River Valley Civilizations By tarijelli 3100 BCE Egyptian Empire starts 3000 BCE Mesopotamian Civilization Starts 2600 BCE Beginning of Indus Valley Civilization 1900 BCE End of Indus Valley Civilization 1780 BCE King Hammurabi of Babylon 1750 BCE Shang Dynasty Starts 1500 BCE Egyptian conquest of Nubia 600 BCE Iron metallurgy
