Rise of Civilization_BELHASEN

Old Stone Age Begins

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This part of the Stone age started and ended from 2,000,000 to 10,000 B.C.E. Stone was used in many ways to the making of structures, weapons, and other objects that used stone.

Periods of Egyptian Civilization

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The Egyptian empires began between 5500 to 3100 B.C.E., which started out with settlements around the Nile River, which was life for Egyptians. Each empire was different based on their pharaophs, and what they had in common was the Nile River used as a water source, and building pyramids for their pharaophs. The Egyptian empires ended in 332 B.C.E when they were taken over by the Greeks.

New Stone Age begins

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This was the last part of the stone age, which lasted 5,500 to 2,500 B.C.E. Due to the better uses of metal tools, stone making of items were reduced greatly for the age of newer and better resources for peoples needs.

Cuneiform writing begins

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Ancient form of writingthat started around 3500 B.C.E., used to keep records of taxes on people or events by scribes. This ancient writing ended around the 3rd century B.C.E.

Upper and Lower Egypt united by King Menes

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Between the two Egypt lands during the 31 century, war began for control over the other, but soon after the war ended, Egypt upper and lower Egypt became one by warrior king Menes. This proved to be one ot the most legendary acts ever in Egypt history.

Sumerian cities begin to emrge in southern Mesopotamia

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Sumerians developed from Mesopotamia in the 29th century B.C.E., and spread through many parts of it. They were famous for surpluses of food, irrigation systems, and forms of writing.

Regular use of Bronze in Egypt and Mesopotamia

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The use of Bronze began in the Bronze age, which was 2800 to 1300 B.C.E. Bronze was used to make lots of everyday items such as weapons, artifacts, and other belongings.

Egyptians build first pyramids

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Pyramids of Egypt have been made from the 27th to the 5th century B.C.E. The Egyptians build these pyramids as tombs for their pharaophs resting places for the after life. Lots of these structures still exist today.

First written laws, Code of Hammurabi, completed

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These laws that were created by king Hammurabi of Babylonia at the time helped organize and protect the people of his empire. Such examples were like if you killed a man, you get put to death, or if you slap your father, your hand gets cut off. These laws were created around 1750 B.C.E.

King Darius of Persia develops common set of weights, measurements, and coins

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King Darius ruled the Persian Empire around the 6th century B.C.E. To improve his economy he developed weights, measurements, and coinss to help with trade among other nations, and to make great merchants out his people.

Hittites develop iron

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Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who began to make artifacts from iron ore during the Iron age(1200 to 700 B.C.E.). The artifacts made from iron were valued by many empires of that time when iron was still new to them.

Kingdom of Israel established

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The kingdom was Israel was established by David the second, which was a unified monarchy that begin 1020 to 930 B.C.E. This kingdom became known has the super power of its neighboring nations, but later on split into two on different opinions.

Babylon flourishes under King Nebuchadnezzar

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During the 6th century B.C.E., King Nebuchadnezzar led his people to victory as they fought and when against an Egyptian empire, claiming more land for his empire to fourish. He was considered one of the greatest kings Babylonia has ever had in history texts.

Persian armies commanded by Cyrus the Great capture Babylon

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Around 539 B.C.E, King Cyrus leads his forces to Babylon, and takes over the Babylonian empire. This marks a victory for his Persian Empire, and an end to the Babylonian Empire.

Phoenicians

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The Phoenicians were a semitic civilization that had a maritime trading culture that began in 1500 B.C.E. They were the first level society to make extent use of the alphabet. Although they were great merchants, they were never fighters, and fell to the Arabs in 640 A.C.E

Printing invented

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Printing began in many cultures, but the earliest was wood printing in Rome in the fourth century B.C.E. Even though wood printing went out of style, the idea of printing words on a surface has changed in many ways over time up to this day.

Babylonian Empire

Mar 2, 2022

Began as a religious culture in Babylonia in 23rd century B.C.E..Emerged as an independent state in 1894 B.C.E., mad Babylonia its capital city, and about a century later was united as a force by its king, Hammurabi.Became the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian Empire in 612 B.C.E., but ended in 532 B.C.E.

Sargon of Addad builds first known empire

Mar 2, 2022

Sargon of Addad built the first known empire after taking control of many parts of Mesopotamia in the 23rd century B.C.E. His great empire soon ended after his death, which resulted in other empires that seeked the oppurtunity to take over his empire.