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5000 BCE
Agriculture
In Mesopotamia they begin using irrigation and agriculture.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
5000 BCE
Civilization
The Sumerian society begins in the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
Period: 5000 BCE to 1772 BCE
Ancient Mesopotamia
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Period: 5000 BCE to 331 BCE
Ancient Egypt
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4500 BCE
Temples
The Sumerians built their first temple.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
4000 BCE
Ur
The first settlement of the city Ur.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
3600 BCE
Writing Sytem
Writing was invented in Sumer.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
3400 BCE
Kingdoms
The Red Land in the North; based on the Nile River Delta, and the White Land in the South were established.
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt -
3200 BCE
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphic writing develops in Ancient Egypt.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
3150 BCE
Reign of Menes
Menes, the first king who is thought to have unified Upper and Lower Egypt, begins his rule.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
2670 BCE
Step Pyramid
The first step pyramid is built by Imhotep.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
2500 BCE
Sphinx
The Sphinx was built in Giza.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
2400 BCE
Chariots
First use of war chariots in Mesopotamia.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
2150 BCE
"Epic of Gilgamesh"
The "Epic of Gilgamesh" was written down on clay tablets.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
2100 BCE
Ziggurat
The first Ziggurats were built in Ur, Uruk, Erido, and Nippur.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
1900 BCE
Aqueduct
The first aqueducts (transportable water supply) were built in Mesopotamia.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/Mesopotamia/ -
1772 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi's Code of 282 laws was introduced into society as one of the earliest known form of laws.
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1700 BCE
Abraham
Abraham settles in Canaan/Land of Israel.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
Period: 1700 BCE to 586 BCE
Ancient Israel
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1500 BCE
Joseph
Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
1473 BCE
Queen Hatshepsut
Queen Hatshepsut begins her rule as pharaoh.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hatshepsut -
1400 BCE
Enslaved Israelites
Egypt enslaves the Israelites.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
1341 BCE
King Tut
King Tutankhamen begins his rule at age nine.
https://www.biography.com/people/king-tut-9512446?_escaped_fragment_= -
1300 BCE
Moses
Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
1279 BCE
Ramesses II
Ramesses II (The Great) begins his reign over Egypt.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
1020 BCE
King Saul
Saul is the first king of Israel.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/israel/ -
1000 BCE
King David
David becomes king of Israel.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
965 BCE
King Solomon
Solomon is king of Israel.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/israel/ -
950 BCE
Temple of Jerusalem
Solomon builds the first Temple of Jerusalem.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/israel/ -
922 BCE
Divided Israel
Israel is divided into two nations: Israel in the north and Judah in the South.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
750 BCE
Iron
Iron working is introduced into Egypt.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/ -
586 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II (ruler of Babylon) conquers Judah and destroys the Temple of Jerusalem.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/israel_history_timeline.php -
331 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great conquers the Egyptian empire without resistance.
http://www.ancient.eu/timeline/egypt/