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7000 BCE
Indus River Valley
Evidence of first settlements in the area -
5000 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumer form the first towns and cities. They use irrigation to farm large areas of land. -
5000 BCE
China
Villages arise in China around the Yellow (Huang He) River -
4000 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumer establish powerful city-states building large ziggurats at the center of their cities as temples to their gods. -
4000 BCE
Indus River Valley
Farming begins in the Indus Valley -
3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Invention of the wheel, at this time used for pottery -
3300 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumerians invent the first writing, cuneiform. They use pictures for words and inscribe them on clay tablets. -
3200 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumerians begin to use the wheel on vehicles. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumerians start to implement mathematics using a number system with the base 60. -
3000 BCE
Indus River Valley
Indus River Valley Civilization is established -
2900 BCE
Indus River Valley
Great Bath construction begins -
2700 BCE
Mesopotamia
The famous Sumerian King Gilgamesh rules the city-state of Ur. -
2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa, two large cities are established -
2070 BCE
China
The first hereditary dynasty, Xia, was established -
1600 BCE
Indus River Valley
Fall of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa -
1500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Decline of the Indus River Valley Civilization -
1050 BCE
China
King Wen claims a Mandate of Heaven -
218 BCE
China
Construction begins on the Great Wall of China -
125 BCE
China
Trade to other countries on the Silk Road begins -
105
China
Paper, in its common form, is invented -
206
China
206-220 CE, Buddhism scripture is introduced to China during the Han Dynasty
