History

By santi.99.9
  • MESOLITHIC
    9999 BCE

    MESOLITHIC

    hunters, agriculture, animal domestication, stone mortar
  • JERICHO
    9000 BCE

    JERICHO

  • CATALHUYUK
    6000 BCE

    CATALHUYUK

    unfortified settlement 4000-6000 residents, altars to the bulls, use of copper and bone.
  • NEOLITHIC
    5500 BCE

    NEOLITHIC

    -agricultute, and animal domestication
    -Catalhuyok (Turkey),Jerico (iIrael), Skara Brae (scotland)
    -dolmen, monolith, megalith, menhir, cairn
  • 5500 BCE

    MESOPOTAMIA

    WRITING
    WHEEL
    ASTRONOMY
    MATHS
    IRRIGATION
  • NEWGRANGE
    3200 BCE

    NEWGRANGE

    older than Giza pyramid, graves for cremations, made of granite and quartz, earth mount covered
  • SUMERIAN EMPIRE
    3000 BCE

    SUMERIAN EMPIRE

    oldest cities in the world, first writing system
  • STONEHENGE
    2600 BCE

    STONEHENGE

    -position of megaliths using geometry, human sacrifices, interlock technique.
    -arrival of other civilizations=arrival of bronze age
  • ZIGURRAT
    2100 BCE

    ZIGURRAT

  • AKKADIAN EMPIRE
    2000 BCE

    AKKADIAN EMPIRE

    instalen the first dynasty, postal office
  • BABYLONIAN
    1792 BCE

    BABYLONIAN

    Hammurabi code
  • ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
    1000 BCE

    ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

    great warrior, chariots, iron weapons
  • NEOBABYLONIAN EMPIRE
    600 BCE

    NEOBABYLONIAN EMPIRE

  • 600 BCE

    CYRUS THE GREAT

  • PERSEPOLIS
    521 BCE

    PERSEPOLIS

    largest empire, richest city, symbol for the world
  • 500 BCE

    KING NABOPOLASSAR

  • 356 BCE

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT

    defeated Persian empire