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New Stone Age Begins (10,000 BCE)

Sep 15, 1001

Known as the Neolithic Age, this is where agriculture skyrocketed.

Old Stone Age Begins (40,000 BCE)

Dec 15, 1001

Known as the Paleolithic Era, this is where the first development of tools are made.This ended in 10,000 BCE.

Phoenicians (4000 BCE)

Jan 15, 1002

Founded their most powerful state, Sidon.

Regular use of Bronze in Egypt and Mesopotamia (4000 BCE)

Apr 16, 1002

It was first used for statues and thing of importance, but later was used for more common things such as tools.

Sumerian cities begin in southern Mesopotamia (3500 BC)

Jul 15, 1002

World's first cities began in the southern region of Mesopotamia called, Sumer

Cuneiform Writing Begins (3200 BCE)

Dec 15, 1002

was the first form of writing. Looks like wedged shape marks on a clay tablet.

Upper and Lower Egypt united by king menes (3100 BCE)

Jan 15, 1003

King Menes was a pharaoh who founded the first dynasty. He unified the Lower Egyptians of the Nile and the Upper Egyptians that lived in the mountains.

Early Dynastic Period (3050 BCE - 2686 BCE)

May 15, 1003

The beginning of ancient egypt. During this time that the kingship became Egypts form of government.

Eqyptian Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BCE)

Oct 15, 1003

This is where the major advances in architecture and art come into play. The Giza pyramids and the Great Sphinx were made during this period. Egypts government collapsed at the end of this period

Egyptians build first pyramids (2630 BCE

Jan 15, 1004

The pyramid of Djoser was built during the third dynasty. This pyramid and the ones surrounding it were designed by an architect by the name of Imhotep

Sargon of akkad buils first known empire (2334 BCE)

Feb 15, 1004

Akkadian ruled over Mesopotamia and creates the worlds first empire

Egytian Middle Kingdom (2134-1690 BCE)

Apr 15, 1004

Egypt’s stability returns, with that the art, literature, and architecture take off again.

Hittites Develop iron (2000 BCE

Jun 15, 1004

The Hitties developed iron weapons in northern Asia.

Babylonian Empire (1894 BCE - 539 BCE)

Aug 15, 1004

First written laws, Code of Hammurabi, completed (1790 BCE)

Mar 15, 1005

The code of Hammurabi was a set of laws that are considered the oldest laws in history. The Code was the first attempt to have a law system.

New Kingdom (1549-1069 BCE)

May 15, 1005

The pharaohs during this period get everything on the right track by strengthening the borders and ties with neighbors.Eventually Egypt was invaded because of the wealth.

Phoenicians (1100 BCE)

Sep 15, 1005

phoenician alphabet created.

Kingdom of Israel established (1020 BCE)

Nov 15, 1005

The kingdom was established by Israelites and were united under one king.

egyptian Late Period ( 672-332 BCE)

Jan 15, 1006

The Assyrians left control to a series of vassals known as the Saite kings

Babylon flourishes under king Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BCE)

Mar 15, 1006

King Nebuchadnezzar was the first Babylonian king to rule Egypt and he completely re did the whole city, making it beautiful.

Cyrus the Great capture babylon (539 BCE)

Sep 16, 1006

Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon by diverting the flow of the Euphrates River into irrigation Systems, by doing this he was able to lower the water levels so that his army could attack the city from the riverbank.

King Daruis develops a set of weights, measurements and coins (490 BCE

Oct 16, 1006

Daruis contributed to the economy by encouraging trade. he standardized weights measurements and coins to help tade

Printing Invented (1041- 1048 AD)

Jan 16, 1007

Bi Sheng in China made the first movable printing technology. It was made by making separate characters of clay, embedding the characters, facing up, putting it a shallow tray lined with warm wax, laying a board across them and pressed them down until all the characters were at exactly the same level.