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The Stone Age was a period where humans started to use stone for tools and weapons. Started around 5000 BC.
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In about 3300 to 2250 BC, the Sumerians were the first people to set up civilizations. They mainly used stone tools and were the ones to develop cuneiform.
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Started around 4000 BC. Characterized by a change from hunting and gathering to Ag and civilizations.
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Hammurabi's Code was a set of laws that helped to govern the people of Babylon. It was very stric and had clear and set laws.
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The Semmits took over from the Sumerians. They developed many advances in burial techniques.
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This was a time where people switched from their hunting and gathering lifestyle and changed to farming and agricultural.
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The ancient wriing of the Mesoppotamian people, cuneiform was written by using a pointed reed to carve symbols into soft clay tablets.
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One of the main belief systems of ancient China. Centered around faily, unity, and good leadership in governement
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Harappa was one of the major Indus River Civilization's cities. Was the first city to have a plumbing system.
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the Indus River Civilization was formed in the Indus River Valley. Not much is kniwn about it since most evidence of citied is submerged underwater or Earth.
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The other main belief system, it centered around basic ritualistic daily life and living outside of the governement.
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Mesopotamia was one of the first civilizations ever. It was started along the time of the Agricultural Revolution in about 4600 BC.
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The Bronze Age was the point of time where humans started to stray from stone and use bronze for tools and weapons. This time was at about 3000 BC.
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There were 3 main kingdom times of ancient Egypt, Old, Middle, and New. Altogether, all kingdoms lasted from 2575-1070 BC.
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The Mandate of Heaven was a belief of the Zhou Dynasty that each Emperor would be blessed by the gods and ancestors as long as he was kind and fair to the people. If he wasn't a great travesty would strike.
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The Warring States Period was a time where the states of the Zhou Dynasty begin to fight among each other for power and land. It occured around 481-221 BC.
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China was concieved when the Qin Dynasty succesfully conquered all other enemies and united Eastern Asia. This occured around 350 BC.
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The Olmec was the first Meso American race that was succesfull. They reigned from 1100 BC to 300 BC.
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Ceasar was a name for the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. He ruled from about 12 BC to 74 AD. He was one of the most well known Celts in history.
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The Chavin was the other Meso american culture that was popular because of their freedom of religion and their powerful military.
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The Roman Empire took down many parts of France, Britain, Greece, and many other European countries. This happened about 200 BC right before the Dark Age.
