Social Studies Final Project

Mesopotamia, construction of the ziggurat temples and the improvement in modern irrigation

4000 BCE

Around 4000 BC C., the Sumerians had begun to build great temples ziggurats
It was only possible through proper irrigation and drainage. But the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were a blessing in disguise The land near them was fertile and prone to annual flooding, but the land further away was inhospitable and in need of irrigation. The Mesopotamians learned to take advantage of the water of the two rivers and during the growing season the farmers diverted the water so that it reaches the crops

The Sacred City Of Caral

2000 BCE

The Sacred City of Caral reveals the extraordinary creative capacity of the inhabitants of the varied north-central Andean territory, who, through effort and organization, were able to attain autonomously the state of civilization.

The Olmec civilization springs from the grouping of ancient villages along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

1200 BCE

The Olmec lived along the Gulf Coast of Mexico in the modern-day Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz. The Olmec society lasted from about 1600 BCE to around 350 BCE, when environmental factors made their villages unlivable.

San Lorenzo becomes the great ceremonial centre of the Olmec civilization.

1200 BCE

hat was San Lorenzo known for?
San Lorenzo, the oldest known Olmec centre, dates to about 1150 bce, a time when the rest of Mesoamerica was at best on a Neolithic level. The site is most noted for its extraordinary stone monuments, especially the “colossal heads” measuring up to 9 feet

The Old Temple is constructed at Chavin de Huantar.

900 BCE

Chavín de Huántar consists of two parts, the Old and New Temples. The Old Temple was built around 900 B.C.E., and the New Temple was added around 400 B.C.E. Chavín de Huántar was used as a site for ceremonies and events. It has also been suggested that it was a home for oracles.

Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.

669 BCE

This was the boast of King Esarhaddon (680-669 B.C.E.), who expanded the Assyrian empire to its greatest extent. At the height of his great power, in 671 B.C.E., he conquered Egypt in less than a month. The Egyptian kingdom was considered one of the most impenetrable in the Middle East.

Persian conquest. Ancient Egipt

525 BCE

The conquest was led by Cambyses II, the King of Persia, who defeated the Egyptians at the Battle of Pelusium (525 BCE), and crowned himself as Pharaoh of Egypt. Achaemenid rule was disestablished upon the rebellion and crowning of Amyrtaeus as Pharaoh.

The New Temple is constructed at Chavin de Huantar.

500 BCE

Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts originally constructed in the Peruvian Andes by the pre-Incan Chavín people around 900 B.C.E. The Chavín civilization is thought to be the earliest and most developed in Peru's history, pre-dating the Inca by almost 2000 years.

The First Emperor. Ancient China

221 BCE

Qin had finally conquered and unified the six states, kicking off the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history.

The Classic Maya Period which saw the height of the Maya Civilization in cities such as Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tikal, Copan and Uxmal.

250

Ce Acatl Topiltzin the legendary leader of the Toltecs was born.

895

Según algunas fuentes, nació el 13 de mayo de 895 D.C.,​​ en un sitio llamado Michatlauhco; (traducido 'Lugar del pez en la barranca iluminada'),​ hoy asociado con el pueblo de Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl, estado de Morelos, México.

The Age of Invention. Ancient China

1088

Long before the Renaissance, the Chinese invented printing, paper money, coke smelting, gunpowder, the magnetic compass, water-driven spinning machines, the endless chain-drive mechanism and, in 1088, the astronomical clock of Su Song (above), the Chinese Leonardo da Vinci.

Great City of Tenochtitlán. Aztec Civilization

1428

Tenochtitlan was laid out symmetrically, with four sectors separated by four causeways or canals surrounding the central area. This central area was where the temple of Huitzilopochtli, temples for other gods, and the rulers’ palaces lay. Each of the four sectors had its own services, including a religious precinct, and was occupied by craftspeople like weavers, sculptors, and potters.

Hernan Cortes And The Fall of A Empire Aztec Civilization

Aug 11, 1519

Hernán Cortés, al mando de un reducido grupo de españoles y de una coalición de pueblos indígenas, conquistó la ciudad de Tenochtitlán, poniendo fin al poderoso Imperio azteca.