but Darius, the king after Cyrus's son, was furious and swore to revenge the Greeks.
  • 491 BCE

    491 BC-Greece and Persia- Persian Wars

    9 years after Greek cities rebelled, Darius and his army invaded Greece which started a series of wars called the Persian Wars. Although the Persians had more soldiers, the Greeks won since they had smarter leaders and better weapons than the Persians.
  • 480 BCE

    480 BC-Greece- Second Invasion

    Ten years after the battle, Darius's son, Xerxes I, tried to invade Greece again. Greece tried to slow them down but the Persians swept into Athens, attacking and burning the city. Even though the Persians won the battle, the Greeks quickly recovered. When they did after a few days, Athenians defeated the Persians through a clever plan. Defeated, the Persians left Greece.
  • 359 BCE

    359 BC-Macedonia/Greece-Macedonian empire

    In 359 BC, Philip II became king of Macedonia. He were targeting the Greek and although Athenian army joined up with other Greeks, they were easily defeated. Then the Greeks agreed to make Philip their leader. When he died in his daughter's wedding in 336 BC, his son, Alexander, took the throne who was later known as the Alexander the Great.
  • 320 BCE

    320 BC-northern part of India-Mauryan Empire

    A military leader, Candragupta Maurya, conquered the entire northern part of India that made the Mauryan Empire which lasted for 150 years. He had war elephants, thousands of chariots, and 600,000 soldiers. But Candragupta Maurya decided to become a Janist moks in 301 BC.
  • Period: 320 BCE to 184 BCE

    320 BC~ 184 BC- India- Mauryan Empire

    Candragupta Maurya took control of the northern India which turned into the Mauryan Empire and lasted for 150 years. At the end, the empire started to fall apart as soon as Asoka died. in 184 BC, the last Mauryan king died by one of his generals.
  • 301 BCE

    301 BC- India- Descendents of Candragupta Maurya

    When Candragupta Maurya became a Janist monk, his son took control and ruled northern India and conquered central India as well. Then Candragupta's grandson, Asoka, became king in 270 BC. He conquered and ruled over most of India but then he converted to Buddhism which he swore that he won't launch a war of conquest. When Asoka died in 233 BC, India started to fall apart and divided into small states.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    221~ 206 BC-China- Qin Dynasty

    The Qin king, Ying Zheng, also known as Shi Huangdi, united China again. He followed Legalism and ruled with an Iron Fist. She Huangdi demanded that everyone had to follow the idea of Legalism and burn any books that oppose it. When scholars didn't agree, he buried 460 of them alive. He started the Great Wall of China and when rebel forces formed across country and attacked the Qin capital, there was no one to take authority so the country fell into a civil war.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    206 BC~ 220 AD-China-Han Dynasty

    A peasant, Liu Bang, became the emperor of China because of the Chinese belief of the mandate of heaven. He was well respected by the soldiers and peasants, which helped him maintain control. Later, in 140 BC, Emperor Wudi took power and became the emperor. Because he wanted the to have a strong government, he took land from the lords, raised taxes, and placed the supply of grain under the government. Because of Wudi, Confucianism became China's official government philosophy.
  • Period: 170 BCE to 150 BCE

    170 BC~ 150 BC-Kush-Women in Kushite Society

    Although historians believe there were a few women who ruled the empire, they think that Queen Shanakhdakheto was the first to rule Kush
  • 160 BCE

    160 BC-Israel-Independence and Conquest

    In 160 BC, A Jewish family named the Maccabees had a successful revolt. For 100 years, the Jews ruled their own kingdom. However, their rule ended in 63 BC from the Romans.
  • 200

    AD 200-China-Buddhism

    At first, Indian Buddhists came to China and had trouble spreading the word. Then they used ideas from Daoism to help describe Buddhist beliefs. The Chinese grew more interest in Buddhism. Then at AD 200, Buddhist alters stood in the emperor's palace.
  • 300

    300 AD-Kush-Decline of Kush

    Many little problems started to weaken the kingdom of Kush as the Aksumite army of King Ezana noticed it and took over Kush.
  • Period: 320 to 500

    320~500-India-Gupta Dynasty

    In AD 320, the Gupta dynasty took over India and united India again. The Gupta dynasty had many rulers which were Hindu so Hinduism became the major religion of India. In the 400 ADs, the Huns attacked India from northwest, which weakened the Gupta dynasty. The Huns took advantage of that and destroyed the Gupta dynasty in the 500s which separated India back into small kingdoms again.

  • 1947-Dead Sea-Dead Sea Scrolls

    In 1947, few young boys were looking for a lost goat near the Dead Sea and found a small cave. In there they found several old jars filled with moldy scrolls.