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2500 BCE
2500 B.C.E Watershed Event
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Period: 2500 BCE to 250 BCE
<-- 2750-250 B.C.E. The Emergence of Human Communities
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Period: 2500 BCE to 2134 BCE
(ORANGE) <-- 2575-2134 B.C.E Old Kingdom
African [Egypt] -
Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE
(RED) 2350-2230 B.C.E Akkadian Empire
Akkadian Empire (Semitic) -
Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE
(RED) 2112-2004 B.C.E. Third dynasty of Ur
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Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE
(ORANGE) 2040-1640 B.C.E Middle Kingdom reigns in in Egypt
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2000 BCE
(BLUE) 2000 B.C.E Horses in use spreads all over western
Horses in use spread all over western -
2000 BCE
(BROWN) 2000 B.C.E Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete;
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2000 BCE
2000 B.C.E Watershed Event
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Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE
(RED) 1900-1600 B.C.E Old Babylonian (Semitic)
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1800 BCE
(PINK) 1800 B.C.E Abraham migrated to Canaan
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Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE
(BLUE) 1750-1045 B.C.E Shang Dynasty
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Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE
(BROWN) 1700-1200 B.C.E Hittites dominant in Anatolia
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Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE
(ORANGE) 1640-1532 B.C.E Hyksos dominate northern Egypt
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1600 BCE
(BROWN) 1600 B.C.E Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece
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1532 BCE
(ORANGE) 1532 B.C.E Beginning of New Kingdom
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1500 BCE
1500 B.C.E Watershed Event
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1500 BCE
(RED) 1500 B.C.E Hittities develop iron metallurgy
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Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE
(RED) 1500-1150 B.C.E Kassite ruled in Mesopotamia
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1450 BCE
(BROWN) 1450 B.C.E Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete
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Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE
(PINK) 1250-1200 B.C.E Israelite occupation of Canaan
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1200 BCE
(RED) 1200 B.C.E Destruction of Hittite kingdom
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Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE
(BROWN) 1200-1150 B.C.E Destruction of Mycenean Centers in Greece
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1150 BCE
(PINK) 1150 B.C.E Philistines settle on the southern coast of Israel
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Period: 1045 BCE to 250 BCE
(BLUE) 1045-221 B.C.E Zhou Dynasty -->
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1000 BCE
1000 B.C.E Watershed Event
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1000 BCE
(YELLOW) 1000 B.C.E Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe
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1000 BCE
(BLUE) 1000 B.C.E Initial development of pastoral nomadism
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1000 BCE
(PINK) 1000 B.C.E Jerusalem made Israelite capital
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1000 BCE
(BROWN) 1000 B.C.E Iron metallurgy reaches the mediterranean
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969 BCE
(PINK) 969 B.C.E Hiram of Tyre comes to power
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960 BCE
(PINK) 960 B.C.E Solomon builds First Temple
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920 BCE
(PINK) 920 B.C.E Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah
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911 BCE
(RED) 911 B.C.E Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire
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814 BCE
(BROWN) 814 B.C.E Foundation of Carthage
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750 BCE
(ORANGE) 750 B.C.E Kings of Kush control Egypt
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721 BCE
(RED) 721 B.C.E Assyrian conquest of Northern Kingdom
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Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE
(ORANGE) 712-660 B.C.E Nubian Kings rule Egypt
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701 BCE
(RED) 701 B.C.E Assyrian humiliation of Tyre
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701 BCE
(RED+PINK) 701 B.C.E Assyrian humiliation of Tyre
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700 BCE
(BLUE) 700 B.C.E Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea
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671 BCE
(ORANGE+RED) 671 B.C.E Assyrian conquest of Egypt
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Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE
(RED) 626-539 B.C.E Neo-Babylonian kingdom
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612 BCE
(RED) 612 B.C.E Fall of Assyria
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600 BCE
(BLUE) 600 B.C.E Iron metallurgy in China
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587 BCE
(PINK) 587 B.C.E Capture of Jerusalem
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Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
(BLUE) 551-479 B.C.E Life of Confucius
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Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE
(BROWN) 550-300 B.C.E Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western
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515 BCE
(RED) 515 B.C.E Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem
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500 BCE
500 B.C.E Watershed Event
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500 BCE
(BROWN) 500 B.C.E Celtic Elites trade for Mediterranean goods
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Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE
(YELLOW) 500-300 B.C.E Migrations across Europe
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450 BCE
(ORANGE) 450 B.C.E Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa
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450 BCE
(PINK) 450 B.C.E Completion of Hebrew Bible
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440 BCE
(BROWN) 440 B.C.E Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians
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390 BCE
(YELLOW) 390 B.C.E Celts sack Rome
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Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE
(BLUE) 356-338 B.C.E Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state
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300 BCE
(BLUE) 300 B.C.E Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen
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Period: 300 BCE to 250 BCE
(ORANGE) 300 B.C.E-350 C.E Kingdom of Meroe -->